NLIHC Releases New Report on Housing and Homelessness Ballot Measures in the 2024 Elections!
NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign released today the latest edition of its biennial ballot measures report. The new report, Housing and Homelessness on the Ballot: November 2024,…
NLIHC and PAHRC Release Joint Report Finding Growing Preservation Challenges for Federally Assisted Housing Stock
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released today Picture of Preservation 2024. The report analyzes data from the National Housing Preservation Database (…
Now Available: New Case Study on Habitability Protections
NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation (SLI) project released today a new publication exploring habitability protection measures in two jurisdictions: New Orleans, Louisiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. The…
NLIHC’s SLI Project Releases Case Studies Exploring Rent Stabilization Measures in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon
NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation (SLI) project released on October 24 a new publication exploring rent stabilization measures in two jurisdictions: Prince George’s County, Maryland, and…
NLIHC Releases Case Studies Exploring Laws Limiting Rental Junk Fees in Connecticut and Rhode Island
NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation (SLI) project released on October 2 a new publication exploring laws limiting rental junk fees in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The publication is the…
15-2 Following Rollback of Civil Rights Laws, Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout Grow
In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark civil rights law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.…
15-2 Research Updates
Out of Reach NLIHC released in June our annual Out of Reach report, which compares the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and county in the U…
15-2 Strengthening Voting Rights through the “Unhoused VOTE Act”
Advocates, service providers, and people with lived experience of homelessness are working hard to close the voter turnout gap and empower unhoused voters to participate in the 2024 elections.…
15-2 Policy Updates
Note: Given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget The U.S. Congress is…
15-2 Voter Perspective: Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council Leaders Get Out the Renter Vote
A recent webinar in the Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series, “Tenant Organizing and Elections: Getting Out the Renter Vote,” showcased the essential role of tenant leaders in mobilizing their…
15-2 Voter Perspective: Sharon’s Experience in Housing Advocacy and Electoral Engagement
Sharon Underwood’s journey into housing advocacy began when she moved from her home into apartments where she witnessed rampant tenant abuse and legal violations. Many of her neighbors were unaware…