Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) introduced a bill on May 1 to extend the date of Unemployment Insurance included in the CARES Act, which provided 100% federal funding, allowed more people to obtain…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and NLIHC sent a letter on May 1 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging HUD to immediately revise its recent guidance on the CARES Act eviction moratorium to…
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) released a fact sheet, “Preventing and Addressing Harassment in Housing for Property Owners and Managers.” The document primarily addresses…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a flyer “Addressing Tenant Concerns Regarding Rent and the Temporary Suspension of Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent” on April 28. The flyer…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2020-07 on April 28 implementing the CARES Act funding provisions for the Public Housing Operating Fund. The CARES Act appropriated $…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2020-08 on April 28 implementing CARES Act funding provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The CARES Act…
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) hosted a webinar on April 20 for Participating Jurisdictions of the HOME Program. Slides and recording are now available.
On the webinar, OAHP…
The sponsors of Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving usually held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, are conducting a special #GivingTuesdayNow on Tuesday May 5 to help nonprofits impacted by and…
Please note that NLIHC will be hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness every Monday afternoon. The next call is this coming Monday, May 4 at 2:30 to 4 pm ET. …
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign issued a press statement on April 27 urging Congress to address housing and homelessness in the next COVID-19 relief package. The…
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden and 27 other original cosponsors have introduced the “Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (NDEBA)” of 2020. The legislation would help voters exercise their…
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s non-partisan project on candidate and voter engagement, recently revised its website to feature new state-specific pages that let advocates explore key voting…
