The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved the “Community Disaster Mitigation Zones Act” on March 30. Introduced by Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI…
National Updates
Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on reallocations of the initial appropriation of emergency rental assistance (ERA1). The…
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD announced on March 22 the allocation of nearly $3 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to help…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “Affordability and Accessibility: Addressing the Housing Needs of America’s Seniors,” on March 31. Witnesses included…
The National Urban League and the National Partnership for Women and Families have released a new issue brief exploring how racial, socioeconomic, and gender-specific inequities impact women’s access…
HUD released its strategic plan for fiscal years (FYs) 2022-2026 on March 28, outlining the department’s objectives for the next four years as well as its strategies for assessing and achieving those…
A journal article published in Housing Policy Debate, “‘The Rent Eats First’: Rental Housing Unaffordability in the United States,” examines renter cost-burdens using a residual-income approach,…
A new journal article from the Eviction Lab, “Beyond Urban Displacement: Suburban Poverty and Eviction,” examines how urban and suburban eviction rates compare across 71 cities. The article finds…
The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTCNYC) and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, Organizing is Different Now: How the Right to Counsel Strengthens the Tenant Movement in New York City, showing…
NLIHC will host “Tenant Talk Live”– a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today, April 4, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT). During the session, we will hear from advocates…
A Spanish-language edition of the Winter 2022 issue of Tenant Talk – a semi-annual newsletter created by NLIHC to engage renters and residents in housing advocacy – is now available online! Each…
NLIHC Seeks Chief Operating Officer
NLIHC seeks a chief operating officer to oversee the day-to-day operational functioning of NLIHC and ensure that the financial, administrative, resource…
