National Updates
Advocacy
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition continues to advocate a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Washington State House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on the COVID-19 housing crisis. Yentel discussed national and…
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) issued a Memorandum extending to November 30, 2020 the deadline for local governments to qualify or requalify as an urban county or consortium of…
The House Financial Services Committee held on September 16 a hearing to review the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Calabria, FHFA director, served…
Join NLIHC and Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award winner and distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute for a conversation on “Racial Equity and Housing…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) launched on September 14 a Final 30 Days Push campaign to help eligible people apply for their Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), better known as “…
Versions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium “declaration” form in nine languages is currently available on NLIHC’s National Moratorium webpage. Tenants must…
Nearly two weeks have passed since Congress came back from August recess. Discussions on the next COVID-19 relief bill have remained stalled since Senate Republicans failed to advance their “skinny”…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign is announcing a new grant opportunity for state-level organizations interested in expanding multi-sector partnerships…
An article in Social Forces, “Serial Eviction Filing: Civil Courts, Property Management, and the Threat of Displacement,” finds that serial eviction filings—when a property manager files to evict the…
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will join today’s (September 28) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Eviction Lab’s Peter Hepburn will present the…
