The Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) have released the LSC Eviction Laws Database, an online interactive tool that allows users to…
Last week NLIHC released The Road Ahead for Low-Income Renters, which summarizes research largely conducted during the pandemic on renters’ experiences and their needs going forward. The note…
The Department of Treasury on July 22 released updated emergency rental assistance spending data, revealing an uptick in spending in June. By the end of June, grantees had paid out a total of $3…
A new NLIHC report, Direct-to-Tenant Payment Implementation: Increasing Flexibility and Equity in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs, outlines why direct-to-tenant payments are needed in emergency…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called a procedural vote on July 21 that would have allowed senators to begin debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal. Senators rejected…
The Maine Legislature on June 10 passed key legislation and allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for affordable housing. The legislation will create a commission to address zoning and…
Vermont’s recent legislative session included both wins and setbacks for housing advocates. Vermont advocates secured historic levels of funding for affordable housing in the state’s FY22 budget, but…
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) is hosting a webinar on July 28 at 1:30 pm ET on coordinating services for emergency housing voucher (EHV) recipients.
The 70,000 EHVs allocated in…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) held a webinar on July 14 informing advocates about how they can protect low-income residents of private housing that has Rural Development (RD) Section 515…
A new paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Preventing Evictions after Disasters: The Role of Landlord-Tenant Law,” examines how landlord-tenant laws in four states affected eviction rates following…
In a recent National Catholic Reporter article, Catholic Charities calls on the federal government to ensure families are stably housing throughout the pandemic. The organization has 164 member…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
