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Fighting for Justice One Resident at a Time: Reflections from a Former Housing Choice Voucher Tenant
My name is Carla, and I would like to share my story about how I became a Housing Choice Voucher tenant, formerly known as Section 8, in Columbia, South Carolina. As a single mother, I faced uncertainty about how to provide a stable home for my family. My mother informed me that Columbia Housing was Continue reading
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NLIHC Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
NLIHC sits on the unceded homelands of the Nacotchtank, Anacostan, and Piscataway peoples and recognizes that the genocide of Native people is part of a long legacy of displacement and injustice that continues to impact housing stability today. We humbly work in partnership with Native-led organizations to expand our relationships, further our understanding, and uplift Continue reading
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Strengthening Renters’ Rights through Tenant Protections
Affordable, safe, stable, and accessible housing is a key part of the foundation of any just, equitable, and thriving community. Unfortunately, the lack of uniform renter protections at the federal level and the shortage of affordable and available rental housing for the lowest-income renters leave many tenants in precarious positions when it comes to housing Continue reading
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The Tenant Toolkit: How Accessible Resources Can Empower Tenants for Self-Advocacy
Abbie Leonard, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Confusion and misinformation about tenants’ rights and housing law consistently challenge our work in the Housing Law unit at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) in St. Louis. Coupled with well-resourced landlords and skewed laws fueling a stark power imbalance between tenants and landlords, this challenging landscape negatively Continue reading
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We Have a Right to Recovery!
Dana Jones is a native Houstonian and life-long activist. In 1992, she moved into a home in northwest Houston that provided a safe haven for her and her family. However, over the years, the house faced disaster after disaster, and the systems meant to help homeowners recover from such devastation failed her due to bureaucratic Continue reading
On the Home Front 