Low-income renters are frustrated by Biden’s new plan to make housing more affordable because they don’t think it does enough to combat surging rents
“The administration’s plans were largely research-based: federal agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission will collect data on unfair rental practices, for instance, and HUD will publish proposed rules for public housing authorities to provide at least 30 days’ notice before terminating someone’s lease because they haven’t paid rent. In addition to that, the White House also published a ‘Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights,’ endorsing fair housing practices and a tenants’ right to organize. But while they agreed that the White House is on the right track, multiple housing advocacy organizations across the country told Insider that they wanted actions that were legally and financially binding from President Biden — namely, executive actions related to rent control, housing vouchers, and tenant protections.”