New 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…
NLIHC 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…
Statement 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…
Take 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.…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (July 27) national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) discuss the Republicans’ proposed coronavirus…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on The HEROES Act
The House Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing on July 23 on "The HEROES Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from COVID-19.” Witnesses included Shaun Donovan, former HUD…
Representatives DeLauro and Kennedy Introduce “We Need Eviction Data Now Act”
Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA), along with seventeen Democratic co-sponsors, introduced the “We Need Eviction Data Now Act” (H.R. 7743) on July 23. The bill would…
NLIHC, NHLP Send Letter to HUD Detailing its Legal Authority on Eviction Moratorium
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with 168 other organizations, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on July 20 stating that HUD has the legal authority to…
USDA Rural Development Issues Post-CARES Act Protections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development sent a July 20 email to its Multifamily Housing partners providing three Q&As on how its Multifamily Housing programs will be…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s July 20 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 20. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed the current…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, July 27, 2020
National Updates Congress “To avoid a tsunami that could put millions of people out on the street, Congress should extend and expand the national eviction moratorium, provide emergency rental…