National Updates
Enterprise Community Partners and Morgan Stanley launched on November 23 the Disaster Recovery Accelerator Fund, a $25 million initiative to reduce the time it takes for relief…
HUD released on November 30 the “Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) Toolkit,” a comprehensive toolkit on lead safety in housing. The toolkit includes flowcharts, sample forms, and checklists for owners,…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a seventh update to its frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program created by the “American Rescue Plan…
A recently released SIREN Coffee & Science podcast episode explores why and how healthcare organizations should engage in housing advocacy. Based out of the University of California San…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), “Racial Discrimination and Housing Outcomes in the United States Rental Market,” finds African-American and Hispanic renters…
NLIHC seeks a housing advocacy organizer who will be responsible for maintaining and expanding NLIHC membership and mobilizing advocates on federal policy priorities to advance the Coalition’s…
A report published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic,” examines how the financial conditions faced by…
A new report from the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), Housing Not Handcuffs 2021: State Law Supplement, documents state laws criminalizing homelessness across the country. The report…
The New Orleans City Council approved a 2022 operating budget that fully funds the right to counsel for tenants in eviction court. The budget, which passed city council on December 1, contains $2…
Join NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Live webinar – a webinar with and for renter and tenant leaders – today, December 6 at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3pm PT) to learn about credit and asset building and to…
Register for NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022: Achieving Housing Justice taking place March 22-23, 2022, 12:30-5:30 pm ET on March 22 and 1:00-5:30 pm ET on March 23. The forum will feature…
