Week of September 16, 2024

We’re Approaching Social Housing Wrong

Kristen Hackett, My Eden Voice?

Components common to most U.S. social housing proposals are bound to replicate problems we already have. Read Full Article ?

States Are Using This Tool to Keep LIHTC Housing Affordable for Longer

Roshan Abraham, Shelterforce

Some state housing agencies are using qualified allocation plans, or QAPs, to extend affordability of LIHTC housing and increase tenant protections. Read Full Article ?

They Had No Heat for Four Months. A New Law Let Them Sue.

Aaron Fernando, Shelterforce

In New York state, tenants can now take landlords to court to force repairs and get damages, without withholding rent first. Here’s how one of the first tests of the new law worked. Read Full Article

In Case You Missed It

• Housing Advocates Design a Better Homecoming for People Leaving Incarceration
• Insurance Redlining Is Back—But We Can Fight It
• Are Race-Based Lawsuits Affecting Community Lenders?
• Listen: What Makes Affordable Housing 'Green'?

Tips

Help a Shelterforce reporter! Do you know a New York state tenant who has been charged first month’s rent, security deposit, and last month’s rent upfront (or told that they would need to do so to secure an apartment) since 2021? We’d like to hear from them. Reach out to [email protected] .

Events

Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Field | Enterprise Community Partners | Webinar | Thursday, Sept. 19, 1 p.m. ET |?Enterprise is hosting a dynamic panel discussion on the challenges the affordable housing sector faces, hear from housing providers implementing resilience strategies, and highlight solutions. This event will feature, Marion McFadden, principal deputy assistant secretary for Community Planning and Development at HUD. Register now

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You Said It!

On “What’s Driving Homelessness? It’s Not Immigration and It’s Not Opioids. ”

Richard Foster: Homelessness has been plaguing our society since the beginning of time and I believe that homelessness is a multi-faceted social tragedy that requires multi-faceted social solutions?. . . Read More

On “How Tenant Activists Won Protections Against Mid-Lease Rent Hikes in Affordable Housing ”?

Yaya: Thank you for this article. I find it interesting that Georgia law was passed in 2020.

I moved into new LIHTC development opened in 2022. A few weeks (2-3) after the first recertification lease renewal, we were informed of a 23.5% rent increase to start @3-4 months later. The day before it was to start, we were notified that it would instead start at lease renewal. Some residents had already moved unable to pay the proposed increased rent . . . Read More

On “LIHTC for Regular People ”?

Roxanne Peterson: Very comprehensive, practical and useful information. Thanks for breaking down the basics. Read More ?

On “Redlining Maps Didn’t Affect Neighborhoods the Way You Think They Did ”?

Dan Hoffman: History as I know it is pretty straightforward. Homer Hoyt, at U of Chicago wrote a dissertation ranking the safety for living and investing based on racist criteria in the early thirties. It was the conventional white wisdom of the era . . . Via LinkedIn

On “What’s Happening With The Billion’s in Climate Funding for Low-Income Communities? ”

Margaret Stout: Like all public policies, the proof is in the pudding. We need to watch how these investments roll out and seek adjustments as needed in terms of both process and outcomes. It’s a very exciting opportunity that will hopefully be just the beginning of these types of public resources. Via LinkedIn

Jobs

Program Officer, Center for Community Progress, Washington, DC ● The Center for Community Progress is seeking a creative, focused, detail-oriented applicant to serve as Program Officer; Education, Leadership, and Engagement. They will join a small team of passionate thought leaders and technical experts who care deeply about . . . Read Full Listing

Executive Director, Athens Land Trust, Athens, GA ● Athens Land Trust (ALT) is seeking an Executive Director who will be responsible for administering ALT’s programs, policies, and goals, and work with the board of directors to establish these. Responsibilities include program . . . Read Full Listing

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President & Chief Executive Officer, Providence, RI ● One Neighborhood Builders

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