Honor Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Joy Johnson, and the Housing Justice Network at NLIHC’s 2021 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration on April 28
Join us on April 28 to honor Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the House Financial Services Committee; Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban…
Annual Index Compares States on Youth Homelessness Response
The National Homelessness Law Center and True Colors United recently released the 2020 State Index on Youth Homelessness. Each year, the two organizations collaborate to publish a report on the…
Research Brief Outlines Causes of Affordable Housing Shortages and How Federal Policies Can Help
A research brief from the Urban Institute and Moody’s Analytics, “Overcoming the Nation’s Daunting Housing Supply Shortage,” outlines explanations for our country’s housing shortage, and assesses how…
Overwhelming Majority of Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters Have Extremely Low Incomes
Source: NLIHC, 2021. The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes.
Berkeley Ends Exclusionary Zoning
Add another city to the growing list who have banned exclusionary zoning. At the end of February, Berkeley, CA, adopted a resolution calling for the end of exclusionary zoning by 2022. The city…
NLIHC Seeks Website and Graphic Design Specialist
NLIHC seeks a website and graphic design specialist who will be responsible for managing NLIHC websites and electronic communications, designing print and electronic publications and materials,…
NLIHC Seeks Project Director
NLIHC seeks a project director for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46 billion) appropriated by Congress reaches the…
President Biden Unveils “American Jobs Plan” with Robust Resources for Housing
President Joe Biden announced on March 31 his priorities for the “American Jobs Plan,” an approximately $2 trillion infrastructure and recovery package that includes robust resources for housing. The…
Tenants Can File Complaints Against Landlords Who Violate CDC Eviction Moratorium
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a joint statement on March 29 announcing that the agencies will monitor and investigate eviction…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – April 5, 2021
Updated NLIHC Resources Economic Impact Payments: Frequently Asked Questions [and a version in Español] Guidance for Helping People Experiencing Homelessness Access their Economic Impact Payments…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 5, 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…