A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios,…
A new article by Rahim Kurwa, “The New Man in the House Rules: How the Regulation of Housing Vouchers Turns Personal Bonds into Eviction Liabilities,” explores the impacts on families of regulations…
The Clark County (Nevada) Commission unanimously passed emergency protections for renters impacted by the coronavirus. The ordinance, passed on August 4 after being introduced and championed by…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness, Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) discussed the latest updates from Capitol…
A study in the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, “The Limits of Good Law: A Study of Housing Court Outcomes,” finds that few renters in New York City eviction cases are…
The executive order signed on August 8 by President Trump is an empty shell of a promise that does nothing to prevent evictions and homelessness and acts only to mislead renters into believing that…
Negotiations between congressional leaders and the White House broke down over the weekend as President Trump issued four executive orders and memorandums on August 8 purporting to extend protections…
NLIHC partnered with nine other institutes and organizations to release a report on August 7 indicating that without significant federal intervention, 30-40 million people in the US are at risk of…
The House Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing on July 23 on "The HEROES Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from COVID-19.” Witnesses included Shaun Donovan, former HUD…
Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA), along with seventeen Democratic co-sponsors, introduced the “We Need Eviction Data Now Act” (H.R. 7743) on July 23. The bill would…
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 20. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed the current…
