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- I . 6:-19 I'M Representative Barbara Lee Introduces Renters' Bill of Rights I National Low Income Housing Coalition <br />National Loco Income <br />Housing Coalition <br />epresentative Barbara Lee <br />Introduces Renters' Bill of Rights <br />Sep 13, 2021 <br />Representative Barbara tOe (Q=;CA)-introduced on September 7 the "Renters' Bill of Rights" <br />(https;/7blt,ly/3zV4ePj), legislation affirming the rights of at[ renters to safe, affordable, <br />and decent homes The, resolution calls for bold action by Congress and HUD, including the <br />; __ (https:/IN—olgihoused), tte�opali�y pp r tie <br />(https://nllhcorg[sitesLefault filesjAmerican Recovery Plan.pdf) for any infrastructure or recovery <br />package; $70 billion to make desperately needed repairs to the nation's public housing stock, <br />$45 billion for the national Housing Trust Fund to construct deeply affordable housing, and <br />$180 billion to expand rental assistance to people with the lowest incomes, which would <br />effectively end homelessness. It also supports renters' rights and affirms housing as a basic <br />human right. <br />"I applaud Congresswoman Lee for her bold and sustained commitment to ensuring that the <br />lowest -income and most marginalized people have safe, accessible and affordable homes," <br />said NLIHC President and CE6 Diane Yentel in Representative Lee's plgss gloasg <br />(https:/Jlee.house.goy/news press releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee.-introduces renters _bill, of <br />rights -legislation). `bur best opportunity to realize this ambitious goal is in the upcoming <br />infrastructure and economic recovery package. If investments are targeted well, Congress can <br />end homelessness by investing at the scale necessary in proven solutions, including rental <br />assistance, public housing, and the. national Housing Trust Fund." <br />Read the resolution at: btto fait.€y 'Az 4ePj_(https: bit.ly 3zV4ePj) <br />,..; I] hcorg/resource/representative-barbara-lee-introduces-renters-bill-rights ICI <br />