The Policy Surveillance Program at Temple University’s Center for Public Health Law Research updated two datasets, one on state fair housing protections and another on city nuisance property…
People experiencing homelessness are among the populations deemed “hard to count” by census officials, putting them at a higher risk of not being fully counted in the 2020 Census. The needs of this…
The Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 6 (HB 6) on March 4, advancing fair housing protections for renters who use Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV). The bill would add discrimination on the…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will conduct a webinar, “Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Interacting with the Criminal Justice System,” on Monday, March 30 at 3:00 p.m. ET…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 1:
“The Surprising Causes of Homelessness,” Medium, March 3 at: https://tinyurl.com/qm5848l
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Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 9
Memo: House Committees Pass Critical Housing Bills, New HTF Allocation, Housing in the Presidential Debates, and More
A study in the Journal of the American Planning Association, “Affordable Housing, Disasters, and Social Equity: LIHTC as a Tool for Preparedness and Recovery," evaluated how states are using the…
NLIHC released on February 17 its winter 2020 edition of Tenant Talk, a publication by and for residents of public and assisted housing and those in need of such housing. This edition focuses on “The…
The House Committee on Financial Services passed several bills, including the “Housing Is Infrastructure Act” (H.R. 5187) and the “Housing Fairness Act of 2020” (H.R. 149), during a vote on February…
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing, “Returning Citizens: Challenges and Opportunities for Reentry,” on February 27. Formerly incarcerated…
“The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House…
