Press Release: Emergency Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Hundreds of Housing Assistance Terminations

Posted on Oct 25, 2024 in Action Alert, DC Policies and Plans, Featured, Homelessness, Housing, Law | 0 comments

Children’s Law Center, The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and three prominent D.C. law firms filed a class action lawsuit this week with the D.C. Office of Administrative Hearings, requesting emergency relief for over 800 D.C. families facing an inevitable loss of housing due to the District’s unlawful mass terminations in the rapid re-housing program.

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DC Council’s Proposed “Fix” Will Increase Rent Arrears and Evictions

Posted on Sep 27, 2024 in Action Alert, DC Policies and Plans, Homelessness, Housing, Law | 0 comments

We urge DC Council to vote no on the Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Emergency Act of 2024 to be voted on Tuesday, October 1. The bill is bad for tenants and landlords. If passed, it will increase evictions and housing insecurity and make it harder for tenants to pay, and landlords to collect, rent. The Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Emergency Act of 2024 does not: 1. Help tenants pay rent. 2. Help landlords pay their mortgages or...

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Open Letter to Mayor Bowser: Keep Families Housed Until They Transfer to Permanent Housing Programs

Posted on Jul 29, 2024 in Action Alert, Budget Cuts, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Featured, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty | 22 comments

We are writing to ask you to halt the exits of families in rapid re-housing until the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) can complete the housing voucher eligibility and lease-up process for the significant number of vouchers that are available now or by October 1.

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The FY25 Budget: Disappointments and Disinvestments

Posted on Jul 11, 2024 in Action Alert, Advocates, Budget Cuts, Clients, DC Budget, DC Policies and Plans, Featured, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty, Wealth Gap | 0 comments

While there are a few noteworthy housing investments and D.C. Council made some progress in reducing the harm of the mayor’s original budget proposal, the final FY25 budget remains one of the most disappointing and regressive budgets for housing resources and housing justice in recent years.

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