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HUD recently announced $4 million in new funding is available for PHAs to conduct testing and as-needed mitigation of radon in the units that they manage and, where applicable, to support the development of a plan for future testing and mitigation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
At the first monthly CLPHA membership call of 2022, we preview priorities from HUD and updates on the legislative and appropriations process.
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University published its annual report, America’s Rental Housing 2022, describing a “surging rental market, starkly divided by race and renter income.”
Key Findings
Rental markets rebounded rapidly – Marked by low vacancy rates...
A new research article published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that eviction causes not only financial shock, poor mental health, and displacement, but also impacts healthcare utilization and healthcare access. From a database of 20,810 reported residential evictions in...
The Terner Center and The Housing Crisis Research Collaborative released a joint report evaluating how hotel and motel acquisition and conversion can expand the supply of affordable housing more rapidly and more cost-effective than new construction projects. According to the report, distressed...
NLIHC released a new report that provides a descriptive analysis of policies related to new tenant protections and emergency rental assistance (ERA) that have emerged in states and local governments during the ongoing pandemic. In 2021 alone, states and localities passed or implemented over 130...
From The NYCHA Journal:
In 2021, NYCHA farms produced 22,000 pounds of organic fresh vegetables, greens, and herbs. There are currently seven farms on the Authority’s open spaces. The inaugural farm at Red Hook Houses was launched in 2013. The other six farms are located at Wagner Houses, Howard...
From Fox 40 Sacramento:
Project Homekey funding is helping a downtown Sacramento motel be transformed into Central Sacramento Studios, housing for the homeless community.
The Best Western Plus Sutter House on H Street will become a permanent housing solution for unhoused Sacramentans. The...
From WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth:
“We are in my home,” Laura Lyday says with a smile. “My little bungalow is what I call it.”
Lyday’s "bungalow" is a small studio-style room in a converted hotel. She was homeless off and on for 11 years, often sleeping in a tent, and it’s only when she reflects on...