Housing Recovery Updates Related to the 2018 Disasters – October 29, 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 …
DHRC Members Submit Comments on Puerto Rico’s Action Plan Amendment for Disaster Recovery Block Grants
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico (ALPR), a member of the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), submitted comments on the Draft Substantial Amendment to the Action Plan for the use of federal…
DHRC Calls for Immediate FEMA Action to Address Severe and Pressing Housing Needs after Hurricanes Michael and Florence
On behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of nearly 800 local, state, and national organizations, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA on October 26 urging the…
Fair Housing by the Numbers
These data were obtained through the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and HUD Department of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). These charts analyze fair housing complaints data. The…
Tenant Talk Fall 2018: Editorial Board Letter
Dear Readers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began speaking out about the importance of housing in one of his last campaigns in 1966. He marched on the streets of Chicago side-by-side with African-…
The Chicago Freedom Movement
Martin Luther King with Andrew Young and Al Raby at press conference at Sahara Hotel Chicago, IL. King announces the Open City campaign to fight problems of the poor in the North. This is the SCLC’…
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…