The Renters and Rental Crisis Working Group is committed to informing and elevating the debate around the current rental crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and structural racism. Urban’s Renters and Rental Crisis Working Group and its members propose the following policy priorities and recommendations for the incoming administration to consider as it sets its agenda.

Community Investment Corporation

• Preserving Affordable Rental Housing in a Biden Administration

Housing Assistance Council

• 2021 Rural Housing Policy Priorities

LISC

• Policy Priorities 2021-2022

National Fair Housing Alliance

• Expanding Housing and Racial Equity, Community Stability, and Economic Security: A Map for the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress

National Housing Law Project

• Enact a Broad Eviction Moratorium
• End the US Eviction Crisis
• Expand and Improve Federal Housing Voucher Programs
• Preserve and Expand Federal Housing Programs
• Reform Opportunity Zones
• Rollback and Reform Housing Regulations
• Strengthen Tenants’ Rights

National Low Income Housing Coalition

• Opportunities to End Homelessness and Achieve Housing Justice in a Biden Administration

Preservation of Affordable Housing

• Affordable Housing and Access to Opportunity
• Expand Federal Investment in Affordable Housing
• Opportunities to Promote Preservation of HUD-Assisted Communities

Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

• Key Recommendations for A More Equitable Future Beginning at Home: Service-Enriched Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities
• A More Equitable Future Beginning at Home: Service-enriched Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities