The Housing and Development Law Institute (HDLI) is a nonprofit public interest organization based in Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to serve as a nationwide legal resource to local agencies administering programs relating to public and affordable housing and urban redevelopment.

HDLI was founded in 1984 by a group of interested attorneys and executive directors serving public housing and redevelopment agencies. The founders sought, through a variety of educational activities, to assist local agencies in dealing with an increasingly complex legal environment. They were assisted by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). NAHRO, founded in 1933, is the nation's largest public interest organization serving local housing agencies. It maintains a supportive relationship with HDLI.

The Institute is presently governed by an 18-member Board of Directors composed of prominent agency counsel and executive directors from across the nation. Among its directors and counsel are the Executive Director of NAHRO and three former General Counsels of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including Jane Lang (McGrew) who also remains Of Counsel to the Institute.

The Institute is non-partisan and does not engage in lobbying or other political activities. It is supported primarily through membership fees and publication subscriptions.

Housing and Development Law Institute; 630 Eye Street, NW; Washington, D.C., 20001-3736; Phone: 202-289-3400; Fax 202-2893401 E-mail: hdli@hdli.org