The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has received more than 2,700 comments in response to its Request for Input (RFI) regarding the creation of tenant protections at multifamily properties with FHFA-backed mortgages (see Memo, 6/5). National organizations and tenant leaders are calling for a robust response to the RFI, as any renter protections created by FHFA could cover a significant share of renters across the nation. Advocates have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to weigh in with FHFA to demand strong renter protections. Use NLIHC’s sample comment letter and resources from www.tenantcomment.org to craft your comments and submit them using the direct portal here.
Landlords and business interests have submitted hundreds of comments against tenant protections. It is now up to tenants and advocates to voice their strong support for federal renter protections like source-of-income discrimination measures, just cause eviction standards, and anti-rent gouging protections. Submit your comments and learn more about other tenant protections at www.tenantcomment.org NLIHC urges all organizations – local, state, and national – to join efforts to support federal renter protections by taking action now!
Take Action
NLIHC urges tenant leaders and other advocates to respond to relevant questions in the RFI; you do not need to respond to every RFI question, just those that you have some experience with or have ideas about. In addition to responding to the RFI questions, you can offer other suggestions for providing strong tenant protections. Remember: comments will be made public on FHFA’s website, so please do not include personal identifying information.
Take action by:
- Submitting your own comments by 11:59 pm ET TODAY, July 31. It is crucial that FHFA hear from you and as many tenant leaders and other advocates as possible in support of renter protections. Use NLIHC’s sample comment letter and resources from www.tenantcomment.org to craft your comments and submit them using a direct portal here.
- Signing your organization on to NLIHC’s national support letter by 5 pm ET TODAY. The letter calls on FHFA to create strong federal renter protections, including NLIHC’s top priorities.
Read more about the Federal Housing Finance Agency and NLIHC’s opportunities for engagement at: https://tinyurl.com/mr473235
Read submitted comments on FHFA’s website (choose “Tenant Protections” in the drop-down menu): https://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Contact/Pages/input-submissions.aspx