Register Now! NLIHC to Relaunch State and Local Tenant Protections Network with a Call on October 23!
Sep 29, 2025
By Nada Hussein, NLIHC Research Analyst, State and Local Innovation
NLIHC will host the next iteration of its State and Local Tenant Protections Network call on October 23, 2025, from 2:30 - 3:30 pm ET. During the call, attendees will learn about the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD). Created by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) in 2011, the NHPD combines data on federally assisted rental properties from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture into a single database that is free to access. For each federally assisted rental property listed, users can access information like addresses, number of units, ownership details, recent physical inspection scores, contract expiration dates, and loan maturity dates. This data, along with the NHPD’s collection of research reports and interactive resources, such as the preservation dashboard, helps users monitor affordable housing preservation needs as well as opportunities and gaps for tenant protections in their communities.
NLIHC’s State and Local Tenant Protections Network was formally launched in April 2024 with the purpose of creating a virtual convening space for state and local housing advocates, tenant leaders and organizers, academics, and legal aid service providers to troubleshoot and workshop challenges, highlight tenant protection wins, and inquire about any technical support needed to advance, implement, and enforce tenant protection laws and policies within their own state and local communities.
In the absence of a uniform set of policies at the federal level to strengthen the rights of renters, state and local lawmakers play a critical role in protecting tenants against threats to their housing stability, including the threat of eviction. Tenant protections, which are legal safeguards codified into law to protect tenants at all stages of their lease terms, including during the eviction process, ensure that renters can access—or remain—in safe, stable, and affordable housing of their choice. NLIHC began tracking the passage of state and local laws, policies, programs, and administrative rules in its State and Local Tenant Protections Database in January 2021. As of 2025, NLIHC has compiled information on more than 750 tenant protections implemented in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, and in more than 230 localities (including cities, towns, and counties).
Joining the October 23 call will be NLIHC research analyst, Raquel Harati. Raquel will join the call to provide an overview of the National Housing Preservation Database, discuss why the database is useful for housing advocates, and describe how it can be used for state and local tenant protections advocacy. The call will also feature discussion on the database, including how it can be used to advance tenant protections in state and local communities.
Register for NLIHC’s upcoming State and Local Tenant Protections Network call here.
For any questions related to the State and Local Tenant Protections Network, please contact NLIHC Research Analyst, State and Local Innovation Nada Hussein at [email protected].