tenant screening

Washington, D.C. – HUD today released a preview of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to make substantive updates to the Department’s guidance to owners and operators of HUD-assisted housing on…

Join today’s (November 15) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4:00 pm ET. We will discuss the latest developments on the “Build Back Better Act,” its historic affordable housing…

On our most recent (November 8) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we provided updates on the “Build Back Better Act,” discussed a new action on consumer financial…

Join today’s (November 8) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will share the latest updates on the “Build Back Better Act” and discuss what advocates can do to help ensure Congress…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued on November 4 an advisory opinion affirming that consumer reporting companies (including tenant-screening companies) engaging in “name-matching…

In preparation for the end of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium on July 31, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on July 1 issued a warning to…

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on May 17 signed the state’s “COVID-19 Emergency Housing Act” (HB 2877) into law, providing robust protections for Illinois renters and homeowners. The new state law…

During the most recent national call on HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing, we received an update on the extension and enforcement of the CDC eviction moratorium, discussed the housing…

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed on September 13 an ordinance that establishes historic new tenant protections. The ordinance limits tenant screening practices by landlords on the…