Nebraska Housing Rights

• 21 September 2025

2024 LB840

"Adopt the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act and change provisions of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Nebraska Housing Agency Act"

• Applies to public housing only.

Nebraska Revised Statute 71-15,139 is amended to read:

• ... Page 11: (2)(b) If the premises is located in a city of the metropolitan class, the notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form: "You have the right to representation by an attorney. This right applies to eviction proceedings before a court and in any hearing to contest termination of your tenancy before the [name of housing agency]. An attorney will be appointed to represent you, at no cost to you, at the beginning of such proceedings or hearing.
• ... Page 13: (5)(b) If the resident requests a hearing by the housing agency to contest the termination, counsel shall be appointed for the resident prior to such hearing unless the resident is already represented by counsel. The housing agency shall file an application with the county court or district court of the county in which the premises is located. The court shall appoint counsel to represent the resident in the hearing and in any related action for recovery of possession of the premises.

Other:

• OHA is required by law to publish a budget, but hasn't in 2 years?
• For $100/year you can have up to 10 accounts accessing public records: State of Nebraska Judicial Branch

Omaha City Council

• Agenda Sep 23 2025
  • ORD. 44395 – An ordinance to add Sections 20-165, 20-165.01, 20-165.02, 20-165.03, and 20-165.04 entitled “Unauthorized Encampments on Public Property” to Chapter 20 of the Omaha Municipal Code; to provide for rules and regulations for addressing unauthorized encampments on public property; to create penalties for non-compliance – (First Reading August 26, 2025; Second Reading and Public Hearing September 23, 2025; Third Reading September 30, 2025) – see attached. (PUBLIC HEARING TODAY)

Notes Jay tried to take:

• Nebraska has sub-standard tenants rights for all other renters.
• Legal Aid of Nebraska
• Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) suing: Sep 16th 2025 at first hearing OHA did not bring any lawyers specific to convictions. Suing state and not a legal SME. They have to sue the SME not the state.
  • The Redress Movement - Omaha: Clarice Dombeck says OHA lawsuit is not going well for OHA.

Legal case search

• State of Nebraska Judicial Branch - For $100/year you can have up to 10 accounts accessing public records
  • JUSTICE Search - $15 per search.
• PACER - federal search. How to use PACER.
  • RECAP - "tens of millions" of previously paid for/searched PACER docs, legal opinions, and scanned PDFs.
    • CourtListener - alternate, advanced RECAP search.

Organizations

• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Nebraska
• Omaha Foundation: Housing Affordability in the Omaha and Council Bluffs Area
• Threshold CoC (Continuum of Care): runs 211? Printable flyers listing services. "Coordinated Entry System (CES) and Access Points connect our neighbors facing housing instability with available resources across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties."
• Together: Food, Housing, Advocacy. In 2020 was working with Open/Nebraska on eviction justice.

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