New Report Shows How People with Disabilities Would Benefit from Housing Voucher Expansion
A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “More Housing Vouchers Needed to Help People With Disabilities Afford Stable Homes in the Community,” identifies an unmet need for…
More than Half of Renters Behind on Rent to Small-Scale Landlords are Unaware of Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Source: Urban Institute, “With Just a Month Left of the Eviction Moratorium, Many Mom-and-Pop Landlords and Tenants Are Still Unaware of Federal Rental Assistance,” 2021. Survey conducted in May…
Oregon Legislature Passes Bills to Expand Renter Protections and Increase Affordable Housing Supply
The Oregon legislature passed several bills during the 2021 legislative session to build and maintain affordable housing, protect renters, and address homelessness. Budget bills S.B. 5505, H.B. 5006…
NHLP Webinar to Address the Fight to Save Section 515 Rural Housing
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on July 14 at 3 pm ET to inform advocates on how they can protect low-income residents of private housing that has Rural Development (RD)…
HAC Webinar to Discuss Energy Efficient Affordable Housing
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) will hold a webinar on “Strategies for Achieving Energy Efficient, Affordable Housing” on July 14 at 2 pm ET. The webinar will offer insight into energy-efficient…
Enterprise Community Partners Webinar to Discuss Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy
Enterprise Community Partners will hold the first webinar in a four-part series titled, “Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy: How Residential Protections Can Ensure the Preservation of the…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46 billion) appropriated by Congress reaches…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 4
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 4: “Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions,” Associated Press, July 4 at: https://…
Join National Call-In Day on July 15 to Tell Congress that Housing is Infrastructure!
NLIHC and other national leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) are leading a national call-in day on July 15 to tell Congress that housing is vital…
Take Action: Urge Your Members of Congress to Join Dear Colleague Letter in Support of HoUSed Campaign’s Infrastructure Priorities!
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter urging congressional leaders to include the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities in any…
Senator Merkley Introduces “HOME Act” with Enhanced Renter Protections and Robust Resources for Affordable Housing
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on June 29 the “Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act,” a comprehensive bill that, if enacted, would provide robust resources for the…