Join May 15 “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar on Engaging Legislative Bodies and Holding Federal Agencies Accountable
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for tenant and resident leaders – on Monday, May 15, at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will join the call to…
Resources from 5/1 Tenant Talk Live Are Now Available!
During this week’s Tenant Talk Live, attendees were joined by advocates from Save Section 9, a tenant-led organization that works to educate and mobilize public housing tenants around the…
NLIHC Invites Cover Art Submissions for Summer Edition of Tenant Talk!
NLIHC invites you to submit your original artwork for a chance to be featured on the cover of this summer’s edition of Tenant Talk! Entries should address the theme of this summer’s edition: the role…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 5, 2023
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hampered efforts to ensure that federal civil rights law is being followed in the distribution of disaster mitigation funding in Texas,…
Join Monday’s (May 8) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join Monday’s (May 8) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Natasha Duarte and Mariah de Leon of Upturn will overview ways for advocates to weigh in on tenant screening regulations…
Spring into Action: A Creative Campaign to Tell Congress #CutsHurt
The nation could default on its debt as soon as June 1 if congressional leaders and the White House do not reach an agreement to lift the debt ceiling. Despite the likely harm posed by a default,…
States and Localities Have Passed More Than 200 New Tenant Protections Since January 2021
Since January 2021, states and localities around the U.S. have passed or implemented more than 200 new policies and protections aimed at diverting the threat of eviction and keeping renters stably…
Recap of 4/24 National HoUSed Campaign Call
NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on April 24. Attendees heard the latest news from Capitol Hill regarding U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) harmful proposal to…
NLIHC’s The Gap 2023 Now Available in Spanish!
NLIHC has released The Gap: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles, a Spanish-language edition of its annual report on the shortage of homes affordable and available to the lowest-income renters. The…
NLIHC’s Diane Yentel Testifies in Support of Bipartisan Legislation Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on April 26 at a hearing, “Building Consensus to Address Housing Challenges,” in…
House Republicans Pass Disastrous Budget Proposal Gutting HUD Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26 a harmful budget proposal that would lift the debt ceiling in exchange for dramatic cuts to domestic spending, including funding for affordable…