Fair Housing Act Overview and Challenges
50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act Opening Ceremony. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, was the third major civil rights law passed in the 1960s. It…
HUD Undermines Fair Housing
Washington DC, June 27 2018, USA: Dr Ben Carson, the Sec of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), testifies before a Congressional House committee in Washington DC. He was questioned about, among…
Disaster Recovery Efforts in Violation of the Fair Housing Act
A category 4 hurricane like Harvey has a way of exposing the weaknesses in a city’s housing infrastructure. Arbor Court Apartments in Houston, Texas is a glaring example of that. Arbor Court…
The Impact of Nuisance and Crime Free Ordinances on Domestic Abuse Survivors
Since the 1980s, cities across America have created nuisance and crime-free ordinances as a means of decreasing illegal and dangerous activities from taking place in rental properties. However, as…
Our Homes, Our Voices national housing week of action event highlights
Richmond, Virginia Advocates in Virginia, including NLIHC state partner the Virginia Housing Alliance, invited elected officials to tour the construction site of the New Clay House, a permanent…
Spotlight on Recent Local Organizing Victories
Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing Supports 50th Anniversary of Fair Housing The Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing (OCAH) celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act…
Resident Perspectives
Update from Our Homes, Our Voices Housing Week of Action: Action Outside of HUD’s Office By Rhoda Gibson, Co-Founder of Mass ADAPT This past year, the administration has proposed many threats to…
Policy Update
An Overview of Representative Dennis Ross’s Bill to Cut Housing Benefits: Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) has released a draft bill that would cut housing benefits that help low income families…
Housing Recovery Updates Related to the 2017 Disasters – October 22, 2018
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Housing Recovery Updates Related to the 2018 Disasters – October 22, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
Balancing Priorities Report
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the largest national affordable housing program in the U.S. By 2030, nearly half a million current LIHTC units, or nearly a quarter of the total stock…