National Housing Law Project Releases Know Your Rights Resource for Immigrant HUD Families
Jun 30, 2025
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern
Amid uncertainty about the future of mixed-status households enrolled in HUD housing programs, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released a resource with guidance for HUD tenants about sharing immigration status information with HUD housing providers. Responding to reports received by NHLP about HUD housing providers making improper requests for verification of immigration status, the Know Your Rights resource contains information for mixed-status HUD families about their rights when responding to such requests from public housing authorities, owners, or voucher landlords.
The resource includes a review of the current law regulating mixed-status households living in HUD-assisted housing and the rights of tenants who are asked by HUD housing providers for information about immigration status. The Know Your Rights resource walks through different scenarios based on the request for information and the information a tenant has previously shared. The resource also includes example forms that household members not declaring HUD-eligible status may be asked to complete.
A Spanish language version of the resource will be available in the coming weeks.
Find the resource at: nhlp.org/kyrdata.
Tenants seeking further assistance from a local legal organization can go to lawhelp.org.