NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 13
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 13: “Can’t pay your rent? ‘Lawtech’ Is Here to Help.” Bloomberg News, September 18 at: https://…
California Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Wealthy Corporations to Fund Homelessness Services
San Franciscans went to the polls in November 2018 and passed one of the boldest ever funding initiatives for housing and homeless services. Prop C is direct legislation to overhaul taxes on San…
Learn More About CDC Eviction Moratorium on Tenant Talk Live! Today at 6 pm ET
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live! webinar where National Housing Law Project Director of Litigation Eric Dunn will present on the new CDC national eviction…
NLIHC’s DHRC Calls on FEMA to Authorize Greater Levels of Assistance, Waive Cost-Share Requirements in Response to Wildfires
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor urging FEMA to take immediate action to protect the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness and…
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Address “Racial Equity and Housing Justice during and after COVID-19” on October 6!
Join NLIHC and Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award winner and distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute for a conversation on “Racial Equity and Housing…
Disaster Housing Advocates Hold Hill Briefing on Reforming America’s Disaster Recovery System
NLIHC and fellow disaster advocates held a public briefing for Capitol Hill staff on September 10 outlining needed reforms to the nation’s disaster recovery and response system. The reforms –…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30pm ET
Join today’s (September 14) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET for field updates from partners in Oregon, Washington state, and California to discuss…
Senate Republicans Fail to Advance Woefully Inadequate “Skinny” Coronavirus Relief Package
The Senate voted September 10 on a revised and woefully inadequate coronavirus relief proposal. The bill contained fewer resources than the initially proposed “HEALS Act” and no resources for housing…
HUD CPD Announces Third and Final Round of CDBG-CV Allocations
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted the third (final) round allocations of $1.988 billion from the $5 billion supplemental Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG-CV…
HUD PIH and Multifamily Offices Inform Stakeholders of CDC Eviction Moratorium
Two HUD offices—Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily)—sent emails to stakeholders informing them of the moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent ordered…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s September 8 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, experts discussed the implications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent national…