14-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Research Update
By Andrew Aurand, NLIHC Serving Native American Households Using ERA: Learning from High-Spending Programs Continuing our research on emergency rental assistance (ERA), NLIHC released a second…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Policy Update
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Note: Given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication. Appropriations The annual…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: NLIHC’s Work Promoting Tenant Protections
By Tori Bourret, NLIHC NLIHC has long tracked and advocated for policies that promote the housing stability of renters and protect them from evictions, including – in recent years – the “Eviction…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: NLIHC’s Tenant Leader Cohort Visits the White House
By David Foster, NLIHC Members of NLIHC’s Tenant Leader Cohort – alongside other people with lived expertise, legal aid providers, advocates, and researchers – attended a meeting focused on tenant…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Advocating for Tenant Protections in Washington State
Interview with Mindy Woods, Resident Action Project Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to housing work. I am a Desert Storm veteran and single mother. Eleven years ago, our…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: What Federal Tenant Protections Do You Need?
NLIHC Invites Readers to Complete a Short Survey about Necessary Federal Tenant Protections NLIHC has always called for greater tenant protections on a national scale, such as source-of-income…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Fair Housing for People with Communications Disabilities
By Laura Ramos, NLIHC Tenant Leader Cohort and President of E.A.C.H. Rolls, Inc. Most people with disabilities have heard of accessibility rights for those who need wheelchair accessible housing or…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Fighting for Fair Housing in Louisiana
By Monique Blossom, Policy Analyst, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Advocates across Louisiana have been working for a decade to create a more inclusive process for individuals involved in the…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Know your Rights as a Resident
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC Public housing According to federal regulation 24 CFR 964, usually referred to as “Section 964,” public housing residents have the right to organize and elect a resident…
February 8, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Just Cause Eviction Laws
By Lindsay Duvall and David Foster, NLIHC Eviction can be a traumatic experience. Individuals and families face an uphill battle when recovering from the aftermath of an eviction, either from the…
February 7, 202314-1 Advancing Tenant Protections: Anti-Rent Gouging Legislation
By Gabrielle Ross, NLIHC Across the country, people are struggling to make ends meet. People cannot afford necessities such as food, healthcare, and a safe and accessible home without sacrifice. The…
February 7, 2023