Additional Coronavirus Updates – December 7, 2020
National Updates The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) announced on December 2 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 7, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
National CAPACD Posts CDC Eviction Moratorium Tenant Declaration in 18 Asian American/Pacific Islander Languages
The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), in partnership with the Alliance for Housing Justice, the National Housing Law Project, and the National Low…
Community Catalyst Urges Federal Action on Housing Instability & Medicaid Coverage
Community Catalyst, a national advocacy organization working to build consumer and community leadership to transform the American health system, recently published an issue brief urging federal…
Rural Housing Service Sends Letter on VAWA Compliance to Multi-Family Housing Program Staff
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued on November 23 an Unnumbered Letter providing guidance to RHS Multi-Family Housing program staff on complying…
HUD PIH Issues Remote Video HQS Inspection Guidance
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2020-31 on November 12 providing guidance on how public housing agencies (PHAs) can conduct Housing Quality Standards (HQS)…
Appeals Court Halts DHS Public Charge Rule for Judicial Districts and States Represented in Case
In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision made in the lower courts that granted a preliminary injunction in a multistate lawsuit against the Department of…
Housing Assistance Improves Health and Well-Being, Reduces Returns to Homelessness
A working paper from a PhD candidate at the UCLA Department of Economics, “Housing the Homeless: The Effect of Housing Assistance on Recidivism to Homelessness, Economic, and Social Outcomes,” finds…
End of State Eviction Moratoriums Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Excess COVID Cases
Source: Leifheit et al., “Expiring Eviction Moratoriums and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality, 2020.
Nominate An Organization or Campaign for NLIHC’s 2021 Organizing Awards Today!
NLIHC encourages affordable housing advocates to submit applications or nominations for the 2021 Annual Organizing Awards today! Two awards will be granted for achievements in expanding housing…
Washington, D.C. Expands Rental Assistance and Hotel Sheltering as COVID-19 Cases Rise
As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the country, Washington D.C.’s Department of Human Services (DHS), under the leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, is expanding its Pandemic Emergency Program for…