Eric Yoo

Four nonprofit fair housing organizations representing a proposed class of more than 60 groups across the country recently filed a sweeping federal class action lawsuit challenging HUD and the newly created Department of Government Efficiency for abruptly terminating $30 million in federal grant funding. 

The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently released its 2025 edition of The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. According to the report, the U.S. lacks 7.1 million rental homes that are both affordable and available to households earning at or below the federal poverty level or 30 percent of area median income, whichever is greater. This translates to just 35 homes available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.

We go over the basics of minimum set-aside requirement, including the types of elections available, how the minimum set-aside is calculated, and the consequences of noncompliance. 

Four nonprofit fair housing organizations representing a proposed class of more than 60 groups across the country recently filed a sweeping federal class action lawsuit challenging HUD and the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for abruptly terminating $30 million in federal grant funding.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) recently released its 2025 edition of The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. The report offers an update on the persistent shortfall in housing for extremely low-income renters. According to the report, in the United States there are just 35 homes available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.

New recommendations focus on ways to address the needs of tenants living in buildings with the most chronic and severe heat issues. These options include using the 7A program, relaunching the Neighborhood Pillars program, and passing Intro. 1063-2024 of the Housing Rescue and Resident Protection Act.