NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Biden-Harris Administration Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
Washington, D.C. – The Biden-Harris administration announced today new actions and released a Blueprint to strengthen and enforce critical renter protections. Strengthening and enforcing renter…
January 25, 2023New Report Released on Tenant Protections and Emergency Rental Assistance
A descriptive analysis of more than 130 new state and local policies related to tenant protections and emergency rental assistance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, DC– The…
January 20, 2022NLIHC Releases State and Local ERA Tenant Protections Database
In collaboration with NLIHC’s state and local partners, the End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) team announces the release of our State and Local ERA Tenant Protections Database, a resource…
October 25, 2021Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center Seeks Advocates’ Perspectives through Residential Stability Survey
The Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center is conducting research on policy approaches to improving residential stability and the tenant-landlord framework. As part of the research, the Center…
October 12, 2021Freddie Mac Announces Tenant Protections for Future Manufactured Housing Community Transactions
Freddie Mac announced on September 13 that, effective immediately, all future manufactured housing community transactions will include new tenant protections that exceed current state and local…
September 20, 2021Weak 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…
July 26, 2021FHFA Extends COVID-19 Multifamily Forbearance through September 30
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on June 3 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will continue to offer coronavirus forbearance to multifamily property owners with…
June 7, 2021FHFA Extends Multifamily Mortgage Forbearance and Eviction Prevention
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on March 4 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend to June 30 mortgage forbearance for multifamily property owners…
March 8, 2021HUD PIH Summarizes Public Housing Tenant Protection Voucher Policies
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) created “Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) for Public Housing Actions,” a summary of its current policies regarding Tenant Protection Vouchers (TBVs).…
June 22, 2020Massachusetts Advocates Celebrate Passage of Strong Statewide Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed an eviction and foreclosure moratorium bill (H.4647) on April 20 creating some of the strongest…
May 4, 2020NHLP and NLIHC Send Letter to HUD Secretary Carson Urging Tenant Protections
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and NLIHC sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on April 21 urging HUD to take additional steps to protect tenants and maximize existing resources to house…
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