Representatives Bowman and Cleaver Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Broadband Access for Low-Income Tenants
Representatives Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) introduced on March 16 a bill to expand affordable broadband access to 8 million families living in federally subsidized housing. If…
Senator Cortez Masto Reintroduces Bill to Combat Housing Discrimination
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) on March 17 introduced S.769, the “Housing Fairness Act of 2021.” This bill, first introduced on December 3 (see Memo, 12/14/2020), would strengthen fair housing…
DHS Publishes Final Rule Vacating Harmful 2019 Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published the final rule, “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; Implementation of…
NLIHC Submits Comments about Proposed REAC/NSPIRE Regulations
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed regulations intended to align and consolidate the various physical inspection requirements of most of HUD’s housing programs (see Memo, 1/19 and…
“Sharing Stories of Lived-Experience to Bring About Change” to be Featured at NLIHC’s 2021 Virtual Housing Policy Forum, March 30-31!
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day will take place on March 30-31 from 12-5:30 pm ET. The forum will feature a special presentation guiding attendees through the process of crafting…
Join NLIHC for Webinar on 2021 Policy Priorities on March 25
In preparation for NLIHC’s Virtual Capitol Hill Day on April 1, NLIHC will host a webinar on March 25 at 3 pm ET to equip Capitol Hill Day participants and other advocates with information about…
Attend 2021 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration Honoring Joy Johnson, the Housing Justice Network, Sen. Sherrod Brown, & Rep. Maxine Waters
Register to attend NLIHC’s 2021 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, to be held virtually on Wednesday, April 28, 4-5 pm ET, to celebrate the 2021 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Joy Johnson,…
New Study Finds Historically Redlined Communities at a Higher Risk of Flooding
A new study released by Redfin finds that historically redlined communities face a greater risk of flooding compared to non-redlined communities. The study found that across 38 metro areas in the…
NLIHC Releases 2021 Edition of The Gap, finding Extremely Low-Income Renters Face Shortage of 7 Million Affordable and Available Homes
NLIHC released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds that extremely low-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of nearly 7 million affordable and available…
Survey Finds Small Landlords Deferred Maintenance Due to Financial Strains during COVID-19 Pandemic
The Joint Center for Housing Studies released a report highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on small landlords. The report, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Landlords: Survey Evidence from Albany and…
Average Rental Arrears in NYC Affordable Properties Increased 43% between 2019 and 2020
The NYU Furman Center released “Rent Payments in a Pandemic: Analysis of Affordable Housing in New York City,” a policy brief examining how rent payments and rental arrears changed for tenants…