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May 2, 2025 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project On Trump’s Destructive Budget Proposal: Axing Life-Saving Programs Endangers Our Families

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Executive Director Shamus Roller in response to Trump’s “skinny...

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May 2, 2025 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project Urges HUD to Protect Tenants from Housing Discrimination and Withdraw AFFH Update

Trump’s AFFH Update Attacks Civil Rights and Contradicts Long-Established Fair Housing Law WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today submitted...

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April 15, 2025 | Press Release

San Diego Tenants Union Lawsuit To Protect Tenants From Illegal Rent Hikes Continues

Voucher Tenants and Tenant Organizers Are Fighting to Stop San Diego Housing Commission’s Unlawful Practices That Divert Critical Government Funding to Private Landlord Profits SAN...

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March 5, 2025 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project on Congressional Joint Address: We Must Protect Working Tenants And Homeowners

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by Executive Director Shamus Roller in response to the Joint Address of...

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February 28, 2025 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project Leads 200+ Orgs In New Letter Urging Congress To Protect Tenants From Avoidable Evictions

Amid Proposed Massive HUD Cuts, Real Estate Industry-Backed Legislation Would Make it Easier to Evict Tenants in HUD and USDA Housing  WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National...

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February 14, 2025 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project on Trump Admin’s Unlawful Assault on Consumer Protection Watchdog: Working People Will Suffer

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Supervising Attorney Lisa Sitkin in response to the Trump administration’s...

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February 10, 2025 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Opposes Corporate Real Estate Legislation That Would Make It Easier to Evict Tenants in HUD and USDA Housing

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Eviction Initiative Project Director Marie Claire Tran-Leung in response to the...

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January 28, 2025 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Statement On Trump Directive To Pause Federal Grants And Loans

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Executive Director Shamus Roller in response to Trump’s Office of Management and...

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January 9, 2025 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Celebrates President Jimmy Carter’s Legacy On Housing

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Executive Director Shamus Roller on the passing of President Jimmy...

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December 13, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Applauds HUD’s Final Rule On 30 Day Notice

30 Day Notice Prevents Evictions and Keeps HUD-Assisted Tenants Housed WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Eviction Initiative...

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November 7, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Statement on the Election: We’re Ready to Fight for Tenants and Save Our Homes

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by Executive Director Shamus Roller in response to the election results:...

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October 29, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Publishes Visionary Plan For Next President To Tackle Housing Crisis

Recommendations Include Protecting Tenants, Preserving Affordable Homes, Increasing Homeownership, Expanding and Improving Rural Housing, and Bolstering the Voucher Program WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project...

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October 24, 2024 | Press Release

Millennia Resistance Campaign Statement On Federal Raid Of Millennia Ceo Frank Sinito

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Millennia Resistance Campaign released the following statements in response to federal agents with the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) and Department...

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October 16, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Celebrates Federal Voucher Program 50th Anniversary

HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program is the Nation’s Largest Federal Housing Program, Serving Over 2.3 Million Households WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released...

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September 28, 2024 | Press Release

Housing Justice Advocates Applaud First-of-Its Kind Bill Becoming Law That Will Help House More Poor and Working Californians

Newly Signed Legislation Will Help House More Families by Improving California Public Housing Authority Management of Voucher Program SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Housing justice...

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September 25, 2024 | Press Release

Housing Justice Advocates Applaud Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Decision To Protect Public Housing Tenants From Illegal Evictions

National Housing Law Project and Legal Action Wisconsin Represented a Public Housing Tenant, Successfully Reversing Her Illegal Eviction by Watertown Housing Authority WATERTOWN, WI—The National...

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September 19, 2024 | Press Release

NEWS: Housing Justice Advocates Cheer Bill Becoming Law That Will Save Affordable Housing For Tenants Across California

The National Housing Law Project, California Housing Partnership, and California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Sponsored the Legislation by Assemblymember Ash Kalra  SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The National...

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August 6, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Highlights Biden’s Housing Record, Urging Him To Make It His Legacy

Biden Administration Was First Presidency in a Generation to Make Housing Central to its Economic Agenda WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released the...

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July 16, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project on White House Plan to Cap Rents: Opens the Door for Federal Tenant Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by executive director Shamus Roller in response to President Biden’s directive to...

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July 12, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project on New FHFA Requirements: Tenants Need Protections, Not Notice

FHFA Must Do More to Protect Tenants WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by executive director Shamus Roller in response...

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June 28, 2024 | Press Release

Gender-Based Violence Advocates Reject Scotus Ruling On Homelessness, Demand Protections For Survivors and The Homeless

SCOTUS made the cruel and heartless decision to criminalize homelessness in the case of City of Grants Pass, Ore. v. Johnson WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing...

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June 27, 2024 | Press Release

Tenants File Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against Omaha Housing Authority For Overcharging Rent, Denying Due Process, And Threatening Evictions

Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic at Creighton University, National Housing Law Project, and Car & Reinbrecht, P.C., LLO Represent Tenants Fighting for Basic Protections OMAHA,...

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June 25, 2024 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project, National Low Income Housing Coalition, And Tenant Union Federation Release National Tenants Bill Of Rights, A Practical Policy Agenda For Renters

Government Must Affirm Basic Protections for Its 114 Million Tenants WASHINGTON D.C. —The National Housing Law Project, National Low Income Housing Coalition, and Tenant Union...

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June 11, 2024 | Press Release

The National Housing Law Project Leads 75 Orgs In Comment On HUD Proposed Rule To Level The Playing Field For Fair Housing

Comment Applauds HUD’s Proposed Rule and Offers Recommendations to Begin to Undo Harms and Expand Access to Public Housing WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project...

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June 7, 2024 | Press Release

Española Tenants File Federal Lawsuit Against USDA and Corporate Apartment Landlords for Unlawfully Terminating the Community’s Only Affordable Housing

USDA and Landlords Violated Federal, State, Civil Rights, and Landlord-Tenant Laws, Compromising Several Families’ Stability and Safety Española, NM—Yesterday, current and former tenants asked a...

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April 22, 2024 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project Urges Congress To Protect Tenants From Last-Minute Evictions

New House Legislation Would Put Tenants in Danger and End Requirement for Landlords to Give 30-Days Notice Before Evictions WASHINGTON D.C.— The National Housing Law Project...

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April 10, 2024 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project Applauds New HUD Proposed Rule To Give Everyone A Fair Shot At Housing

HUD’s proposed rule would dismantle barriers to public housing programs WASHINGTON  D.C.— The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by Evictions Initiative Project...

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April 3, 2024 | Press Release

Gender-Based Violence Advocates Urge Scotus To Support The Rights Of The Homeless And Protect Survivors In Landmark Supreme Court Case

75 Organizations Sign On to Amicus Brief Outlining How Criminalizing Homelessness Will Harm Survivors of Gender-Based Violence, Who Are Often Homeless as a Result of...

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April 2, 2024 | Press Release

National Housing Law Project Applauds New Rent Cap For Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program

WASHINGTON D.C.— The National Housing Law Project today released the following statement by executive director Shamus Roller in response to the White House’s recent announcement of...

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April 2, 2024 | Press Release

Millennia Resistance Campaign Demands HUD Protect Tenants Ahead of Former Millennia Property Sales

HUD Has Duty to Protect Thousands of Tenants Living at Former Millennia Properties Whose Homes Are At-Risk of Being Transferred to New Corporate Landlords ATLANTA— The...

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March 18, 2024 | Press Release

Millennia Resistance Campaign Statement on the Debarment of Millennia from Federal Programs

Millennia Managment Debarred by HUD ATLANTA—The Millennia Resistance Campaign released the following statement by Foluke Nunn, a community organizer with the Atlanta Economic Justice Program...

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February 12, 2024 | Press Release

Community Safety Through Stable Homes Act Coalition Introduces Legislation to End Discriminatory Practices

The Community Safety Through Stable Homes Act Coalition joined Senator Villa and Representative Ford to introduce the Community Safety Through Stable Homes Act Springfield, IL—On...

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January 24, 2024 | Press Release

Advocacy Groups Urge City of Atlanta, State and Federal, Agencies to Ensure Nondiscriminatory Relocation of Forest Cove Residents

Letter sent to officials highlights possible civil rights violations as families were forced to live in deplorable conditions and given little time and few resources...

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August 3, 2023 | Press Release

NHLP and Key Senators Demand Federal Protections for Renters

Advocates and Senators Urge FHFA to Strengthen Crucial Tenant Protections This week, key Senate leaders including Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Banking Committee...

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July 25, 2023 | Press Release

Advocates Challenge Discriminatory Eviction Screening Policies Enforced by Two Cook County Landlords

Eviction Screening Policies Are a Discriminatory Practice, that Particularly Harm Black Women and Their Families CHICAGO, Ill. – In two historic filings,...

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July 20, 2023 | Press Release

NHLP Applauds President’s Efforts to Crack Down on Junk Fees in Rental Housing

Biden-Harris Administration Take on Junk Fees in Rental Housing President Biden announced a number of activities to go after junk fees in rental...

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June 5, 2023 | Press Release

Coalition of Community-Based Organizations Sue HUD and Chicago Housing Authority Over Fair Housing Violations

Coalition of Community-Based Organizations Sue HUD and CHA for Plan to Turn Public Housing Land into Soccer Team’s Training Facility CHICAGO, IL: The...

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May 2, 2023 | Press Release

NHLP Testifies at Hearing on Rural Housing Legislation

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Conducted a Hearing on Rural Housing Legislation NHLP’s Managing Attorney Natalie Maxwell testified in...

Tags: Affordable Housing Preservation, Fair housing, Rural housing
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April 12, 2023 | Press Release

Federal Court Approves Settlement Agreement Between Public Housing Tenants And Chicago Housing Authority

Settlement Ensure Tenants are Aware of “Minimum Rent” Policies Monday, United States District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly approved a landmark settlement agreement...

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January 25, 2023 | Press Release

NHLP Commends White House for Federal Commitment on Tenants’ Rights

The Biden-Harris Administration released its Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released its Blueprint for...

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January 23, 2023 | Press Release

Civil Rights Groups Applaud HUD’s Release of Critical Fair Housing Rule

Rule Is Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities (January 20, 2022) Leading civil...

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January 10, 2023 | Press Release

Trump-Era Public Charge Lawsuit Comes to a Close

Supreme Court Shuts Down Attempts to Revive Cruel Public Charge Rule but the Legal Fight Continues (January 10, 2023) The Supreme Court yesterday...

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September 15, 2022 | Press Release

Public Charge Regulation Finalized

Advocates hail Biden Regulation as Major Win for Immigrant Families, Urge Congress to Act (September 9, 2022) A new “...

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