Apartment Advocate
NAA Government Affairs’ bi-monthly publication combines all aspects of apartment industry advocacy into one go-to resource. The Apartment Advocate highlights key developments and viewpoints in industry public policy at all levels of government, and helps NAA members explore advocacy pathways.
Extended Eviction Moratorium Survives Initial Legal Challenges
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Next stop, the U.S. Supreme Court.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich from the District of Columbia ruled against a case led by the Alabama Association of Realtors, leaving the new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction order …
D.C. Pushes Eviction Moratorium to the Limit in New Exit Law
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On July 13, the Council for the District of Columbia (D.C.) passed new robust protections for renters experiencing or at risk of experiencing housing displacement.
Bill sponsor Phil Mendelson, Chairman of the D.C. Council, described the bill as a “soft-landing” for renters emerging from the…
Efforts to Distribute Emergency Rental Assistance Ramp Up
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As reflected in numerous media reports, grantees that received federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) funds have been remarkably slow to distribute their allocations through state and local programs. These delays are causing palpable frustration among housing providers and renters alike who are…
New Rental Assistance Search Tool Launches
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The Rental Assistance Finder provides information on rental assistance programs across the country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Eviction Moratorium was a tremendous financial and operational burden on the rental housing community. After months of advocacy by the National…
NAA Sues Federal Government to Recover Industry’s Losses Under Nationwide Eviction Moratorium
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Join the lawsuit
The National Apartment Association is taking legal action to recover damages housing providers suffered under the CDC’s eviction moratorium and ensure that similar measures can never again be enacted.
The National Apartment Association (NAA) on July 27 filed a lawsuit in the U.S.…
Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act Introduced in House and Senate
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NAA members advocated for the YIMBY Act during NAA's 2021 Advocate conference, which will help eliminate barriers to housing development and help address the country's housing affordability crisis.
On May 13, the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act legislation was reintroduced in both the…
New Ruling Voids CDC Eviction Order
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A new federal ruling has voided the CDC’s Eviction Order; a stay of the decision has been issued until the appeal is heard.
On May 5, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling voiding the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)…
New Rule Requires Notifying Renters Being Evicted
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A new rule will require “debt collectors” to provide renters written notice of their rights under the CDC Eviction Order.
On April 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule requiring “debt collectors” to provide written notice to renters of their rights under…
Explaining the Breakdown of One Dollar of Rent
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With so much discussion around rent payments and the prevailing misconception that rental housing owners enjoy large margins, the National Apartment Association (NAA) has released an explanation of the breakdown of one dollar of rent.
Because education is an effective way to counter harmful public…