HOW DO I COMMENT?
You can submit a comment two different ways:
1. The organizations that make up the Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project will be submitting a letter in support of federal tenant protections. If you want to share your stories, comments, and/or solutions with us to be included in our letter, please fill out our form.
2. You can comment directly on the FHFA's website. Note that information submitted directly to the FHFA will be publicly available and searchable. For step by step screenshots of how to fill out the form, click here.
You can use the same comments on both forms!
What kinds of comments can I make?
Click here to see the full list of the FHFA's questions. (They are toward the end of the document.) You don't need to respond to every question, just those you have personal experience with or a solution to propose.
For example, if you are a tenant, your comment can include problems you've experienced and solutions that you envision. Has your rent been raised? What are the conditions of your housing? Are things repaired in a timely manner? Some solutions you can suggest are rent regulations to prevent grievous rent hikes, banning evictions without just cause, limits on the amount of income required to rent a property, a landlord registry, and enforcement of tenant protections.
Here are a couple of sample comments:
See our Sample Comments (and Tips!) page if you have more questions about what to put in your comment.
1. The organizations that make up the Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project will be submitting a letter in support of federal tenant protections. If you want to share your stories, comments, and/or solutions with us to be included in our letter, please fill out our form.
2. You can comment directly on the FHFA's website. Note that information submitted directly to the FHFA will be publicly available and searchable. For step by step screenshots of how to fill out the form, click here.
You can use the same comments on both forms!
What kinds of comments can I make?
Click here to see the full list of the FHFA's questions. (They are toward the end of the document.) You don't need to respond to every question, just those you have personal experience with or a solution to propose.
For example, if you are a tenant, your comment can include problems you've experienced and solutions that you envision. Has your rent been raised? What are the conditions of your housing? Are things repaired in a timely manner? Some solutions you can suggest are rent regulations to prevent grievous rent hikes, banning evictions without just cause, limits on the amount of income required to rent a property, a landlord registry, and enforcement of tenant protections.
Here are a couple of sample comments:
- Peyton from Louisville, KY: “I'm a tenant in a federally backed property in Louisville, KY. We have water spots in our ceiling where the roof has leaked. Our appliances are broken and haven't been fixed. Our laundry machines are so old they literally can't even be fixed anymore. When it rained recently, water leaked through our vents from the roof. Our air conditioning went out for a week in the summer and our water for two weeks. Despite all of this, our rent has gone up about $400 in the last four or five years. The government needs to act now to prevent corporate landlords getting government assistance from treating us this way by putting conditions on these funds.”
- Brittany from Charleston, SC: "My name is Brittany Wright and I live in Charleston, South Carolina. I have lived in the same place for 5 years with no improvements. Every year my rent has raised about $100. Last year my rent raised $400 in one lease with plans to raise it ANOTHER $400 this year! No improvements. Horrible living situation. But with rents even higher, deposits doubled, and the expense of moving, it is impossible to even dream of an escape. We are paying thousands of dollars for slums. This is also taking all my income. Which means I barely have money for food and I definitely have no money for other items that help boost the economy."
See our Sample Comments (and Tips!) page if you have more questions about what to put in your comment.
Comments must be submitted by 11:59pm July 31, 2023.