by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 30, 2023
In January 2023, the White House announced “new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration is also releasing today. The...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 22, 2022
In December 2022, Urban Institute released a report, How Tenant Screening Services Disproportionately Exclude Renters of Color from Housing. I suspect that this report will add to the fodder for the ULC tenant screening committee next month, for state legislatures...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 9, 2022
In March 2022, as noted in a press release, “[t]he American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and the NAACP filed a lawsuit…on behalf of the South Carolina NAACP. The case challenges South Carolina Court Administration’s categorical ban on automated...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 18, 2022
On May 3, 2022, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to create a Tenants’ Bill of Rights. The ordinance is effective on May 13, 2022. On May 13, 2022, the Miami Realtors sent a letter to the Miami-Dade County Board of County...
by Eric J. Ellman | Nov 16, 2021
In Nov. 2021, HUD issued its Report to Congress on the Feasibility of Creating a National Evictions Database. The report notes the importance of a national eviction database and HUD’s role in 1) Supporting states in submitting records to HUD on court-ordered...
