Interview with Kristal Thompson Kristal Thompson is an advocate, a person with lived experience, and a person with physical disabilities. Each of those identities shapes how she moves through…
Interview with Rosia Parker and Latricia Giles In Charlottesville, Virginia, tenants are organizing together to take action against harmful policy and to strengthen their communities. For tenant…
Across the United States, the private market alone fails to meet the housing needs of the lowest-income renters, and insufficient federal housing assistance fails to make up for it. Puerto Rico is no…
In 2024, Our Homes, Our Votes launched the Pilot Communities initiative to strengthen engagement with low-income renters throughout the electoral process, foster partnerships with subsidized…
This summer, Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (H.R. 1) a massive piece of legislation that includes tax reform, defense and immigration enforcement spending, and cuts to vital safety…
NLIHC is carrying out a nationally representative survey of renters—the first of its kind! Our goal is to build upon existing national data about rental housing and renters from sources like the U.S…
NLIHC’s research team continues to work with the organization’s 2025 Southeastern Tenant Protections Cohort (SE Cohort). The SE Cohort is comprised of housing advocates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia…
By Andrew Aurand, Esther Colón-Bermúdez, and Nada Hussein, NLIHCNLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach, on July 17. The report describes the Housing Wage, the hourly wage full-time workers…
The Trump Administration has continued attempts to dismantle fair housing and civil rights laws, including attempts to scapegoat LGBTQ people and immigrant communities, and erode longstanding civil…
The “FEMA Act of 2025” (H.R. 4669) was introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). This bipartisan bill re-…
By Kayla Blackwell, Alayna Calabro, Meghan Mertyris, and Elizabeth O'Neill, NLIHCOn July 24, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” that—if…
Listen to an audio recording of this article, narrated by author Bronwyn Carver of Portland, Oregon. By Bronwyn Carver (Portland, OR)Trigger warnings: substance use, death.In May of 2015, after…
