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Tenant Talk Live calls/webinars provide opportunities for residents to connect with NLIHC and one another, to share best practices, and to learn how to be more involved in influencing federal housing policies and to lead in their communities. Normally held once a month, Tenant Talk Live is now being offered more frequently to inform and learn from resident and tenant leaders are organizing throughout the country.
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Memo to Members and Partners Articles
NLIHC Invites Readers to Complete a Short Survey about Necessary Federal Tenant Protections
NLIHC has always called for greater tenant protections on a national scale, such as source-of-income protections, right to counsel, and the expansion, strengthening, and enforcement of the “Fair Housing Act…
By Laura Ramos, NLIHC Tenant Leader Cohort and President of E.A.C.H. Rolls, Inc.
Most people with disabilities have heard of accessibility rights for those who need wheelchair accessible housing or for those with service or emotional support animals. However, many people have never heard of “…
By Monique Blossom, Policy Analyst, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center
Advocates across Louisiana have been working for a decade to create a more inclusive process for individuals involved in the criminal legal system who are applying for housing.
The “Fair Housing Act” does not explicitly…
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC
Public housing
According to federal regulation 24 CFR 964, usually referred to as “Section 964,” public housing residents have the right to organize and elect a resident council. A resident council is composed of a group of public housing residents representing their…