HUD published on October 24 the final regulations implementing housing protections included in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). The final rule includes core protections…
HUD released The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress: Part 2 - Estimates of Homelessness in the United States on October 26. The report expands upon the findings presented in…
HUD proposed new elevation standards for all HUD-supported properties on October 27. HUD is updating the standards for the first time in nearly four decades to establish higher elevation requirements…
The National Housing Conference will host a webinar and demonstration of its online interactive Paycheck to Paycheck database. Paycheck to Paycheck examines the gap between wages and housing costs…
NLIHC has joined the Clean Budget Coalition—a group of more than 100 organizations—to urge Congress and the White House to reject harmful poison-pill policy riders that could prevent lawmakers from…
HUD published in the Federal Register on October 17 its list of 2017 Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs), which are used in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest that argues the Fair Housing Act does not permit landlords to use overly broad generalizations that disproportionately impact…
Seventy percent of voters in Maine approved a general obligation bond measure in November, 2015 that will generate $15 million for the construction of affordable rental housing and the rehabilitation…
The NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) taking place December 12-16, 2016 in Washington, DC will offer more than 100 courses in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset…
The National Housing Conference’s national housing policy convening, “Solutions for Affordable Housing,” will take place on December 14, 2016. The event will chart a course for federal housing policy…
Harmful Policy Riders Threaten to Derail Final Federal Spending Deal
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The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law is sponsoring a free webinar on October 26 about HUD’s fair housing guidance regarding the use of criminal records. Three HUD officials will answer…
