Here are some words from our chair, Michael Kane:

A bittersweet end of an era. In addition to housing lawyers, Jim's matchless legacy includes hundreds of tenant organizers and thousands of tenant leaders he trained and inspired, not to say the millions of lower income people who have benefited from policies he helped craft. Most of what I know about housing policy and advocacy with HUD and Hill I learned from Jim's generous mentorship and advice. Whenever stumped by a "Jim Grow question", I could give him a call.

Jim is recognized by everyone—HUD officials, Congress, even owners-- as the nation's leading expert on HUD multifamily housing. But more than his breathtaking knowledge, it's Jim's humanity that stands out. He was unflaggingly on the tenants' side. He understood and taught that legal advocacy at its best is a complement to organizing and empowerment strategies, not a substitute for them. His unwavering patience, kindness, deep respect and caring shines through in every encounter. You always felt listened to and empowered when you spoke with Jim Grow.

Thank you, Jim, for everything! Enjoy life, your loving family, and your next chapter. You will be missed!

Here is Jim Grows bio from the NHLP website:

His work focuses on the preservation of privately-owned federally subsidized housing developments and he is considered one of the nation’s foremost experts on the subject. He has participated in many significant cases that have established or further defined preservation laws and rights of tenants in threatened properties and regularly provides assistance to legislators, housing attorneys, advocates and organizations. He is also an expert on low-income housing tax credits and utility and energy issues. James has co-authored the following publications on tenants’ rights in affordable housing: NHLP’s HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights, Public Housing in Peril, FmHA Housing Programs: Tenants’ and Purchasers’ Rights, the Subsidized Housing Handbook: How to Provide, Preserve and Manage Housing for Lower-Income People, and for the ACLU Handbook series, The Rights of Tenants. Outside of his experience with NHLP, James has served as Assistant Attorney for the City of Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board.

Jim Grow (2nd from left) posing at the 2015 VISTA training