HUD Posts RAD Complaint Process for Residents
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted a one-page RAD Complaint Process for residents of public housing properties undergoing conversion or that have converted under the Rental Assistance…
HUD Designates Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2022
HUD published in the Federal Register on September 9 its list of the 2022 Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) used in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)…
HUD Recap Establishes Process for Replacing RAD PBV Contract if Units Cannot be Occupied Due to Natural Disaster
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) issued a notice in the Federal Register on September 10 establishing the process to replace former public housing units that have been converted to Section 8…
Education Advocates are Housing Advocates: New Issue Brief, Survey, and Podcast
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently released a new issue brief, survey, and podcast on the connection between educational outcomes and housing. These new…
Join Tenant Talk Live on September 13: Avenues to Homeownership for Low-Income Renters
Join NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Live webinar today, Monday, September 13 at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). We will discuss resources available for renters interested in becoming homeowners. NLIHC…
NLIHC/PAHRC Webinar Focuses on Federally Assisted Housing and Natural Hazards
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) will host the second installment of a webinar series on natural hazards and the federally assisted housing stock. The second…
Fewer than Half of Emergency Rental Assistance Applicants Have Received Assistance, Many More Behind on Rent
Sources: (1) Household Pulse Survey Week 35: August 4 - August 16, 2021, U.S. Census Bureau; (2) Emergency Rental Assistance Monthly Compliance Report: July 1- 31, 2021, U.S. Department of the…
California Legislature Passes Bills to Limit Exclusionary Zoning and Increase Density
The California Assembly passed a pair of bills in August that would reduce exclusionary zoning, increase residential density, and mitigate the affordable housing shortage. Senate Bill 9 (SB9) makes…
URGENT: Take Action – Congress Is Finalizing Key Details in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package
The House and Senate are currently determining how to invest more than $330 billion in affordable housing as part of its $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic recovery bill. Congress needs to…
NLIHC to Host Congressional Briefing on Housing Solutions Needed in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package
NLIHC and the HoUSed and Opportunity Starts at Home campaigns are hosting a congressional briefing on September 9 at 3 pm ET titled “Housing is Infrastructure: What the Latest Research Tells Us About…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (September 7) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. Jasmine Rangel and Jacob Haas from the Eviction Lab will join to share the latest data from the Lab’s eviction tracking…