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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 5d

We need Secretary Turner to take his job seriously.

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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 5d

What does the shutdown mean for HUD and USDA tenants? Our deputy director Deb Thrope talked to @archpaper.com about the needless uncertainty it brings.

If you’re a tenant, make sure you know your rights (info available in ENG and ESP): nhlp.org/govshutdown.

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 6d

Looking for real info on what the shutdown means if you rely on HUD?

@nhlp.bsky.social’s got you 🔽
nhlp.org/govshutdown

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 6d

Rather than turn HUD’s website into a political ad & grandstand on cable news, maybe Sec. Turner could share info on HUD tenants’ rights & what to expect during a shutdown?

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Carol Ott 🏚️ @carolsott.bsky.social · 6d

Important tenant protection information for furloughed Maryland federal employees: econaction.org/tenant-advoc...

Maryland Tenant Protections for Furloughed Federal Employees | Economic Action MD Fund

In Maryland, an involuntarily furloughed federal employee at risk of eviction can ask the court to pause the eviction during the shutdown

econaction.org

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 6d

“It’s a pure attempt to intimidate and silence, and that’s the impression that they’re trying to create and the feeling that they’re trying to instill in federal workers”

Kevin Gosztola @kgosztola.bsky.social · 6d

Climate of fear intensifies as the Trump administration fires two fair housing attorneys from HUD in retaliation for their whistleblowing thedissenter.org/climate-of-f...

(They're not even hiding it.)

Climate Of Fear Grows As HUD Whistleblowers Are Fired

Two civil rights attorneys at the United States Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) were fired after blowing the whistle

thedissenter.org

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 6d

A new report looks at “residual income cost burdens,” defined as “not having enough income left after paying rent to cover all other necessities.”

The 2/3 of renter households that have residual cost burdens is higher than the 50% with traditional cost burdens

www.planetizen.com/news/2025/10...

‘Residual Income’ Study Reveals Two-Thirds of Working Age Renters Struggle to Make Ends Meet

Half of U.S. renters are considered ‘rent burdened,’ but an even larger number of households have a hard time affording basic necessities after rent.

www.planetizen.com

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 6d

Grow up.

News nation screen cap featuring Chris cuomo split screen with hud secretary Scott Turner and chyron reading: “HUD Secretary on why he’s trolling Dems”

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 7d

Instead of helping keep people housed by sharing clear shutdown guidance & tenants' rights info, the Trump admin has turned HUD's website into a political billboard.

@nhlp.bsky.social has the real info on what the shutdown could mean for you:

National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 8d

Are you a HUD or USDA tenant? Know your rights during the government shutdown!
🏢Continue paying your portion of the rent
☎️Contact an attorney ASAP if your landlord tries to hike your rent or evict you during the shutdown
🔍Check out nhlp.org/govshutdown for more detailed info on your housing rights

Graphic titled "HUD and USDA tenants' rights during the government shutdown" that explains what happens during a government shutdown, urges tenants to find legal help so they can know their rights, and notes that most tenants in HUD and USDA housing should not experience a disruption in their housing at this time because of the shutdown. There is a disclaimer at the bottom that notes this is not legal advice and if the shutdown lasts past November, tenants' rights will change and they should seek legal help.

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 7d

Pathetic. HUD is supposed to serve everyone—not sling partisan mud.

A fully funded HUD could do so much to fix our housing crisis. Instead, leadership pulls stunts like this. We can do so much better.

A screenshot of an X post from the verified account of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (@HUDgov), posted at 11:40 PM on September 30, 2025. The post reads:

“HUD’s website has been updated with the following message:

'The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.'”

Below the post is a screenshot of the HUD.gov homepage with a large red banner with the described message spanning the top of the main webpage.

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 9d

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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Federal whistleblowers reveal how Trump's HUD is abandoning vulnerable Americans

"The frank fact of the matter is that, right now, discrimination is not being prosecuted," they tell me. "Fair housing laws are not being enforced"
@therealnews.com @fedworkersunited.bsky.social @afge476.bsky.social

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 9d

BREAKING from AFGE Local 476: "HUD just illegally fired 2 civil rights attorneys for blowing the whistle & telling Congress how HUD is abandoning survivors of domestic violence and refusing to enforce civil rights laws"

🔗 instagram.com/p/DPMRkpDkQd9/

Screenshot (Instagram) — by afgelocal476 and fedsworkforyou, posted 1 hour ago: image of a woman in a bright yellow vest and a man in a dark suit walk down a wide office lobby toward glass revolving doors.
caption: "@hudgov just illegally fired 2 civil rights attorneys for blowing the whistle and telling Congress how HUD is abandoning survivors of domestic violence and refusing to enforce civil rights laws. Whisteblowing is protected activity; these whistleblowers are extremely brave, and this is illegal retaliation. What are you so afraid of @secretaryturner??? There needs to be a full investigation into everything #TeamEpstein is trying to cover up.
#civilrights #fairhousing #housing #whistleblowers
#governmentshutdown #trump
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People's Action @pplsaction.bsky.social · 13d

Corporate landlords + billionaires profit while families are evicted and unhoused neighbors are criminalized. We need #HomesNotHandcuffs.

We demand safe, secure, permanently affordable homes for all.
Join us: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

#HomesGuarantee #HousingCutsKill

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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 12d

Homes are supposed to be our safe havens. “So many people who are afraid of ICE enforcement, at work or at schools, are staying at home as a refuge,” NHLP's Marie Claire Tran-Leung said.

HUD's collab with DHS is an attempt to weaponize HUD and the public housing authorities as tools for violence.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12d

The Trump administration aims to exclude undocumented residents and non-citizens from accessing any federal housing programs, including public housing and housing choice vouchers.

When home isn’t safe: immigration enforcement meets housing discrimination

“What we’re seeing is people are terrified, and it’s deliberate,”

www.motherjones.com

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 12d

"I suppose you don’t need to order your administration to ignore the Fair Housing Act if all your hatchet men already know what to do."
— @elienyc.bsky.social

Trump's Slumlord Administration Is Gutting the Fair Housing Act

There can't be true desegregation without ending discrimination in housing--which is precisely why the administration is rolling back enforcement of the FHA.

thenation.com

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 13d

“These are life and death requests"

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws (Gift Article)

Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.

nytimes.com

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 15d

"People have to be given agency. That’s the only way they get through this."

- @nationalhomeless.bsky.social's Donald Whitehead

Welcome the Stranger: D.C. Faith Communities Resist Demonization of the Homeless

An interfaith "beloved community" event supported by many D.C.-area congregations featured calls for solidarity, unity, and perseverance.

shelterforce.org

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 20d

"Those who lack the cash to pay for housing at market rates—no matter how high those rates rise—could be deemed unable to care for themselves, and therefore would become eligible to be rounded up and taken… where?"

🔗 thenation.com/article/society/homeless-crisis-trump-housing/#

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 23d

"'This is an unlawful attempt to hold lifesaving housing resources hostage to an ideological agenda,' said Skye Perryman, head of @democracyforward.org"

🔗 therealdeal.com/national/2025/09/15/homeless-groups-sue-hud-over-trump-litmus-test-for-funds/

A screenshot of an article The headline reads:
"Homeless groups sue HUD over Trump-era litmus test for grants"
Subheadline:
"Rules force states, cities to back immigration crackdowns, anti-trans policies to access funds"

Below the headline is a composite, stylized image featuring Donald Trump, HUD Secretary Scott Turner shaking hands and in black and National Alliance to End Homelessness CEO Ann Oliva composited in the background white with a pink-red gradient overlay.

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Popular Democracy 🎙️ @popdemoc.bsky.social · 28d

They want:
🚫 411k families evicted
🚫 Elders in unsafe homes
🚫 Disabled folks pushed into the militarized streets
All to line billionaire landlord wallets + fund ICE and private prisons
Join us to say NO TO HOUSING CUTS!

#StopCutsToHousing #StopCutsToHUD

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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Trump is considering declaring a national housing emergency, while at the same time doing everything he can to destroy the federal housing programs, seize even more control, & continue his unlawful power grab. Our executive director @shamusroller.bsky.social talked to @marketwatch.com about it.

5 ways the Trump administration could use declaring a national housing emergency to help home buyers

The Trump administration says it’s considering declaring a housing emergency. Here’s what that could mean, and how it could impact the average renter and home buyer.

www.marketwatch.com

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Subina Shrestha @iamsubina.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Social housing is solidarity you can touch.”

Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · Sep 5

“The main thing is that [Vienna] just kept the policy commitment: housing is a human right, we’re going to keep building it.” @aldasky.bsky.social @cplusc.bsky.social

Vienna's Model Shows the Government Really Can Guarantee Housing for All

A new report documents the wild and likely replicable success of Vienna's public housing plan.

truthout.org

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · Sep 5

“The main thing is that [Vienna] just kept the policy commitment: housing is a human right, we’re going to keep building it.” @aldasky.bsky.social @cplusc.bsky.social

Vienna's Model Shows the Government Really Can Guarantee Housing for All

A new report documents the wild and likely replicable success of Vienna's public housing plan.

truthout.org

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · Sep 3

@ips-dc.org’s @hannahomestead.bsky.social*

Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · Sep 3

"Housing all of Chicago’s homeless people would cost about $383k/day, [@ips-dc.org's] https://bit.ly/4lYIx87 told The Intercept, noting that the sum equaled roughly 1/4 of the expense of a deployment of 3,000 Guard members"
theintercept.com/2025/09/03/trump-military-occupy-dc-la-chicago/

A screenshot of an article with headline "TRUMP’S CHICAGO OCCUPATION COULD COST FOUR TIMES MORE THAN HOUSING CITY HOMELESS"

Subhead: "Sending troops to Chicago could cost $1.6 million per day, four times as much as housing the city’s homeless — plus it’s illegal, experts say."

Byline: Nick Turse September 3, 2025

Below, a photo shows three U.S. Army National Guard soldiers in patrolling a Metro station. Photo caption: Soldiers with the 112th Military Police Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, patrol the Washington Metro in D.C. on Aug. 30, 2025. Photo: Sgt. 1st Class Renee Seruntine/U.S. Army National Guard/102d Public Affairs Detachment/DVIDS

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