NLIHC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Suit Against Jackson County Administrative Order Undermining CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
NLIHC was joined by Wake Forest University law professor Emily Benfer in an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of KC Tenants, a tenants’…
Survey of Affordable Senior Housing Providers Finds COVID-19 in Majority of Communities
A survey of affordable senior housing providers conducted in early October by LeadingAge found that nearly 60% of respondents were aware of confirmed COVID-19 cases in their properties. Nearly 70% of…
Federal Reserve Analyzes Renters’ Confidence and Ability to Pay on Time During COVID-19
An article published by the Federal Reserve, “Improving Housing Payment Projections during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” examines the relationship between renters’ confidence about paying next month’s rent…
Senate Adjourns without Reaching Deal on Coronavirus Relief
The Senate adjourned for recess on October 26 without passing a new coronavirus relief bill. Negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a new…
HUD HOPWA Does Not Count $400 Extra Unemployment Benefit as Income
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced that the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program will exclude from income calculations the $400 per week (or, in…
Join NLIHC National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join Monday’s (November 2) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss a federal district court judge’s denial of a preliminary injunction of…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s October 26 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed increased eviction filings by corporate landlords, heard about updates to the Framework for an…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - November 2, 2020
Reporting Bloomberg CityLab reports on lawsuits seeking to overturn the CDC moratorium. The article notes NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel’s concerns that landlords seeking to pressure or…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 2, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition stands ready to convene and support disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households,…
New Dashboard from UnidosUS Tracks COVID Housing Data for Latino Community
A new interactive dashboard released by UnidosUS in partnership with the Population Reference Bureau provides recent data on the impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities across a range of issues. The…
New Research Finds Transit Development Has Limited Effect on Displacement
Research published in Housing Policy Debate, “Investigating Transit-Induced Displacement Using Eviction Data,” finds limited evidence that new transit development increases eviction rates in…