Tag: eviction
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Feds seek renter feedback on new tenant protection requirements
A request for public input on improving tenant protections for millions of renters nationwide is the top story in our weekly affordable housing news recap.
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Renters lag behind homeowners in voter turnout
A big difference in voter turnout between renters and homeowners is the top story in AHO’s weekly news recap for low-income renters.
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Feds seek input from low-income renters denied by background checks
Federal agencies look to hear from low-income renters who had a background check denied, and other top stories are in AHO’s affordable housing news summary.
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HUD launches LGBTQIA+ fair housing resource page
HUD’s new online toolkit with LGBTQIA+ fair housing resources is the top story in AHO’s weekly affordable housing news summary.
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Federal pandemic emergency declarations will end in May
The Biden administration announced that it will end COVID-19 pandemic emergency declarations, and other top headlines in affordable housing this week.
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HUD News in Review: November 24, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of November 24, 2021: HUD announces Climate Change Action Plan Sec. Fudge speaks with governors…
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New research shows where evictions are most likely to happen
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a tool to identify areas where evictions are most likely to happen when pandemic eviction protections end. The Urban Displacement Project (UDP) at UC Berkeley has created maps that show what neighborhoods have high “housing precarity.” This means that renters living in these neighborhoods are at…
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Eviction hotspots found in most cities before and during the pandemic
Research at Princeton University shows that a large portion of eviction filings are made by just a few landlords in a handful of buildings. In addition, most cities have neighborhoods that account for the largest share of eviction filings, both before and during the pandemic. Black renters continue to face eviction at rates higher than…
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HUD publishes new rule for affordable housing tenants facing eviction
The pace of distributing Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) to struggling renters is picking up, but many areas still have a lot of funds available. Yesterday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new rule to help spread awareness of these funds for many of its tenants who are facing eviction. The interim…
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Landlords: Consider This Before You Choose to Evict
If you are a landlord or rental property manager, some of your tenants might not be paying rent on time or not paying rent at all while COVID-19 continues to affect the nation. Some of these tenants may owe you months of back rent. Now that the CDC’s moratorium on evictions is over, you are…