Reps. Garcia, Scanlon, and Williams Reintroduce “Our Homes, Our Votes Act”
Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Nikema Williams (D-GA) reintroduced on November 21 the “Our Homes, Our Votes Act” (H.R. 10215). The bill would facilitate…
Western North Carolina Tenants Network Pushes for Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
Following widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, the Western North Carolina Tenants Network has been organizing and advocating to enact a statewide eviction and foreclosure moratorium.…
NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2025 to Feature Hill Day Advocacy Center!
NLIHC invites advocates to participate in Capitol Hill Day on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Capitol Hill Day is part of NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2025, which will take place on March 25-27 at the…
OSAH Campaign Joins South Carolina Partner’s 2024 Mid-Fall Conference
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign participated in the 2024 Mid-Fall State Conference held in South Carolina by OSAH state partner South Carolina Association of Community Action…
ERA Correlated with On-Time Rent Payment and Lower Likelihood of Child and Household Food Insufficiency
Child Trends, a nonprofit organization that conducts research about children, youth, and families, has published new research analyzing the impacts of federal, state, and local emergency…
Colorado Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Jury Trials in Eviction Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on October 21 that tenants have a statutory right to jury trials in landlord-tenant eviction proceedings under certain circumstances. Writing for the majority in…
Many Immigrant and Mixed-Status Families Avoid Safety Net Programs
A report by the Urban Institute, Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023, explores the avoidance of safety net programs by adults in…
The Lowest-Income Renters Struggle the Most with Housing Cost Burdens
Source: 2022 ACS PUMS.
Minnesota Passes New Protection to Ensure Rental Units Remain Habitable during Winter
Last month, a new law went into effect in Minnesota requiring landlords to keep apartment temperatures at a minimum of 68° Fahrenheit between October 1 and April 30 in all units where residents…
Join NLIHC’s Final Policy Advisory Committee Meeting of 2024
NLIHC members are invited to join NLIHC’s fourth and final Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting of the year on Wednesday, December 4, from 4 to 5 pm ET. PAC meetings offer NLIHC members a space to…
NLIHC Seeks Research Analyst
NLIHC seeks a research analyst to further the coalition’s research on the housing needs of renters with extremely low incomes and policy responses to the shortage of affordable housing. The analyst…