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February 4, 2020 | Articles

NHLP Condemns Implementation of Public Charge Rule

WASHINGTON, DC/SAN FRANCISCO – On January 27, 2020, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a nationwide injunction allowing the “Public Charge”...

Tags: Fair housing

November 19, 2019 | Articles

NHLP’s Deborah Thrope quoted in recent RAD housing article from nextcity.org/

Deborah Thorpe of the San Francisco-based National Housing Law Project agrees that RAD is one of the best shots that public housing funding has...

Tags: Rental Assistance Demonstration

April 23, 2019 | Articles

NHLP Denounces HUD’s Proposed Noncitizen Rule

On April 17, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed rule for Congressional review that would prohibit...

Tags: Fair housing, Federal Policy, Immigration

August 30, 2018 | Articles

Plan to power California with all renewable energy heads to Jerry Brown

The plan to power California with all renewable energy has cleared a major hurdle, through the Senate Bill 100, introduced by...

Tags: Energy, Energy Efficiency

May 8, 2018 | Articles

Achieving Housing Choice and Mobility in the Voucher Program: Recommendations for the Administration

An article by NHLP’s Deborah Thrope appears in the latest edition of the ABA Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law (Vol. 27-1). The...

Tags: Fair housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, HUD Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD Preservation

April 18, 2018 | Articles

April 18, 2018: NHLP Welcomes New Litigation Director

Eric Dunn joins the National Housing Law Project as the Director of Litigation. Eric is a national expert on tenants’ rights and consumer law issues.

April 4, 2018 | Articles

April 4, 2018: NHLP Quoted in Article Addressing Rental Assistance Demonstration

NHLP staff attorney and RAD expert, Jessie Cassella, told The Intercept that one important issue highlighted by GAO is that HUD has been relying largely...

Tags: Rental Assistance Demonstration