Weak Landlord-Tenant Laws Can Increase Post-Disaster Eviction Rates
A new paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Preventing Evictions after Disasters: The Role of Landlord-Tenant Law,” examines how landlord-tenant laws in four states affected eviction rates following…
Maine Passes Eviction Prevention and Affordable Housing Legislation
The Maine Legislature on June 10 passed key legislation and allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for affordable housing. The legislation will create a commission to address zoning and…
Terner Center Examines Impact of Pandemic on Small Rental Property Owners and Implications for Tenants
The Terner Center released a report, “The Uneven Impact of the Pandemic on the Tenants and Owners of Small Rental Properties,” documenting the results of a survey of 1,690 owners of one- to four-unit…
California Advocates Celebrate Renter-Relief Bills
California advocates are celebrating the passage of multiple state bills that provide funding for affordable housing and protections for renters. Specific provisions include a strong FY21 budget, an…
Join Chairwoman Maxine Waters on today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing, 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (July 12) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) will join us to discuss her soon-to-be-introduced “Housing is Infrastructure Act” and “…
Enterprise Community Partners Webinar to Discuss Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy
Enterprise Community Partners will hold the first webinar in a four-part series titled, “Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy: How Residential Protections Can Ensure the Preservation of the…
Urban Displacement Project Releases Housing Precarity Risk Model
The Urban Displacement Project at the University of California at Berkeley has released its Housing Precarity Risk Model (HPRM) Dashboard, which maps neighborhood-level risk of eviction and low-…
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for One Month, President Biden Activates Whole of Government to Prevent Evictions
The Biden administration announced on June 25 that it will extend through July 31 the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and it will implement…
NLIHC Calls on Treasury to Better Allow Household Relocation
NLIHC joined other national organizations on a letter calling on the Department of Treasury to allow emergency rental assistance (ERA) grantees to establish a rental assistance standard for rehousing…
NHLP Webinar Materials Available on Coping with End of CDC Eviction Moratorium
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) held a June 16 webinar on “Zen and the Art of Residential Eviction Defense: Coping with the End of the CDC Moratorium.” Webinar slides, recording, and other…
From the Field: Maryland Becomes Second State to Enact Right to Counsel for Eviction Proceedings
The expected enactment of H.B.18, “Access to Counsel in Evictions,” will make Maryland the second state in the nation, after Washington state, to ensure a legal right to counsel. Maryland…