NLIHC Submits Comment on Treasury’s Interim Final Rule for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
NLIHC submitted on June 17 a comment to the Treasury Department on its Interim Final Rule for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (Fiscal Recovery Funds) authorized in the American…
National Housing Law Project Summarizes HUD Emergency Housing Voucher FAQ and Offers Advocacy Tips
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released a 12-page “FAQ and Advocacy Tip Sheet for Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs).” HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has posted frequently…
House Passes Disaster Recovery Reform Bills
The House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills addressing disaster recovery on June 15. The first bill, the “Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act,” sponsored by Ranking Member Sam…
FEMA to Provide Additional Assistance for Mitigation Measures on Disaster-Damaged Homes
Consistent with agency efforts to ensure disaster-affected communities are made stronger and more resilient during the disaster recovery process, FEMA announced on June 10 that owners of homes…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – June 21, 2021
National Updates Congress Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, requested a briefing from Pretium Partners, LLC about reports…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – June 21, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
NLIHC Provides Sample Comment Letter on National Housing Trust Fund Regulation
NLIHC has developed a sample comment letter advocates can use to respond to HUD’s Federal Register request for comments regarding the 2015 Interim Rule implementing the national Housing Trust Fund (…
New Blog Post on Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently released a new blog post, “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act: What It Is and Why It Matters.” The…
State of the Nation’s Housing Report Finds Pandemic Exacerbated Challenges for Renters
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University on June 16 published its report on The State of the Nation’s Housing 2021. Amid the recovery of the U.S. economy, housing inequalities…
Fact of the Week: Renters in Northeast, Midwest More Likely to Live in Homes Built before 1970
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2021.
From the Field: Maryland Becomes Second State to Enact Right to Counsel for Eviction Proceedings
The expected enactment of H.B.18, “Access to Counsel in Evictions,” will make Maryland the second state in the nation, after Washington state, to ensure a legal right to counsel. Maryland…