Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 25, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada on September 16 after shifting from a Category 5 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone. A hurricane watch and tropical storm…
State Department Publishes Final Public Charge Rule; Los Angeles Times Releases “Public Charge Explainer”
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published on September 5 a final “public charge” rule, confirming that the agency will not finalize the Trump administration’s harmful 2019 interim final rule. The…
HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Date for CPD Programs
HUD published a notice in the Federal Register on September 18 extending the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) compliance date for programs administered by HUD’s…
HUD Recap Updates Several RAD Resident Fact Sheets, Posts Training Video
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted updated fact sheets reflecting changes in the resident engagement and protections provisions in the recent revisions to the Rental Assistance…
NLIHC Joins Fair Housing, Civil Rights, and Public Health Organizations in Press Statement Opposing Harmful Appropriations Amendments That Would Defund Fair Housing Enforcement
NLIHC joined a broad and diverse group of leading civil rights, fair housing, affordable housing, and public health advocates in a press statement opposing certain amendments included in the…
California Governor Signs Legislation to Further Fair Housing and Address Roadblocks to Housing Development; Additional Housing Bills Await Governor’s Signature
California state legislators approved more than a dozen bills to increase housing supply, promote fair housing, and address homelessness in the 2023 legislative session, which concluded on September…
Children’s Defense Fund Releases Report on Housing’s Impacts on Children
Children’s Defense Fund released a report, “The State of America’s Children,” that identifies housing and homelessness as key issues impacting child poverty. The report reveals that 1.1 million…
Renters in Central and South Los Angeles Reduced Spending on Basic Needs to Afford Housing
A study published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, “How do renters survive unaffordability? Household-level impacts of rent burden in Los Angeles,” found 85% of surveyed renters in central and south…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 17
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of September 17: “Why Permanent Supportive Housing Is the Answer to Homelessness” Invisible People, September…
Where to Find Us – September 25
Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities September Housing Committee Meeting – Virtual, September 18 (Courtney Cooperman) Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York Annual Conference –…