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🤝 🏘️ Building & supporting infrastructure for a powerful, grassroots-led movement to win safe, affordable, equitable housing for all.

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Trump wants to evict immigrant families from public housing & Section 8.

Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
Keep Families Together: HUD Housing Teach in · Peoples Action Institute
Trump wants to displace immigrant families from public housing and Section 8. WE WILL NOT ALLOW THIS. We must protect our neighbors, keep families together, and prevent more people from becoming ...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Trump wants to evict immigrant families from public housing & Section 8.

Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
Keep Families Together: HUD Housing Teach in · Peoples Action Institute
Trump wants to displace immigrant families from public housing and Section 8. WE WILL NOT ALLOW THIS. We must protect our neighbors, keep families together, and prevent more people from becoming ...
mobilize.us
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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"'It’s disguised as work requirements and term limits, but in reality it’s a way to strip families of their benefits,' said Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the @nhlp.bsky.social"
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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"Make no mistake: Homelessness will only increase because of this reckless and irresponsible decision.” says National Alliance to End Homelessness CEO Ann Oliva

commondreams.org/news/trump-housing-cuts
'Reckless and Irresponsible': Trump Plans Deep Housing Cuts That Could Leave 200,000 Homeless | Common Dreams
"HUD's current path risks causing a dangerous spike in street homelessness," warned a group of Senate Democrats.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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The fight for our homes & our planet are woven together. 🏘️🌍 Our new issue, Right to a Roof: On Climate, Crises & Care, features organizers from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social & more on the strategy & solidarity we need to win. ✊🏾

Read ➡️ bit.ly/right2roof
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Their 50-year mortgage plan bombed & they won’t build housing or touch Wall Street landlords, so they’re hoping you blame your high rent on immigrants.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Their 50-year mortgage plan bombed & they won’t build housing or touch Wall Street landlords, so they’re hoping you blame your high rent on immigrants.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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“There’s also so many tragic stories of people’s breadwinning family members who have been abducted. They don’t deserve to be evicted right now; it is unsafe for them.

They deserve to stay in their homes.” chicagoreader.com/news/ice-eviction-moratorium-pritzker-johnson/
Chicago tenants demand eviction moratorium amid federal invasion
Housing organizers are warning against putting people out on the street “as long as ICE is in our city.”
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November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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🏛️⚠️ #Shutdown: what renters need to know + how Trump's
HUD is dropping the ball!
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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🏛️⚠️ #Shutdown: what renters need to know + how Trump's
HUD is dropping the ball!
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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"What Cuomo thought was a weakness for Mamdani turned out to be a strength: Rent-stabilized apartment or not, Mamdani is, like the majority of city residents, a renter."
Introducing Mayor Freeze-the-Rent
Zohran Mamdani won the election on a campaign built almost entirely around housing.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Rent stabilization is good.
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In an unprecedented move, Austria is regulating rents for the entire country.

All apartments that already have government regulation have seen a total rent freeze this year.

All formerly unregulated units are also getting rent stabilization to limit landlord rent hikes.
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Our sr. staff attorney Stacey Tutt spoke with the @nytimes.com Jill Terreri Ramos about how Trump’s HUD made it easier for lenders, brokers, & landlords to discriminate - including unlawfully singling out potential homebuyers based on their nation of origin, accent, or language.
Graphic has dark blue border on white background. The New York Times logo is at the top middle. The title of the article and author name are below. Black text reads: “A lender, dealer, or broker cannot discriminate on the basis of national origin, but they are allowed to ask about permanent residency and immigration status,” said Stacey L. Tutt, senior staff attorney covering homeownership at the National Housing Law Project. The new HUD rules could lead to questions that unlawfully single someone out based on their nation of origin, accent or language, even though national origin is a legally protected class, Ms. Tutt said. Discriminatory questions could be targeted at U.S. citizens until their citizenship is established by the documents they submit.” The NHLP logo sits at the bottom.
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Since when does Sec. Turner care about delayed maintenance? He just fired HUD's entire building inspection team.
Screenshot of an X post from Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) posted on Oct 30: “For nearly a month, the Left has held our government hostage. Here’s the status of vital HUD programs:” Embedded media: a video still of Scott Turner speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol dome. A subtitle bar at the bottom reads: “for families in need, including delayed maintenance and buildings in winter months.”
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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"Scott Turner, the housing secretary, did not reject the idea."

We deserve a HUD with better ideas than throwing people into camps.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Fantastic piece from our friends at @natfairhouse.bsky.social and Relman & Colfax. Proving discrimination through circumstantial or indirect evidence is an approach grounded in over half a century of case law and shouldn't be considered remotely controversial.

www.americanbanker.com/opinion/redl...
Redlining is a bigger problem than banks' representatives admit
The American Bankers Association's assessment of the Biden administration's fair lending enforcement efforts makes questionable claims about a practice that remains a major problem in some U.S. commun...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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💡Our monthly newsletter is out soon -- sign up now to stay in the loop on all things housing justice ➡️ nhlp.org/newsletter
Graphic with aerial view of houses as a backdrop. On top of that, a navy rounded square has white text that reads “Sign Up for the National Housing Law Project's Monthly Newsletter” and “Keep updated on housing justice news and how you can fight to protect poor and working tenants and homeowners.” An image of an opened piece of mail is at the top left of the navy square. At the bottom of the graphic, an image of a search bar reads “Sign up at nhlp.org/newsletter” and below that is the NHLP logo.
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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“The alleged efforts by HUD leadership to dismantle decades of progress are shameful, betray the American public & represent a profound abuse of taxpayer dollars”

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October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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CHA says the terms contradict HUD's own regulations, like the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) rule mandating emergency housing plans for sexual assault & domestic violence victims.

chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/10/16/chicago-housing-authority-sues-hud-over-new-anti-dei-grant-requirements
Image description: Screenshot — WBEZ article by Violet Miller and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, published Oct 17, 2025, 3:02pm CDT: Headline: “Chicago Housing Authority sues HUD over new anti-DEI grant requirements.” Subhead: “The city agency, which provides subsidized housing to low-income individuals, is seeking a temporary restraining order in the case to halt the implementation of the new grant prerequisites.” Byline: “By Violet Miller and Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ.” Section tags at top: “HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT,” “CHICAGO,” “WASHINGTON.” Featured photo (one sentence): A brushed-metal wall shows the Chicago Housing Authority logo of five vertical bars above the large letters “CHA.”
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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If you're a furloughed Federal employee living the DC area, the Capital Area Food Bank has added extra distribution sites. Go here for more information and assistance with Maryland tenant protections and utility bill help: econaction.org/in-the-news/...
Food Resources for Furloughed Federal Employees in Maryland | Economic Action MD Fund
Beginning October 20, the Capital Area Food Bank will have additional food distributions, for furloughed Federal workers.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A judge has temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out these layoffs, calling it "far from normal for an administration to fire line-level civilian employees during a government shutdown as a way to punish the opposing political party."
Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees
A judge's order bars the Trump administration from "taking any action" to issue RIFs to federal employees during the government shutdown.
federalnewsnetwork.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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🚨 HUD just fired its entire building-inspection team — days after a Bronx public housing collapse.

No federal staff remain to oversee safety in subsidized housing nationwide.
Affordable Housing Left Vulnerable After Trump Fires Building Inspectors
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development cut its inspection team two weeks after a public housing building partially collapsed in the Bronx.
www.bloomberg.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The 2nd Monday of every October is #IndigenousPeoplesDay, because we celebrate survival, resistance, and a future beyond white supremacist systems and myths.
A vertical digital graphic with a soft gradient sky shifting from deep blue-violet at the top to pink-peach at the bottom; centered text reads “Today we observe” above large outlined lettering “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY,” followed by the italic line “Honoring Indigenous culture, history, and resistance.”; in the bottom-right corner, a small white stacked logo within a thin house outline reads “Alliance for Housing Justice.”
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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"The largest cuts were concentrated...the division that investigates claims of discrimination & abuse."
Screenshot of an online news article from CityLab (author and date not visible): “HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts.” “Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.” Featured photo: The curved facade of HUD’s Robert C. Weaver Federal Building with a round entrance canopy, as a person walks beneath it.
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Great. federal workers deserve housing security while we wait for our politicians to get it together.

whec.com/top-news/senate-bill-aims-to-protect-federal-workers-from-eviction-during-a-government-shutdown/
Image of the United States Capitol Building under a clear sky. Accompanying a news article titled 'Senate bill aims to protect federal workers from eviction during government shutdown' by Evan Bourtis News10NBC, published on October 10, 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM