Nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968 to advance housing justice for poor people. HQ in San Francisco.
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Primary geographic focus: NATIONAL
Organization type(s): Research/Policy/Organizing
Acronym or short name: NHLP
Tags: Housing: Homelessness, Housing: Landlord-Tenant
NHLP is a nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968. NHLP’s mission is to advance housing justice for poor people by:
- Increasing and preserving the supply of decent, affordable housing
- Improving existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices
- Expanding and enforcing low-income tenants’ and homeowners’ rights, and
- Increasing housing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities.
NHLP delivers legal support, technical assistance, trainings, and online and print resources to advocates.
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News StoryIn California, Landlords Threaten Immigrant Tenants with Deportations
Kriston CappsCityLab
April 5, 2017
Housing lawyers are reporting a troubling trend: Landlords exploiting the growing fear of immigration authorities to evict tenants, raise rents, and clear residents from gentrifying neighborhoods.
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Emma OckermanVICE News
July 24, 2020
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Shift To Virtual Eviction Hearings Stirs Due Process Fears
Kevin PentonLaw360
July 12, 2020
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“There’s no actual penalty for violating it.” – How the CARES Act failed to protect tenants from eviction
Annie NovaCNBC
August 29, 2020
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Millions could face evictions this fall
Erin DurkinNational Journal
August 27, 2020
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Despite federal ban, renters still being evicted amid virus
Associated Press (AP)November 29, 2020
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Eviction looms for millions, despite new federal aid package
Elaine PovichStateline, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 23, 2020
Thirty-five percent of the households behind on rent or mortgages believe they will be evicted or foreclosed on in the next two months, according to the Census Bureau.
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