The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 29 issued two nationwide injunctions temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s “public charge” rules. One is a…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management during a July 28…
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared USDA’s proposed rule that prohibits mixed-immigration status families from living in…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH-2020-16 implementing the FY20 Appropriations Act $25 million set-aside of Public Housing Operating Funds to assist public housing…
Join a live-stream celebration of the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Bill Faith, Jennifer Leimaile Ho, and Shauna Sorrells. These outstanding affordable housing leaders will be honored…
After Senate Republicans released on July 27 a coronavirus relief package that would do “next to nothing” to avoid the increased threat of evictions and homelessness during the pandemic,…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 26:
“August rent is due. Here's what to do if you can't pay it,” CNN, July 31 at: https://tinyurl.com/…
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live webinar to learn about leveraging resident management councils, as well as to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus…
National Updates
Congress
“To avoid a tsunami that could put millions of people out on the street, Congress should extend and expand the national eviction moratorium, provide emergency rental…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development sent a July 20 email to its Multifamily Housing partners providing three Q&As on how its Multifamily Housing programs will be…
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with 168 other organizations, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on July 20 stating that HUD has the legal authority to…
