NLIHC
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NLIHC’s 2026 Annual Organizing Awards
By Carlton Taylor On March 12, 2026, NLIHC will honor our 2026 Organizing Awards recipients. Held on the second day of the NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2026, NLIHC’s Organizing Awards recognize outstanding achievements in statewide, regional, citywide, neighborhood, or resident organizing that further NLIHC’s mission of ensuring that people with the lowest incomes have quality… Continue reading
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Understanding the National Tenants Bill of Rights
What We Can Learn from Recent Wins by San Kwon Safe, stable, and affordable housing should be accessible to all. Yet, for many of the 45.6 million renter households in the U.S., this remains out of reach. For instance, in most parts of the country, landlords can raise rent without restriction and evict tenants with… Continue reading
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The SAVE Act and Housing Justice: Why Voter Access Matters to Renters
by Hannah Botts and Tia Turner The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act claims to protect the integrity of U.S. elections. However, it proposes harmful restrictions that would disenfranchise many of the very communities already pushed to the margins of our democracy, particularly low-income renters, tribal communities, and young people in rural areas. Rather than… Continue reading
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Affording Your Housing: A Renter’s Perspective on the 30% Rule
by Vandeka Rodgers When I entered the rental market as a young adult, I chose to value the necessities and wants I hoped to experience as a child. That includes washer and dryer, dish washer, my own room, and a two-story house. Within the first seven months of living on my own I realized that… Continue reading
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NLIHC Recognizes Memphis Tenants Union as 2025 Local Organizing Award Honoree!
The Memphis Tenants Union (MTU) is honored with the 2025 NLIHC Local Organizing Award in recognition of its hard-fought, multi-year campaign that resulted in improvements in living conditions for residents of the local Memphis Towers and a new owner for the apartment complex. MTU is a multi-racial, multi-generational, working-class organization dedicated to building collective tenant… Continue reading
On the Home Front 