NLIHC has released a comprehensive toolkit, “Working with FEMA to Address COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Needs,” designed to inform housing and homelessness service providers responding to the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) distributed a Memorandum, “Annual and Interim Recertification Protocol during COVID-19,” from Tobias Halliday, director of the Office of Asset…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, has begun to record stakeholder calls rather than conduct them…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has produced several resources for tenants and advocates to help address the coronavirus pandemic. They include, “Tenant’s Rights and COVID-19,” “Summary and…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign launched on April 7 a "Take Action" webpage where advocates can send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials…
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 8 opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Corporation’s (FDIC) proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act (…
HUD released FY20 Income Limits on April 1. The income limits determine eligibility for assisted housing programs including public housing, Section 8 project-based rental assistance, Housing Choice…
A research note from the National Multifamily Housing Council, “Do Different Renters Face Different Affordability Challenges?” analyzed housing affordability across distinct groups of renters. One…
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation released two reports on rising construction costs in California. Both reports, one focused on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the other…
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) introduced a new tool, the Rent Payment Tracker, which collects weekly data from 13.4 million apartments about when rent payments have been made. They…
NLIHC released online its Advocates’ Guide 2020: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs, a comprehensive resource for advocates and others involved in many…
