On May 3, 2,422 national, state, local, and regional organizations, as well as local officials and governments, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators that calls for an increase to the FY14…
On April 26, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent letters to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors, providing interim guidance regarding cost savings measures they must take…
President Obama nominated Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on May 1. NLIHC fully supports the nomination of Mr. Watt, who was an early…
Three new bills have been introduced to address the housing needs of veterans: the Shelter Our Service Members Act (H.R. 1714), the Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 1742), and the…
On April 30, HUD released revised FY13 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in six geographies. The new FMRs, published in the Federal Register, supersede the values published on October 1, 2012 and are…
On April 30, HUD and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint statement providing guidance for developers and builders on their obligations under the Fair Housing Act’s requirement that…
To better ensure that eligible residents of HUD-assisted multifamily properties receive tenant protection vouchers, advocates are urged to take action well before a June 14 deadline. At least $4…
John Trasviña, who has served as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) since the beginning of the Obama Administration, announced on May 3 that he is stepping down at…
HUD FHEO Notice 2013-01 explains reasonable accommodation obligations regarding assistance animals for people with disabilities under three laws: the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the…
While FEMA’s recovery programs focus on single-family houses, nearly 70% of families affected by Hurricane Sandy’s flood waters lived in properties with more than four units, according to Sandy’s…
Housing and homeless advocates, including people who have been homeless, testified at an April hearing of the Pennsylvania State House Democratic Policy Committee, urging legislators to fund programs…
The racial wealth gap is three times the racial income gap and growing, according to Less Than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation, a report published by the Urban Institute in April. In…
