The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), National Women’s Law Center (NLWC), National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and 104 other organizations sent a letter asking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to suspend all non-emergency rulemaking until after the end of the declared national emergency. Main Address. A key factor: The Washington Post covered COVID-19’s impact on low income renters and what happens when a tenant is evicted during a The U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Small Business Administration Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt issued a The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children and Families The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition will continue to push for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and eviction prevention assistance, a national moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, and emergency funds for homelessness service providers, housing authorities, and housing providers, among other recommendations. Watch the discussion As coronavirus housing protections expire, experts and advocates “We’re about to face this perfect storm for people of color in this country in a few weeks when we have a wave of evictions dealing with the pandemic and its effects that have already hit communities of color and low-income communities the hardest,” said former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and former presidential candidate Last Week with John Oliver addressed the looming eviction crisis on last night’s episode. Read her full remarks The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition will continue to push for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and eviction prevention assistance, a national moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, and emergency funds for homelessness service providers, housing authorities, and housing providers, among other recommendations. For more information, download our recommendations on the federal response to the coronavirus below.
Listen to the episode The National Housing Law Project surveyed 100 legal aid and civil rights attorneys in 38 states. It also includes some guidance for planning and applying for these reimbursements.This is a webinar covering the basics of COVID-19 and how best to put in place safety measures.This Q&A with the Office of MFH Programs includes information on how the office is ensuring Fair Housing obligations will be met, property managers’ options for isolating or utilizing vacant unites for quarantine, disinfecting common spaces and more.