HUD Offers Trainings to Address Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Adds Public Housing Module to the Lead Safe Housing Rule Toolkit
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is conducting three trainings to review federal lead regulations and discuss the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) Amendment for pre-1978…
NLIHC Invites Nominations for 2023 Organizing Awards
As communities face rising rents and housing costs, housing advocates are organizing at the state and local levels to keep renters stably housed and enact long-term solutions. NLIHC’s annual…
Study Finds Improved Health Outcomes for Voucher-Using Households
A study published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the effectiveness of voucher programs in improving housing and health outcomes for low-income households. The study…
Research Finds Extended-Stay Rental Properties Have Significantly Higher Eviction Rates Than Other Multifamily Properties
A new study from Rutgers University, “Corporate Landlords and Pandemic and Prepandemic Evictions in Las Vegas,” analyzes eviction filing patterns in extended-stay multifamily rental properties and…
Renters More Likely Than Homeowners to See Housing Affordability as a Critical Election Issue
Source: Apartment List, “Why the Voter Turnout Gap between Renters and Homeowners May Finally Be Narrowing,” October 2022, https://bit.ly/3h21Hy7
Report Identifies Missed Opportunities in Implementation of New Jersey’s Fair Housing Act, Makes Recommendations to Accelerate Affordable Housing Development
A new report by Fair Share Housing Center, Untapped Resources: How New Jersey Can Leverage State Financing and Land for Affordable Housing, outlines the legislative history of New Jersey’s “Fair…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions) project. The ERASE project coordinator will work with the senior director and ERASE team to support the…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 30
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of October 30: “Housing task force has good ideas, but it must protect renters, too” Journal Gazette, November…
Where to Find Us – November 7
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Partnership for Strong Communities 2022 Connecticut Affordable Housing Conference – Keynote Speaker, Virtual, November…
Join CHCDF Sign-On Letter to Push for Increased Funding for Vital HUD Programs in FY2023!
Congressional leaders have left Capitol Hill to campaign in their home districts and states in the run-up to Election Day, but Congressional and appropriations staff have continued behind-the-scenes…
Take Action to Ensure the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Addresses the Needs of People with the Lowest Incomes
The U.S. Congress may enact a tax extenders package before the end of 2022. Many tax provisions are authorized for only a set number of years, forcing Congress to reevaluate them periodically and…