Baltimore City Council Passes Right to Counsel Legislation Providing Protection for Tenants during COVID-19 Pandemic
Baltimore Renters United (BRU), a coalition of community advocates, campaigned successfully for the passage of Council Bill 20-065, “Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases.” The legislation gives tenants…
NLIHC Seeks Winter/Spring Intern for Graphic Design/Communications
NLIHC is accepting applications for our winter/spring graphic design/communications internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek a student…
Last Call: Nominate a NLIHC Board Member by December 31!
December 31 is the deadline for NLIHC members and partners to submit nominations (or self-nominate!) to fill upcoming vacancies on the NLIHC board of directors. Nominees for board membership must be…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of December 13
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of December 13: “Use it or lose it: Tenant aid effort nears a federal cutoff,” New York Times, December 15 at:…
Pennsylvania Creates a State-Based Housing Tax Credit
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, an NLIHC state partner, and its members successfully advocated for the passage of Senate Bill 30, “The Pennsylvania Housing Tax Credit Act” (Act 107 of 2020).…
Preventing Catastrophe
Congress is negotiating a COVID relief package that, if done right, could prevent an historic eviction crisis during a surge in COVID-19 this winter. If done wrong, or not at all, tens of millions of…
Join Over 1,000 Organizations Demanding CDC Keep Families Housed during the Pandemic – Sign on by Tomorrow!
Tomorrow (December 15) is the last day to sign your organization onto a national letter urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent a catastrophic wave of evictions this…
Bipartisan Negotiators Reach Agreement on Bifurcated Coronavirus Relief Package
Bipartisan negotiators reached an agreement over the weekend on a coronavirus relief package that would provide desperately needed assistance to struggling households. Rather than one large spending…
NLIHC and DHRC Submit Memo to President-Elect Biden’s Transition Team on Pandemic and Disaster Recovery Recommendations
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a memorandum to President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team on December 10 outlining steps the Federal Emergency…
Service Coordinators Report Significant COVID-Related Service Disruptions for Older Adults in Publicly Funded Housing
A survey of service coordinators working with older adults in publicly funded housing identified unique challenges they have faced in adapting to COVID-19. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center…
New Tools Released for the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
National Innovation Service (NIS) released on December 8 a series of Equity-Based Decision-Making Assessments as part of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response (see Memo, 6/15…