Partnering for Success: An Action Guide for Advancing Utility Energy Efficiency Funding for Multifamily Housing, released on March 28, 2013, by the National Housing Trust (NHT), provides guidance on how…
Category: Policy
New Article Describes Work to Protect Domestic Violence Victims
The Shriver Center has published an article co-authored by Mark Schwartz, RHLS Executive Director; Judy Berkman, RHLS Managing Attorney; and Rachel Garland, Staff Attorney Community Legal Services. The article, "How a…
Rental Properties Less Affordable
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Community Development Studies and Education Department has released a new study which shows that affordability worsened across the board for renters in the Bank's…
Victims of Domestic Violence Now Protected in PA LIHTC Properties
Pennsylvania just became the first state to adopt a policy designed to protect victims of domestic violence who are also residents of certain subsidized multifamily properties from eviction. The Pennsylvania…
GAO Reviews Housing Programs, Finds Opportunities for Cooperatioin and Consolidation
Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that discusses the many areas of overlap in the federal system of housing programs. The GAO found that twenty entities administer…