Michigan Advocates Push Source-of-Income Discrimination Bills across the Finish Line
Michigan housing advocates achieved a major victory on December 11, when the Michigan Senate passed House Bills 4062 and 4063, the final two bills in a five-bill package intended to promote housing…
Black Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Residents Eligible for Choice Mobility Option More Likely to Move Than Other Residents
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Office of Policy Development & Research analysis of data from Office of Public and Indian Housing…
Evaluation Finds Use of Choice Mobility Option among Residents of Rental Assistance Demonstration Properties Remains Low
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has released an evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program’s Choice Mobility Option. RAD helps to preserve affordable…
OSAH Campaign Releases Article Exploring Connections between Affordable Housing and K-12 Achievement Gap
NLIHC’s Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has released a new article exploring the role of housing instability in exacerbating the K-12 achievement gap and summarizing the positive impacts…
Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition Releases Webinar Recording on Threats to Immigrant Families in 2025
The Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF) released a recording of its December 18 webinar, “Post-Election State of Play: Addressing Threats to Immigrant Families in 2025,” as well as slides…
Section 538 Rural Housing Program Introduces Priority Scoring Criteria for LITHC Properties Waiving Right to Qualified Contracts
The Federal Register posted a notice on December 19 that establishes new Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing program (Section 538) priority scoring criteria for Low Income Housing Tax Credit…
White House Council of Economic Advisors Releases Analysis of Costs of Pricing Algorithms in Rental Housing
The White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released a report on December 17 detailing the impact of rental housing price algorithms on the cost of rent. The report shows that such algorithms…
Celebrate NLIHC’s 2025 Leadership Awards Honorees: Senator Tina Smith, Susan Thomas, Mac McCreight, and Rob Robinson!
Join NLIHC in honoring our 2025 Housing Leadership Awards recipients: Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), Susan Thomas, Mac McCreight, and Rob Robinson. The NLIHC Housing Leadership Awards celebrate…
Congress Passes Funding Deal and Disaster Aid Package to Prevent Government Shutdown
Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law on December 21 a bill to temporarily extend funding for the federal government and provide much needed assistance to communities and…
HUD Publishes Final 30-Day Eviction Notice Rule
HUD published a final rule, “30-Day Notification Requirements Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent,” in the Federal Register on December 13. The rule requires tenants to receive a…
Senator Smith (D-MN) Introduces “Mapping Housing Discrimination Act”
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the “Mapping Housing Discrimination Act” (S.5534) in the U.S. Senate last week. The bill would support efforts to map and digitize data on racially restrictive…