Renters Can’t Wait! Tell Congress to Fund #RentReliefNow in Next COVID-19 Relief Package!
We need #RentReliefNow! Between 19 and 23 million renters may be evicted due to the pandemic and its economic fallout. The eviction moratoriums on federally backed apartments expired on July 24,…
August 3, 2020Hear the Latest on Next COVID-19 Relief Package on Today’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
Join today’s (August 3) national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) discuss the state of play in Congress on the next coronavirus…
August 3, 2020HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development Posts Additional Guidance on Duplication of Benefits
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted on July 29 a Memorandum and two attachments providing additional guidance on preventing “Duplication of Benefits” (DOB) when using the…
August 3, 2020HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Announces Availability of CARES Act Funds to Offset Coronavirus Expenditures
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted Notice H 20-08 on July 23, announcing the availability of “COVID-19 Supplemental Payments” (CSP) for Section 8, Section 202, and…
August 3, 2020Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, August 3, 2020
National Updates Congress Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), along with 41 of their colleagues sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include $…
August 3, 2020Opportunity Starts at Home Statement on Senate Republicans’ Proposed Relief Package
Opportunity Starts at Home, a multisector affordable homes campaign, issued a statement addressing the inadequate and unacceptable COVID-19 relief package proposed by Senate Republicans. Prominent…
August 3, 2020NLIHC Testifies to Congress on Equitable Disaster Recovery
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management during a July 28…
August 3, 2020New Survey Shows Small-Scale Landlords Feel Financial Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Thirty-nine percent of small-scale landlords surveyed by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation lacked confidence they could cover their costs over the next 90 days. Small-scale landlords, who own…
August 3, 2020NLIHC State and Local Partners Conduct More than 80 Virtual Lobby Day Meetings to Advocate for #RentReliefNow!
NLIHC state and local partners mobilized for a nationwide advocacy effort on July 21 in response to Congressional consideration of the next coronavirus relief package. Housing advocates across the…
August 3, 2020Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Senate Republicans’ Coronavirus Relief Package
Washington, DC – Without immediate action, millions of people in America will be evicted from their homes during a pandemic. Senate Republican proposals would do next to nothing to avoid this…
July 27, 2020Take Action: Tell Congress to Fund #RentReliefNow in Next COVID-19 Relief Package!
While Congress debates what will be included in the next COVID-19 relief package, eviction moratoriums are expiring, expanded unemployment insurance will end within days, and rent is due soon.…
July 27, 2020