HUD Takes Aim at Discriminatory Practices by Tenant Screening Companies and Housing Providers
New guidance addresses how the Fair Housing Act protects renters from common tenant screening practices, including use of AI
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Groups Celebrate Updated Energy Efficiency Rules for New U.S.-Backed Homes
Advocates and industry groups welcomed newly adopted energy codes today for federally supported homes across the country.
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52 Advocacy Groups Endorse FTC’s Ban on Junk Fees
A broad coalition of consumer advocacy groups support the proposal to ban hidden and misleading fees across the economy.
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Comments Concerning Rental Housing Junk Fees in Response to the FTC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
To help ensure that renters can find safe, decent, and affordable housing, we urge the FTC to adopt a final rule that applies to rental housing and protects renters and rental housing applicants from hidden, misleading, and excessive fees.
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The New York Times: More Tenants Can Now Add Rent Payments to Their Credit Score
Appearing in The New York Times on Jan. 26, 2024, Ann Carrns talks to Ariel Nelson, staff attorney at NCLC about how renters can increasingly choose to have their timely monthly payments reported to the credit bureaus, with the goal of improving their credit profile to qualify for loans. Consumers should be cautious, said Nelson.…
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WBUR: For many renters, apartment application fees add up. Some are illegal
Airing on WBUR on Nov. 27, 2023, Simón Rios interviewed NCLC Senior Attorney Ariel Nelson for coverage of apartment application fees. Amid a region-wide housing shortage, advocates say application fees are on the rise, even when they’re not allowed. Where allowed, application fees can be used for legitimate reasons — like to pay firms that…
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