Coronavirus Updates – September 20, 2021
National Updates Congress The House Financial Services Committee voted 28 to 22 to approve the “Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act.” Learn more about the emergency rental assistance…
Treasury Department Issues New ERA Guidance on Self-Attestation, Advance Payments, and Documentation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on August 25 issued an updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) document to support state and local governments in expediting the distribution of emergency rental…
Categorical Eligibility and Fact-Specific Proxies Decrease Documentation Burden for ERA Program Recipients
As Treasury Department Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs continue to ramp up, many face application backlogs. Guidance from the department in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQ)…
White House Hosts Virtual Event on State and Local Efforts to Distribute ERA and Prevent Evictions
The White House hosted a virtual event on September 8 to highlight cities, counties, and states that are leading the way on rapidly delivering emergency rental assistance (ERA) and protecting tenants…
Coronavirus Updates – September 13, 2021
National Updates Congress House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) released on August 31 a new episode of “Clyburn Chronicles,” the congressman’s podcast, featuring NLIHC’s Diane Yentel discussing…
ERA Programs Increase Flexibilities
NLIHC has been closely tracking Treasury Department Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs since programs began in February 2021. Between April and September 1, some administrators have made…
Attorney General Garland Urges Legal Community to Take Action to Prevent Evictions
Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a letter on August 30 calling on the legal community to volunteer to confront the ongoing housing and eviction crisis. The letter urges members of the legal…
NHLP Memorandum Urges HUD to Protect Residents from Eviction, Cites HUD’s Existing Authority
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a memorandum to high-level HUD career staff and to Erika Poethig of the White House Domestic Policy Council detailing HUD’s existing statutory and…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – September 7, 2021
National Updates Congress Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) led over 60 of their House colleagues in writing to…
Treasury, HUD, and DOJ Urge State and Local Government Leaders to Take Immediate Action to Prevent Evictions
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a letter on August 27 to state and local government leaders urging them to take immediate action…
Preliminary Evaluation of CDC Eviction Moratorium Shows Significant Decrease in Eviction Filings
Eviction Lab released “Preliminary Analysis: 11 months of the CDC Moratorium,” an evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium as it existed between…