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Seattle Restricts Rent Increases for Dilapidated Rental Properties
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks at the June 6 hearing for the “Carl Haglund Law” banning rent increases at substandard apartments. By Isaac Harris, NLIHC Field Intern The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on June 6 to pass legislation that will prevent landlords from raising rents on homes that do not meet basic… Continue reading
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Broad Coalition tells Congress to Give People with Criminal Records a Fair Chance at Housing
By Christina Libre, NLIHC Policy Intern NLIHC sent a letter this week to Congress to support Representative Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) bold leadership in introducing the Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 (H.R. 5085), landmark legislation that will go a long way to ensuring people with criminal records have access to affordable housing. The letter… Continue reading
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House Republicans Release Anti-Poverty Agenda
By Elayne Weiss, Policy Analyst Today, Speaker Ryan and the Republican Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released an anti-poverty agenda. In developing the agenda, the Task Force identified four key principles that guided their work. These included conditioning the provision of welfare benefits on work, providing incentives to move people from welfare… Continue reading
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House Panel Advances FY17 THUD Spending Bill
By Elayne Weiss, Policy Analyst The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved its FY17 spending bill on May 18 by a voice vote. Much like the Senate version of the bill, the House proposal is better than expected and should provide sufficient funding to ensure continued assistance… Continue reading
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MacArthur Genius Dr. Matthew Desmond Discusses Poverty and Evictions at NLIHC Event
By Sarah Jemison, Housing Advocacy Organizer, NLIHC Harvard sociologist and MacArthur Genius Dr. Matthew Desmond discussed his critically acclaimed book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, to an audience of housing advocates and others committed to ending housing poverty at an event sponsored by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the Coalition on Human… Continue reading
On the Home Front 