The Trump Administration abruptly issued its final rule, “Preserving Community and Housing Choice,” which repeals 2015 regulations implementing the statutory obligation to “affirmatively further fair…
HUD has published its anti-transgender change to the Equal Access Rule in the Federal Register. Submit comments to HUD to oppose this harmful proposal that would remove protections against…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted an advance version of a notice waiving certain regulations pertaining to $5 billion in supplemental Community Development Block Grant…
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of HUD Secretary-designate Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to the full Senate on a 17-7 bipartisan vote. In her confirmation…
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued Use of Landlord Incentives in the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Memorandum No: 2021-LA-0803), a limited review conducted to determine the use of…
HUD’s Offices of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) and Public and Indian Housing (PIH) recently posted updated coronavirus-related guidance.
Specifically, PIH posted an update to its…
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging him to immediately release FY19 funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).…
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and 28 of her Senate colleagues sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on February 3 urging the Treasury Department to publish specific procedures addressing how…
President Joe Biden released on May 28 his budget request for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The $6 trillion budget proposes $9 billion in additional funding for HUD, a 15% increase over FY21. The funds…
Representative Nikema Williams (D-GA) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced on May 25 the “Voters on the Move Registration Act,” a bill that would make it easier for low-income tenants to…
The Fight for Housing Justice campaign has updated its website with a general advocate sample comment letter to make it easier to submit comments regarding HUD’s drastic proposal to make it virtually…
HUD Secretary Ben Carson rejected California Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for increased federal investment in housing options for people experiencing homelessness in a letter published on…
