Rental housing issues are a hot topic among policymakers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant eviction moratoria and rent freezes, the housing supply shortage for those looking to buy, and a dramatic increase in inflation.
NAR knows the importance of available and affordable rental housing for future homeowners, and also understands the complicated system of rights and responsibilities that housing providers and their residents have toward each other, governed by the lease contract and state and local regulations which are enforced by the judicial system.
Here you will find NAR resources and information on renters’ issues, including research papers, advocacy work, and resources for state and local associations.
NAR knows the importance of available and affordable rental housing for future homeowners, and also the rights and responsibilities that housing providers and their residents have toward each other, governed by the lease contract and state and local regulations which are enforced by the judicial system. The federal government does also have a role in rental housing, in the form of its many grants and programs to support affordable rental housing for low-income residents, such as the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. NAR supports improvements to these programs to increase the affordable rental housing stock in the country by incentivizing more providers to participate in them and reducing barriers to new construction, while opposing federal overreach which will needlessly complicate the existing patchwork of laws and regulations.
NAR works closely with state and local REALTOR® associations to provide resources and information for REALTOR® members to advocate for solutions and against policies that threaten property rights, such as rent control.
S.1820 – Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2021
Issue Summary: Rent Control
Issue Summary: Section 8 Voucher Reform
Letters to Congress and the White House
Letters to Federal Agencies and the White House
Erin Stackley
estackley@nar.realtor
202-383-1150
Erin Stackley
estackley@nar.realtor
202-383-1150
Rental Housing Issues
