A new report finds rent stabilization reduces overall supply by 9.9%, but a 42.1% increase in housing affordable to low-income renters. tinyurl.com/yms3yvnt

Memo: House Speaker Scraps Vote on CR as 9/30 Deadline Looms; Register for Upcoming Webinars; New Research and Updates from the Field; and More! - eepurl.com/iY5gX-/

"We’re putting very vulnerable homeless families on rapid rehousing and then expecting them to stabilize in 18 months, and in many cases, it’s not a sustainable situation." tinyurl.com/4ab8d8ps

It’s National Voter Registration Day! Today my colleague Courtney Cooperman is joining MCAH, an Our Homes,Our Votes partner, for a day of nonpartisan voter registration activities with subsidized renters and people experiencing homelessness. 1/

Since the pandemic, rents have risen dramatically, exacerbating cost burdens for individuals w/ extremely low incomes. Black & Brown communities are being hit the hardest, w/ many spending over 30% of their incomes on rent. tinyurl.com/y8eacevh

🗳️ Housing is built with ballots. 🗳️ National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Our Homes,Our Votes campaign provides information to register, educate, and mobilize low-income renters & affordable housing advocates: buff.ly/2MdS5Mq You can check registration & register to vote at buff.ly/3XK513I

Happy National Voter Registration Day! Today is an important day - especially for renters with the lowest incomes - because affordable housing is built with ballots. Learn more from our president & CEO Diane Yentel!

Everyone deserves to live in a safe and healthy home, but that hasn't been the situation for Hala Seay and her three kids. A severe roach infestation has forced her to discard her children’s toys, and now she’s facing eviction for reporting her landlord. tinyurl.com/mr2keuux

Fact of the Week: Black and Hispanic Voucher Households Live in Higher-Poverty Neighborhoods Than Their White Counterparts

The math is not mathing when it comes to affordable housing. @DRossrpr from National Low Income Housing Coalition:

Housing and wages are connected. National Low Income Housing Coalition’s @DRossrpr explains:

So excited to meet with the The White House about creating a Renters Tax Credit to put more resources directly into the hands of renters who struggle to pay rent! RESULTS and National Low Income Housing Coalition are teaming up!

A new law expanded Illinois’s existing Retaliatory Eviction Act, passed in 1963. The new protections for Illinois tenants ensure renters who hold landlords accountable won’t face unjust eviction or retaliation. tinyurl.com/8ye6tjmx

“It’s not like they completely changed my life, but they have been a part of my life for a few years now – from a place where I was in my homelessness, to seeing me fight through that and get out of the shelter and now in my own place." tinyurl.com/mv7b2fe5

In 2020, Richard Rodriguez moved to Florida for more affordable rent, but a year later, his rent doubled, resulting in an eviction & forcing him to move into a hotel. Now, he's struggling to secure a new home w/o savings for a deposit. tinyurl.com/3s2t7fzn