The NLIHC Tenant Leader Cohort sent a letter to the White House and leaders of federal agencies including HUD, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, and the U.S…
NLIHC endorsed the “Build Housing with Care Act” (H.R.9375), which would make childcare more accessible to residents living in affordable housing developments. Introduced in the U.S. House of…
Congressional leaders are continuing negotiations this week over what to include in a final omnibus fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget bill. Depending on the results of these negotiations, the budget bill…
NLIHC, the National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, and other advocates sent a letter to congressional leaders on December 5 urging them to include the “Reforming…
The “Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives following a vote of 333-92. The bill was passed by the U.S. Senate during the summer. The bill…
NLIHC submitted comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the Housing Recovery Research Consortium regarding several proposed disaster…
After struggling to reach a compromise on the “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA) – viewed by many in the U.S. Congress as a “must-pass” piece of annual legislation – the final text of a…
On NLIHC’s most recent (December 5) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes” campaign, we heard from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) about the risks of rent…
As communities face the impact of rising rents, housing advocates are organizing at the state and local levels to keep renters stably housed and enact long-term solutions. NLIHC’s annual Organizing…
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has released its “2022 Fair Housing Trends Report.” The report, released annually, examines trends in housing discrimination and recent fair housing cases…
A new interview released by the Stanford Social Innovation Review and conducted by Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) explores how policy change can shape racial equity and housing justice.…
A new report released by researchers at the University of Michigan analyzes trends in eviction filings and outcomes in Detroit, Michigan, between January 2019 and June 2022. Researchers found that…
