Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill with Nearly $50 Billion for Housing and Homelessness Assistance
The Senate passed by a vote of 50 to 49 the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package containing nearly $50 billion in essential housing and homelessness assistance,…
NLIHC, NCLC, and NHLP Send Letter to CFPB and FTC Urging Immediate Action on Evictions and Home Foreclosures
NLIHC, National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with more than 80 other national organizations, sent a letter to the acting director of the Consumer…
Representatives Introduce Bill to Enforce Eviction Moratoriums and Prevent “Self Help” Evictions during the Pandemic
Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced on March 1 the “Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021” (H.R. 1451). If…
Representatives Introduce Bill to Prohibit Reporting of COVID-19 Evictions on Tenant Credit Reports
Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) led 11 of his House colleagues in introducing on March 3 the “COVID-19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act” (H.R. 1594). If enacted, the bill would require credit…
Sign onto a Letter Urging Biden Administration to Extend, Improve, and Enforce the CDC Eviction Moratorium
Sign your organization onto a letter, already signed by over 2,000 organizations and elected officials, urging the Biden administration to extend, improve, and enforce the current CDC eviction…
FHFA Extends Multifamily Mortgage Forbearance and Eviction Prevention
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on March 4 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend to June 30 mortgage forbearance for multifamily property owners…
HUD CPD Issues Guidance on Which Unemployment Assistance Counts as Income during Pandemic
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice: CPD-21-03 providing guidance regarding whether to treat as income various forms of unemployment assistance provided during the…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Treasury and HUD Outlining Recommendations for Further Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Acting Secretary Matt Ammon, and HUD…
Join March 12 Webinar on Designing Emergency Rental Assistance Programs to Advance Racial Equity and Serve Extremely Low-Income Households
Join NLIHC for a webinar on March 12, 2021 at 1 pm ET to learn how emergency rental assistance programs can incorporate racial equity in their program structure and effectively serve households with…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET12
Join today’s (March 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will hear from Davin Reed and Eileen Divringi of the Federal Reserve Board of…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s March 1 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we shared an overview of a new research note on practices to advance racial equity in emergency rental…