Recap of 2/13 National HoUSed Campaign Call
In our most recent (February 13) national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes” campaign call, we discussed the outlook for the 118th Congress with U.S. House of Representatives Financial…
HUD Announces Agreement with State of Louisiana to Resolve Repayment Obligations for 3,300 Homeowners Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Road Home program, Rita HUD announced on February 16 that the agency had reached an agreement with the State of Louisiana to cease repayment actions for over 3,300 disaster-impacted homeowners…
New Research Suggests People Experiencing Homelessness Face Greater Risk of Death
A new report published by the Minnesota Department of Health in partnership with the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) finds that people who experience homelessness experience a death…
Report Shows Universal Access to Counsel Reduced Non-Answer Rates and Subsequent Default Judgments in New York Eviction Cases
A new report from the NYU Furman Center, “Half the Battle is Just Showing Up: Non-Answers and Default Judgments in Non-Payment Eviction Cases across New York State,” documents the frequency of tenant…
Major Cities and Predominantly Urban CoCs Faced Largest Increases in Unsheltered Homelessness and Chronic Homelessness between 2020 and 2022
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, "The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness," December 2022, bit.ly/3WNSERq
Federal Court Upholds New York’s Rent Stabilization Law; Plaintiffs Plan Appeal to Supreme Court
The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 6 affirmed New York’s decades-old rent stabilization law, striking down lawsuits against New York City and the state filed by landlord trade…
Join NLIHC’s Next Policy Advisory Committee Meeting on March 1
NLIHC members are invited to join us on March 1 from 4 to 5 pm ET for NLIHC’s quarterly Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting, a virtual listening session during which NLIHC members can weigh in on…
NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum to Feature Breakout Sessions, Tenant Leader Meetings, Two Keynote Speakers, and More!
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C., will feature an array of opportunities to…
NLIHC Encourages Advocates to Participate in Capitol Hill Day!
NLIHC invites advocates to participate in our hybrid Capitol Hill Day on Thursday, March 23. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with their members of Congress to urge them to oppose…
Representative Cori Bush, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and John Parvensky to Be Honored at 2023 Leadership Awards Ceremony!
Every year, NLIHC honors individual leaders and organizations for their outstanding contributions to affordable housing at our Housing Leadership Awards Ceremony. This year, we are excited to present…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 12
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of February 12: “Biden Administration Defies Own Playbook on Homelessness,” City Lab, February 16 at: https://…