Housing Call: July 14, 2020

CALL NOTES

Around the State

General Assembly Update: Short Session adjourned. Members will return in September for a Special Session where they may allocate the remaining CARES Act funds available to NC, including HB 1200 (Foreclosure Prevention / Rental & Utility Assistance).

Extension of utility shutoff moratorium is unlikely

City of Asheville voting on community reparations today

National

House Appropriations Committee to vote Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2021.

Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Policy Recommendations 

National League of Cities releases a set of policy recommendations to embed racial equity into their local housing policies & programs

Reports/Resources & Events

Urban Institute – How Manufactured Housing Can Fill Affordable Housing Gaps

National Low Income Housing Coalition 

– Out of Reach 2020

– Out of Reach 2020: North Carolina

Call Guest

Andrew Aurand,  Vice President of Research, National Low Income Housing Coalition

AAurand@nlihc.org

Report on need for rental assistance: https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Emergency-Rental-Assistance-Needs-for-Workers-Struggling-due-to-COVID-19.pdf