NLIHC will host two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day taking place on March 27. Capitol Hill Day is part of…
The Atlanta City Council on October 5 unanimously passed ordinance 20-O-1423, the “Renter’s Choice” bill. This ordinance provides renters with the option of paying security deposits in three…
The Senate Appropriations Committee released on November 10 its spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2021, including the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) bill which provides…
Join today’s (November 9) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will share his perspectives on the state of play in…
During NLIHC's most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed tenant rights in rental properties backed by a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage, the…
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In a Marketplace article about the COVID-19 housing crisis, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel discusses the shortcomings of the CDC eviction moratorium and…
After days of vote tallying across numerous states, former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, were declared the winners of the 2020 presidential election…
The Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) released a research brief, “COVID-19 and Rent Relief: Understanding the Landlord Side,” based on a survey of over 600 property owners in Philadelphia whose…
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria sent a letter on October 23 to NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) responding to the organizations’ request that FHFA…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh District stayed a decision made by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division that would have effectively voided the DHS…
