House Subcommittee Assesses Community Reinvestment Act Impacts on Discrimination and Redlining
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing on April 9 to assess the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and its impact on discrimination…
Senator Rubio Reintroduces Legislation to Improve HUD’s Property Inspection Process and Enforcement
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced on April 11 the “HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019.” The legislation aims to improve federal housing inspections and to hold landlords…
Take Action: Tell Congress to Pass Robust Disaster Aid Package
Senators and representatives are back in their home states for April recess and they need to hear from you! Please contact your senators and representatives and urge them to immediately pass a robust…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 15, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/25). Federal Action…
Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Calls on Congress to Prioritize Housing Affordability
The Opportunity Starts at Home's multi-sector affordable homes campaign Steering Committee sent a letter on April 9 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,…
NLIHC Provides Comprehensive Preliminary Summary of Proposed Section 3 Rule
NLIHC has prepared a comprehensive preliminary summary and initial analysis of HUD’s proposed changes to the 1994 interim Section 3 regulations (see Memo, 4/8). There are three potentially positive…
Webinar on Passing Protections against Predatory Rent-to-Own Contracts, April 16
The Illinois General Assembly passed a law in 2017 (SB885) that protects would-be homeowners from predatory rent-to-own contracts, effective January 1, 2018. After a resurgence of predatory marketing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 7
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 7. "Central Florida one of the worst in nation for affordable housing, report shows,” WTSP.com, April…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Policy Analyst
NLIHC seeks a housing policy analyst responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in action on federal policy and regulatory activities…
Where to Find Us – April 15
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Housing California Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA, April 16 NACEDA…
Hundreds Convene to Seize the Moment for Bold Affordable Housing Solutions in Washington, DC, March 27-29
Nearly 500 affordable housing advocates and providers, resident leaders, researchers, and policy makers from around the country attended the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Movement for…