HUD and White House Announce Actions to Protect Renters, Lower Housing Costs, and Boost Housing Supply
HUD announced on July 27 that it will undertake a series of new actions to protect tenants. The White House signaled its support for these actions in a fact sheet while also proposing three…
GAO Report Recommends HUD Collect and Maintain Reasonable Accommodation Request Data and Develop Strategy for Overseeing PHA Compliance
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, HUD Rental Assistance: Enhanced Data and Strategy Could Improve Oversight of Accessibility Requirements (GAO-23-105083), on July 20. GAO…
HUD Reminds PHAs of Eligible Uses of Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds for Air Conditioning
Richard Monocchio, principal deputy assistant secretary for HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors reminding them that the…
NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Responding to HUD Section 504 Disabilities Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NLIHC submitted comments in response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding updating the Section 504 regulations pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability. HUD…
Senior HUD Official to Join Next Monday’s (8/7) “Tenant Talk Live” on Section 3
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar geared towards tenant and resident leaders – next Monday, August 7, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Section 3, a statute that…
Florida Governor Signs Preemption Legislation Impacting Tenant Protections across State
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last month signed into law HB 1417, a controversial piece of legislation preempting local tenant protection ordinances throughout Florida. The preemption regulation…
Register Now to Receive Your Free Copy of August Tenant Talk!
NLIHC will release on August 17 the summer edition of Tenant Talk, our biannual newsletter engaging tenants, residents, and other low-income people in housing advocacy. Tenant Talk: Taking Pride into…
New Article Examines Connections between Housing and Climate Change
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) recently released an article exploring how climate change impacts homelessness. The article shows that climate change deeply impacts people with the…
New Research Explores Tenants’ Diverse Experiences with Eviction Moratoriums
A study published by Social Service Review, “A Little Bit of a Security Blanket”: Renter Experiences with COVID-19-Era Eviction Moratoriums, explores personal experiences with COVID-19-era eviction…
Jurisdictions Are Retaining Program Features Developed during Treasury’s ERA Program
Source: NLIHC & HIP, 2023, “Continuing Emergency Rental Assistance: How Jurisdictions Are Building on Treasury’s ERA Program,” https://bit.ly/3OA67La
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 23
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of July 23: “White House rolls out measures aimed at lowering cost of housing, increasing supply” AP, July 27…