A category 4 hurricane like Harvey has a way of exposing the weaknesses in a city’s housing infrastructure. Arbor Court Apartments in Houston, Texas is a glaring example of that.
Arbor Court…
Since the 1980s, cities across America have created nuisance and crime-free ordinances as a means of decreasing illegal and dangerous activities from taking place in rental properties. However, as…
Richmond, Virginia
Advocates in Virginia, including NLIHC state partner the Virginia Housing Alliance, invited elected officials to tour the construction site of the New Clay House, a permanent…
Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing Supports 50th Anniversary of Fair Housing
The Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing (OCAH) celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act…
Update from Our Homes, Our Voices Housing Week of Action:
Action Outside of HUD’s Office
By Rhoda Gibson, Co-Founder of Mass ADAPT
This past year, the administration has proposed many threats to…
An Overview of Representative Dennis Ross’s Bill to Cut Housing Benefits:
Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) has released a draft bill that would cut housing benefits that help low income families…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the largest national affordable housing program in the U.S. By 2030, nearly half a million current LIHTC units, or nearly a quarter of the total stock…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
Hurricane Florence
General
Early estimates of property damage from Hurricane Florence range between $17 billion and $22 billion, but could be higher depending on flooding.
Solomon Towers, a…
