DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas Collaborates with Dallas Fire Rescue to Provide First Responder Training at Cliff Manor

DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA), announced today a successful collaboration with Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) to ...
News 13

HUD voucher recipients in Florida fear losing housing assistance

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida families, who depend on housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, known as HUD, could be at risk of losing the help they depend on.
UPI

20 states sue HUD over changes to homeless program funding

Nov. 25 (UPI) --A coalition of 19 attorneys general and two state governors sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over changes to funding allocations and conditions at the Department of Housing and ...
WSB-TV

‘I’m fearful:’ Grandmother worries she won’t be able to pay rent due to government shutdown

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Another state agency is bracing for delayed public assistance payments because of the shutdown. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs says it’s preparing for partial or, in ...
11Alive

Georgia DCA warns federal shutdown will disrupt Section 8 housing payments to landlords

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Community Affairs is warning that issues with federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development may “disrupt” Housing Assistance Payments to ...
Santa Barbara Independent

HUD Seeks to Ban Mixed-Status Households, Cut Funding for Emergency Housing Vouchers

Federal law established in 1980 says that households with undocumented members can still receive federal housing benefits, like Section 8 vouchers, but that those benefits are prorated based on the ...
The Olympian

What can landlords screen tenants for? Olympia to host workshop on new rules

The City of Olympia is hosting a training workshop on Nov. 5 alongside the Fair Housing Center of Washington to help inform people of tenant screening companies and new federal requirements. According ...
The Real Deal

Chicago Housing Authority sues HUD over funding restrictions with $185M at stake

A significant portion of the Chicago Housing Authority’s budget is at stake in a new lawsuit the agency filed against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CHA claims HUD is ...
The Hill

On homelessness, HUD is right to move away from failed ‘housing first’ policies

In a memorable scene from “Casablanca,” actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt police chief ordered by the Germans to shut down a popular nightclub after patrons indulge in a disfavored patriotic song.
The New York Times

Two HUD Civil Rights Lawyers Dismissed After Raising Concerns About Fair Housing Act Enforcement

Both said they were considering their legal options but plan to seek protections as whistle-blowers. By Debra Kamin This article has been updated. Two government civil rights lawyers who spoke out ...
Columbus Dispatch

Is Section 8 on the chopping block? Trump's proposed cuts to housing subsidy explained

A Trump administration proposal suggests limiting Section 8 housing vouchers to two years for "able bodied adults." Advocates warn the proposed cuts could put hundreds of thousands of Ohioans at risk ...