The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign issued a press statement on April 27 urging Congress to address housing and homelessness in the next COVID-19 relief package. The…
NLIHC is hosting national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. Calls feature leaders from Congress, the administration, state and national partners, local…
After weeks of negotiations, the House and Senate passed a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief package on April 23. The package, which passed the Senate unanimously and the House on a 388-5 vote,…
Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) led 40 of their colleagues in drafting an April 22 letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue…
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led a bipartisan group of 16 senators in a letter sent on April 17 to Senate Appropriations Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT)…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and NLIHC sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on April 21 urging HUD to take additional steps to protect tenants and maximize existing resources to house…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has prepared a comprehensive summary of Notice PIH 2020-05 that provided waivers to certain statutory and regulatory requirements for public housing and the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted a two-page explanation of the CARES Act eviction moratorium. It is designed for residents who have HUD-funded rental assistance and/…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) has issued “Relief for HUD Section 108 Borrowers Impacted by Coronavirus” guidance that has the potential to reduce the amount of Community…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted “Example Charts for Tracking Public Housing and HCV CARES Act Waivers and Alternative Requirements” on April 23. Building on PIH Notice PIH 2020…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted “Eviction Moratorium: COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies” on April 21. The FAQ document provides guidance about Section 4024 of the “…