HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted Notice H 20-08 on July 23, announcing the availability of “COVID-19 Supplemental Payments” (CSP) for Section 8, Section 202, and…
Join today’s (August 3) national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) discuss the state of play in Congress on the next coronavirus…
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for today’s Tenant Talk Live webinar to discuss how residents can leverage the power of Resident Management Councils (RMCs). The webinar will also…
We need #RentReliefNow! Between 19 and 23 million renters may be evicted due to the pandemic and its economic fallout. The eviction moratoriums on federally backed apartments expired on July 24,…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted on July 29 a Memorandum and two attachments providing additional guidance on preventing “Duplication of Benefits” (DOB) when using the…
Opportunity Starts at Home, a multisector affordable homes campaign, issued a statement addressing the inadequate and unacceptable COVID-19 relief package proposed by Senate Republicans. Prominent…
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Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), along with 41 of their colleagues sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include $…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Exclusionary Zoning: Policy Design Lessons from the Mount Laurel Decisions,” reports that inclusionary zoning incentives …
NLIHC state and local partners mobilized for a nationwide advocacy effort on July 21 in response to Congressional consideration of the next coronavirus relief package. Housing advocates across the…
Thirty-nine percent of small-scale landlords surveyed by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation lacked confidence they could cover their costs over the next 90 days. Small-scale landlords, who own…
Researchers with Princeton University’s Eviction Lab published an article in Housing Policy Debate, “Inaccuracies in Eviction Records: Implications for Renters and Researchers,” which explores the…
