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The last three years have presented many challenges for tenants and housing justice advocates. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a lasting impact around the world. Many…
NLIHC has released the summer 2022 issue of Tenant Talk, our semi-annual newsletter created to engage tenants in housing advocacy and to highlight innovative approaches and recent victories in…
NLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing. This year’s report shows that low-wage workers are facing severe challenges in affording housing amid record-breaking rent…
NLIHC released a report today on the role of ballot measure campaigns in securing new resources for affordable homes, strengthening tenant protections, and solving homelessness. The report, “Housing…
NLIHC released today a new report and set of resources showing how states and localities are leveraging Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to invest in affordable housing and…
NLIHC released today a new report, Balancing Act: An Analysis of Remaining Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need. The report summarizes emergency rental assistance (…
NLIHC released today a new brief, “Promoting Housing Stability through Just Cause Eviction Legislation.” Just cause – also known as “good cause” or “for cause” – eviction laws are legal protections…
NLIHC released a new brief today, “Extending the Reach of Emergency Rental Assistance: Leveraging Federal Resources.” The brief explores how three federal programs – the Coronavirus State and Local…
NLIHC released its annual report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, finding the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of approximately 7 million affordable and available rental…
New Reports and Upcoming Data Releases from NLIHC’s Research Team
NLIHC’s research documents the need for more public investment in affordable rental housing and provides policy recommendations to…
Updates on the “Build Back Better Act”
Note: given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication.
The “Build…
NLIHC’s New Vision and Mission Statements
Vision and mission statements are like roadmaps: they indicate where organizations want to go and how they will get there. Last fall, NLIHC’s Board of…