The Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined the public housing component of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) at the request of Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued Notice H 2018-02, providing guidance to owners of pre-1974 Section 202 Direct Loan properties serving the elderly that have the option of…
HUD posted Notice PIH 2018-04, explaining the requirements public housing agencies (PHAs) must follow when applying for HUD approval to demolish and/or dispose of public housing property under…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 25:
“People In Hawaii Are Fed Up With Vacation Rentals,” BuzzFeed, March 30 at: https://bzfd.it/…
NLIHC unanimously voted six new members onto its board of directors on March 18. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) President and CEO Aaron Gornstein, National Housing Law Project (NHLP)…
More than 450 affordable housing advocates and providers, resident leaders, researchers, and policy makers attended the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement, which took place…
Senator Cory Booker
U.S Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) provided an inspiring address to the Forum attendees about following the example of “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” to achieve…
NLIHC presented its annual Organizing Awards on March 20 at its 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement. This year’s awardees were the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTC NYC) for its…
HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified on March 20 at a House Committee on Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee hearing. Members of the…
The Senate passed the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155) by a vote of 67-31 on March 14. The bill includes provisions that would undermine the physical…
The USDA published on March 16 proposed changes to eligibility under its rural housing programs. The proposed changes stem from the determination made by each state’s USDA Rural Development Office…
As Congress begins to turn its attention to housing finance reform legislation, NLIHC has joined a coalition of national civil rights and fair housing organizations in support of comprehensive…
