HUD Files Legal Brief Supporting Resident’s Right to Remain in their Homes...
HUD filed an amicus brief through the U.S. Department of Justice to the Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit supporting a tenant’s position that the enhanced voucher (EV) statute requires owners to...
View ArticleNFHA Releases 2017 Fair Housing Trends Report
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) released its 2018 Fair Housing Trends Report: Making Every Neighborhood a Place of Opportunity. The report examines some of the fair housing successes and...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – May 7
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 article in...
View ArticleDHRC Submits Comments on Florida Action Plan for Disaster Recovery
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted comments on May 4 on Florida’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan. While the road to recovery...
View ArticleJoin Sign-On Letter Urging Senator Nelson to Include DHAP in FAA...
Please join NLIHC and nearly 200 other organizations in signing onto a letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL), urging him to include...
View ArticleRegister Today to Attend the Opportunity Starts at Home Informational Event...
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign will be hosting an informational session on Thursday, May 10 from 3:00-5:00 pm ET at the 20 F Street NW Conference Center in...
View ArticleMembers of Congress Raise Concerns about Trump Administration’s Proposals to...
Members of Congress sent letters to HUD Secretary Ben Carson expressing their concerns about the agency’s proposals to raise rents and impose work requirements on HUD-assisted households.In a joint...
View ArticleTrump Administration to Propose Rescissions Package that Would Cut Essential...
The Trump administration is expected to submit a proposal as soon as May 8, to rescind $15 billion from old spending accounts. Unlike previous plans to cut funding, this request will not rescind...
View ArticleJoin May 10 Webinar to Learn More about Proposals to Cut Housing Benefits;...
NLIHC and partner organizations invite you to join advocates from across the country on a May 10 webinar about new proposals from the Trump administration and Congress that would cut housing benefits...
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Wave of Local Actions Call for Increased Federal Investments in Affordable...
The 2018 Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action is underway, and the activities of advocates around the country are gaining the attention of policy makers. This year’s Week of Action...
View ArticleHUD Issues State Allocations of $266.8 Million for the National Housing Trust...
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced how $266.8 million in national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) resources are allocated in 2018 to each state, the District of Columbia,...
View ArticleNational Low Income Housing Coalition Applauds Congressional Democrats’...
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), and Boston Mayor Martin...
View ArticleNational Low Income Housing Coalition Commends Advocacy Organizations for...
Washington, DC - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) commends the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and Texas Appleseed for filing a...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 9, 2018
GeneralIn response to FEMA’s Fact Sheet: Myths vs. Facts – FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, NLIHC--on behalf of the DHRC--has set the record straight with its own fact sheet: FEMA’s...
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Reminder: Join Today's Webinar to Learn More About Proposals to Cut Housing...
Reminder: Join Today’s Webinar to Learn More About Proposals to Cut Housing Benefits NLIHC and partner organizations invite you to join advocates from across the country to learn about new proposals...
View ArticleAdvocates Sue HUD over AFFH Rule Suspension
Three advocacy organizations filed suit against HUD for suspending until October 31, 2020, the obligation of jurisdictions to submit an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) as required by the Affirmatively...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - May 14
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 (for the...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on CDBG-DR
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight will hold a hearing to examine the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program. Witnesses have not yet been announced. The...
View ArticleDisaster Recovery State Action Plans
The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico released on May 3 and May 10 their draft Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plans for public comment until May 17 and May 25,...
View ArticleMore than 200 Organizations Send Letter Urging Senate Leaders to Include DHAP...
NLIHC and 212 organizations from the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition sent a letter on May 11 to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-WI) and...
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