Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 9, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/3).…
HUD REAC Seeks Feedback on Expanded Property Inspection Standards
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) has expanded from five to 65 the number of inspection items open for feedback before REAC fully implements the NSPIRE Demonstration (see Memo, 8/26). Added…
HUD Posts Fourth Revision of RAD Implementation Notice
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization posted the fourth update of the document implementing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Notice H-2019-9/PIH-2019-23 (informally referred to as REV 4). In the…
“Home is Where Health Is:” A Celebration of the Intersections Between Health and Housing
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will be honored with the Champion Award at the Second Annual Children’s HealthWatch Celebration, “Home is Where Health Is,” on October 10. Children’s…
Standard Affordability Measure Misrepresents Households Living in ‘Shelter Poverty,’ Unable to Meet Basic Needs
A paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Shelter Poverty in Ohio: An Alternative Analysis of Rental Housing Affordability,” finds that the standard housing costs-to-income ratio measure of housing…
Fact of the Week: Renters are More Likely to Lack Vehicle and Financial Resources for Evacuations
Source: American Housing Survey, 2017.
From the Field: Utah Housing Coalition Launches Series of Educational Tours
The Utah Housing Coalition, an NLIHC state partner, has launched a new strategy to more effectively engage elected officials at all levels of government. The Coalition recently shifted from hosting…
People’s Action Releases Policy Plan for a National ‘Homes Guarantee’
People’s Action released its vision for a national “Homes Guarantee” policy on September 5. The proposal involves “proactive” and “reparative” approaches to address the root causes of housing…
NHLP To Host Webinar on Nuisance Ordinances, September 10
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a September 10 webinar on nuisance ordinances, which are local laws that can jeopardize housing security for people needing police or emergency…
NeighborWorks Brings Training Institute to Portland, OR, December 9-13
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will be held in Portland, OR, the week of December 9-13. Online registration is now open. In addition to offering a wide array of courses lasting from…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 1
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 1: “For thousands in Dorian’s path, cost can stand in the way of evacuating,” Marketplace,…