National Housing Law Project Housing Law Bulletin

Special Notice to California IOLTA Field Programs
of Services Provided by NHLP

Project Description

The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) is a national housing law and policy support center with over 27 years of service to advocates of low-income clients on issues affecting the housing needs of poor people. Working in daily partnership with a community of legal services, public interest and pro bono attorneys, tenant organizations, nonprofit developers, civil rights and anti-poverty organizations, the Project has preserved hundreds of thousands of units of affordable housing for low-income families and established many of the fundamental rights now enjoyed by poor tenants and homeowners.

Support Services Provided

Legal Technical Assistance and Consultation: NHLP responds to thousands of requests each year from legal services and other attorneys serving poor people. Priority is given to requests regarding public and HUD-assisted housing, fair housing and selected rural housing matters.

Dissemination of Information: NHLP meets the special information needs of housing advocates by disseminating current information about policy and legal developments through monthly issues of the Housing Law Bulletin, special mailings, packets and training events. The Project also publishes the definitive practitioners' manuals on the rights of tenants and homeowners in HUD and rural housing programs.

Training: Training is available to IOLTA-funded advocates in California; frequency and location of training is limited according to program resources and advocacy needs.

Policy Assistance: Through our office in Washington, D.C., NHLP facilitates the representation of eligible clients before the United States Congress and federal agencies. NHLP helps to shape federal housing law and regulations by answering requests for information from members of Congress and agency officials regarding legislation and agency policies and practices that affect the housing needs of poor people.