The CDC Can and Must Act to Prevent National Eviction Crisis
The National Low Income Housing Coalition joined by over 1,500 organizations in urging the CDC to extend its eviction moratorium WASHINGTON, DC– President Trump is threatening to oppose the…
December 26, 2020Statement from NLIHC on Bipartisan Agreement on Emergency Relief for Renters and Urgency of Bill Passage
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of senators and representatives will soon release a compromise coronavirus relief package, including $25 billion in emergency rental assistance and a one-month…
December 14, 2020CHCDF Urges Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Housing and Community Development in Fiscal Year 2021
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), a coalition of over 70 national housing and community development organizations led by NLIHC, sent on November 30 a letter to…
December 7, 2020New Research Indicates Evictions Increase COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
Two recent publications from a team of interdisciplinary researchers document the profound impact of evictions on COVID-19 transmission and mortality. “Pandemic Housing Policy: Examining the…
December 7, 2020Unpaid Rent May Be as High as $34 Billion by End of the Year
A report from Stout, “Analysis of Current and Expected Rental Shortfall and Potential Evictions in the U.S.,” finds that between 9.7 and 14.2 million households, accounting for 23.3 to 34 million…
October 5, 2020Federal District Court Declines to Stay Massachusetts Eviction Moratorium
An eviction moratorium enacted by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (MA) in April put a pause on all “non-essential” evictions, including evictions for nonpayment of rent, for no fault or no cause…
October 5, 2020National Eviction Moratorium Takes Effect, But Work Remains
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) took the extraordinary and unprecedented action of issuing a national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent to temporarily halt evictions to help…
September 8, 2020Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (September 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Matthew Desmond and Peter Hepburn of the Eviction Lab will provide an update on the…
September 8, 2020Preliminary Research Shows Evictions Contribute to Spread of COVID-19
A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios,…
September 8, 2020Plurality of Renters Reporting Housing Insecurity Earn Less than $25,000 a Year
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Pulse Survey, July 16-21.
September 8, 2020Study Examines “Man in the House” Rules in the Voucher Program
A new article by Rahim Kurwa, “The New Man in the House Rules: How the Regulation of Housing Vouchers Turns Personal Bonds into Eviction Liabilities,” explores the impacts on families of regulations…
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