Tenants Face Numerous Barriers in Navigating Eviction Court, New Research Finds
A paper published in City & Community, “Navigating an Overburdened Courtroom: How Inconsistent Rules, Shadow Procedures, and Social Capital Disadvantage Tenants in Eviction Court,” explores the…
Black, Non-Latino and Latino Households More Likely to be Displaced due to a Disaster
Source: NLIHC tabulations of Household Pulse Survey Week 52: December 9-19, 2022, U.S. Census Bureau
Sign Up Today to Receive a Hard Copy of the Upcoming Issue of Tenant Talk!
NLIHC will release the next issue of Tenant Talk – Advancing Tenant Protections: Building Tenant Power to Achieve Renter Equity – on February 9! Sign up today to receive a paper copy of the upcoming…
Alameda County Board of Supervisors Approves Suite of Tenant Protections
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted in December 2022 to approve a suite of tenant protections, including a fair chance ordinance that makes the California county the first county in the…
NLIHC in the News for the Weeks of January 1 and January 8
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the weeks of January 1 and January 8: “Tenant Advocates Wait for Action after Meeting with White House Officials”…
NLIHC Welcomes Nada Hussein as ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Nada Hussein as project coordinator with the End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) team. In this role, Nada will work to advance the Coalition’s mission by ensuring…
NLIHC Welcomes Lilly Amechi as Policy Intern
NLIHC is excited to welcome Lilly Amechi as our Spring 2023 policy intern. Lilly is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, where she is pursuing a BA in legal humanities with minors in…
Where to Find Us – January 17
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Matt Desmond Listening Tour Session – Virtual, January 18 (Diane Yentel) Los Angeles Business Council Housing and…
New Congress Opens to Rocky First Week, Foreshadowing Funding Fights Ahead
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate returned to Capitol Hill on January 3 to begin the 118th Congress, with Democrats maintaining control of the Senate and Republicans taking…
Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Clears OMB; AFFH Data and Mapping Tool Video Series Now Available
A proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule providing “a more effective means to affirmatively further the purposes and policies of the ‘Fair Housing Act’” was cleared by the Office…
Carbon Monoxide Detector and Alarm Requirement Takes Effect
HUD has issued reminders that, as of December 27, 2022, all HUD-assisted units must have carbon monoxide (CO) detectors or alarms installed. The reminders were sent to owners and operators of HUD-…