A coalition of fair housing, legal services and other social justice advocates in St. Louis, MO are organizing against “lock-out” or “self-help” evictions from rental housing properties, which are…
The Brookings Institute presented an early screening of the eight-part documentary series, America Divided, on September 14. Executive producers, Norman Lear and Solly Granatstein, aim to renew the…
The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) on September 15. The data show that there were 43.7 million renter households in 2015. Of these renter households,…
Tenant and housing justice groups and allies in over 45 cities across the country will take to the streets for the National Renters’ Day of Action on September 22. The day of action is being…
NLIHC is accepting applications for the fall 2016 research internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice…
Out of a $75 million FY12 Appropriations Act provision for tenant protection vouchers, $10 million was set aside for low income households in low-vacancy areas who may have to pay more than 30% of…
A group of 32 Representatives sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), urging him to work to quickly pass tax legislation that would benefit victims of Super Storm Sandy.The Super Storm…
The Supportive Housing Network of New York, an NLIHC state coalition partner, is leading the effort to establish a coalition of nonprofit organizations, faith-based leaders, service providers and…
An interim report on the Family Options Study (formerly the Study of the Impact of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families), finds that several project-based homeless interventions…
A new brief from the United States Census Bureau looks at four measures of rental market conditions in metropolitan areas using data from the American Community Survey (ACS). A follow-up on Rental…
The United for Homes Campaign continues its series of webinars on the proposal to fund the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) with revenues generated from modifications to the mortgage interest…
