Over Half of Renters Currently Behind Have Not Yet Applied for Assistance, Showing Need for Greater Outreach and Simplified Applications
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Week 34 (July 21-August 2).
Minnesota’s Eviction Moratorium Off-Ramp
Minnesota has implemented statewide tenant protections to prevent evictions: until June 2022, landlords cannot file for eviction for non-payment of rent against any tenant who has a pending…
NLIHC Welcomes Fund Development Intern Maya Ward-Caldwell
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Maya Ward-Caldwell as our fund development intern for the fall. Maya is a senior pursuing a B.A. in sociology with a minor in history that focuses on African American and…
NLIHC Issues 2020 Annual Report
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel begins NLIHC’s 2020 Annual Report commenting, “The pandemic made starkly clear that housing is healthcare and the collective harm that comes from allowing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 22
“Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of Evictions,” New York Times, August 27 at: https://nyti.ms/3jntMP9 “Millions of Americans face financial cliff as eviction ban, unemployment aid…
Appeals Court Denies Challenge, Upholding Eviction Moratorium for Now
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit filed an order on August 20 rejecting an emergency motion by the Alabama Association of Realtors to halt the Biden administration’s new…
Take Action: House to Vote on Budget Resolution Calling for $332 Billion for Housing and Transportation Funding
The House of Representatives is slated to return to Washington on August 23 to vote on the budget resolution passed on August 11 in the Senate. If the House passes the resolution, the stage will be…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (August 23) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. This week, Keith Turi, recovery directorate assistant administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will…
Innovative ERA Dashboards Provide Opportunity for Real-Time Analysis
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs are increasingly sharing real-time data to show progress on how much funding has been disbursed, what it is being used for, and who is receiving it. …
Recordings Available of NLIHC ERASE Webinar Series
NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) three-part webinar series on ensuring ERA programs are visible, accessible, and preventing evictions concluded on August 11. Recordings are…
White House Extends Order Directing FEMA to Reimburse Full COVID-19 Costs Including Sheltering for People Experiencing Homelessness
In a memo released by the White House on August 17, President Biden announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would continue to cover fully the eligible costs related to…