The 720 organizations of the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition sent a letter on September 14 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long, calling on the Agency to send out a form letter to all…
HUD, the Census Bureau, and FEMA released on September 6, new American Housing Survey (AHS) data that reveals disaster preparedness disparities between renters and homeowners. According to a media…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a Federal Register notice on September 12, informing public housing agencies (PHAs) about waivers of HUD requirements they may request in the…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence, Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members…
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The House Small Business Committee held a hearing on September 5, 2018, to examine the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) response to the natural disasters in 2017…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (…
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Congress
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued a statement on August 30 in response to the U.S. District Court’s denial of a preliminary injunction filed by housing advocates…
A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Massachusetts ruled against a preliminary injunction seeking to overturn the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) decision to end its…
Representatives Jenniffer González Colón (R-PR) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) are co-sponsoring a panel discussion with the Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico on the condition of Puerto Rico…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (…
Federal Response
Congress
Congressional representatives Jenniffer González (R-PR-At Large) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7) are cosponsoring a panel discussion with the Youth Development Institute of…
August 25 marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey making landfall in Texas, the first of three major hurricanes to hit in rapid succession in 2017, impacting Texas, Florida, the U.S.…
