National Updates
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA on August 25 announced additional steps it will take to support its tenants and owners. The USDA will offer additional support to property…
Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by climate change-driven disasters across the country, including the catastrophic flooding in Tennessee, Tropical Storm Henri, Tropical Storm Fred, and…
NLIHC signed on to four letters in support of HUD’s proposed rule that would reinstate the 2013 Disparate Impact Rule (see Memo, 6/28). Two of the letters provide overarching reasons for reinstating…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently released an article discussing the connections between housing affordability, housing stability, and…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Locked Out: The Systematic Exclusion of Poor Renters from Federally Subsidized Housing,” examined the admissions policies of 108 Rhode Island public housing…
The 2021 fall issue of NLIHC’s Tenant Talk is coming soon and you don't want to miss out!
Tenant Talk is a semi-annual newsletter created by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) to…
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) will hold a virtual event, “Meeting the Moment: Reversing Legacies of Exclusion and Disinvestment,” on Thursday, September 30 from 1 to 5:30 pm ET. Dr.…
Minnesota has implemented statewide tenant protections to prevent evictions: until June 2022, landlords cannot file for eviction for non-payment of rent against any tenant who has a pending…
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Maya Ward-Caldwell as our fund development intern for the fall. Maya is a senior pursuing a B.A. in sociology with a minor in history that focuses on African American and…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel begins NLIHC’s 2020 Annual Report commenting, “The pandemic made starkly clear that housing is healthcare and the collective harm that comes from allowing…
“Supreme Court’s Decision Opens Door to Millions of Evictions,” New York Times, August 27 at: https://nyti.ms/3jntMP9
“Millions of Americans face financial cliff as eviction ban, unemployment aid…
