“Low-income tenants who rely on food stamps to feed their families will be immediately faced with difficult choices..." Round up of strategies and protections under federal law to prevent evictions due to loss of SNAP benefits courtesy of @nhlp.bsky.social www.nhlp.org/wp-content/u... #housing+

More info for HUD/USDA tenants from @nhlp.bsky.social: 🔗 nhlp.org/resources/do-you-live-in-hud-or-usda-housing-know-your-rights-during-the-government-shutdown/

We’re on Day 32 of what will soon be the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with Trump & Congressional Republicans refusing to open the government & letting lifesaving programs like SNAP & Headstart lapse.

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.

Public housing has been our country's premier form of social housing for nearly a century & provides security & stability for 1 million of our neighbors. It’s a lifeline for poor & working people, but it's under attack. Protect public housing, & learn more: www.10yearroadmap.org/interimreport

Finding an affordable apartment is hard. Finding one at age 80 is even harder. Rent-controlled units often sit in dated or poorly maintained buildings, and for older adults, leaks or steep stairs aren't just inconvenient—they're dangerous.

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TENANTS WIN: Working alongside the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, we helped secure a first settlement for Española families illegally displaced by their negligent out-of-state corporate landlord, Bosley Management Inc.

Our elders deserve to age with dignity in homes they can afford & communities they’ve helped build. But seniors are the fastest-growing group of homeless. Our staff attorney Bridgett Simmons talked to @nytimes.com about the crisis for seniors in NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/r...

When housing justice is on hold, lives are too. Federal funds for safer affordable housing were frozen—leaving Lakeside Tower residents waiting for repairs. We stand with tenants to end this freeze and fight for safe, stable homes for all. @nhlp.bsky.social

Trump continues to undermine our government’s ability to help people meet their basic needs. @washingtonpost.com interviewed our executive director @shamusroller.bsky.social about how the shutdown layoffs at HUD will inevitably harm tenants.

Today is Indigenous People’s Day, where we uplift the stories of resistance & resilience by indigenous people who have been forced to fight for their homes & livelihoods. We celebrate today because housing justice includes land justice.

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¡Conozca Sus Derechos! Nuestro folleto sobre los derechos de los inquilinos está en inglés y español. // Know Your Rights! Our tenants' rights flyer is in English and Spanish. www.nhlp.org/wp-content/u...

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.

Looking for real info on what the shutdown means if you rely on HUD? @nhlp.bsky.social’s got you 🔽 nhlp.org/govshutdown

No matter our race, place, or party, we all deserve a safe & stable place to call home. But Trump shutdown our government & wants to give control over our homes to corporations & big banks. How can we stop them? By sharing our stories.

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:

See our full statement by Deputy Director Deborah Thrope in response to the government shutdown ➡️https://www.nhlp.org/press-release/the-national-housing-law-project-on-shutdown-poor-and-working-people-demand-an-end-to-the-assault-on-our-government/

Yesterday w/ @shrivercenter.bsky.social, @prrac.bsky.social, @masslawreform.bsky.social, @seniorcaucus.bsky.social, Northwestern Law Tenant Advocacy Clinic, & Lakeside Tower Tenant Union, we urged the 1st Circuit to protect tenants, save homes, & uphold a preliminary injunction to access GRRP $$$.

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

Trump will worsen the housing crisis by: ⚠️ taking away housing from poor & working people ⚠️ letting corporations rig the rules in their favor & ⚠️making it easier for landlords to discriminate against immigrants & people of color

No matter where we come from or what language we speak, our country has the resources to ensure that all of us have a safe place to call home. But Trump blames immigrants of color, Black people (immigrant or otherwise), and people struggling to make ends meet for our hard times.

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.

No matter where we come from or how long we’ve lived here, our country has the $$$ to ensure that all of us have a safe place to call home. But Trump’s HUD wants to tear families apart & worsen the housing crisis. NHLP's Marie Claire Tran-Leung talked to @motherjones.com about their cruel plan.

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In the continued assault on poor & working people & the federal housing programs, Trump’s HUD might soon propose taking away housing from millions of ppl who exceed strict time limits or can't meet harsh requirements. Our deputy director Debroah Thope talked to @truthout.org about the consequences.

Our government affairs director, @noelleporter.bsky.social, talked public housing with @monicapotts.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com and how we need to shift our housing system to one that puts people over profit.

NFHA, along with a coalition of #civilrights orgs denounces HUD's abdication of its #fairhousing obligations. And we commend the public servants exposing its failure to enforce the Fair Housing Act & other key civil rights laws. Read the full release: https://bit.ly/4nhzQHl.

The Trump administration is limiting enforcement of fair housing laws, dismissing them as ideologically driven and DEI in disguise, according to interviews and internal documents reviewed by The New York Times.

🚨 HUD whistleblowers and federal unionists reveal Trump’s appointees have gutted civil rights protections in housing. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...

🚨 Sen. Elizabeth Warren and HUD whistleblowers are speaking out. HUD Secretary Scott Turner, other political appointees, are dismantling civil-rights enforcement, placing HUD on “an unalterable course” toward violating federal law and endangering the public. www.federalunionists.net/press/whistl...

Housing policy isn’t always easy to navigate. That’s why I hosted a bipartisan Housing 101 briefing for Congressional staff with @nhlp.bsky.social’s Noelle Porter & Haleigh Quinn, @nlihc.org’s Kim Johnson, and @centeronbudget.bsky.social’s Sonya Acosta. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

We’re proud to support The Kelsey More's training: Protect Housing for Disabled People: Understanding National Threats and Calls to Action! 🗓 Sept 22 | 3–4:30pm ET 🖥 Online | Free | ASL + captions Register today: bit.ly/4nf5EfQ

Join our team! The National Housing Law Project is currently accepting applications from law students for summer 2026 clerkship positions. More information on how to apply can be found at nhlp.org/jobs

No matter how long we’ve lived here or what language we speak, our country has the resources to ensure that all of us have a safe place to call home. #HispanicHeritageMonth

#OTD in 1965, our government created HUD to help house our nation’s poor and working people, seniors, veterans, & kids. In the following years, HUD was chronically understaffed & underfunded, making it harder to keep folks stably housed.

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.

TODAY: Join our government affairs director @noelleporter.bsky.social, @naehomelessness.bsky.social, and @evictionlab.bsky.social for the Combatting the Eviction and Homelessness Crisis panel, moderated by @ramirez.house.gov!

Billionaires are stealing from working families, funding violence, & fueling the largest wealth grab in U.S. history. Poor & working people keep our country running. We must fight for a housing system that puts people over profit & takes care of the poorest among us. #WorkersOverBillionaires

They know its unpopular and tried to hide it via late-night Friday news dump on a holiday weekend. We are unapologetic -- WE MUST FIGHT TO KEEP FAMILIES WHOLE👏AND👏HOUSED👏

"Trump & Turner are forcing public housing authorities to divert their limited resources away from affordable housing & towards wasteful policy designed to cause fear & hardship among immigrant families." -@nhlp.bsky.social's Marie Claire Tran-Leung

🕯️ #OTD 20 years ago, #HurricaneKatrina impacted #Louisiana forever, taking 1,000+ lives, uprooting communities & uncovering inequities we are still battling today. We recognize Katrina's impact as a human tragedy that continues to be worsened by decades of systemic neglect. #Katrina20

62 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech in Washington, DC during the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom. We continue his fight today. Everyone should have the freedom to make a good living, care for our families, & live in a safe and affordable home.

Trump recently signed an EO that would forcibly institutionalize our unhoused neighbors, and put more people on the streets and in prison. “It is absurd to think that ending people’s right to autonomy will end homelessness,” said NHLP's Noelle Porter to @truthout.org.

⚠️Trump's HUD is threatening to take away federal funding from public housing authorities who protect immigrant families. 📣Our response: we must fight to keep families whole and housed. Read our statement ⬇️⬇️⬇️

What should you do when your HUD housing provider asks about your immigration status? Our Know Your Rights resource in English & Spanish can help HUD families with mixed immigration status figure out how to handle some of your housing provider’s requests. Read more here: nhlp.org/kyrdata

Whether we rent or own, we all deserve a safe place to call home. But Trump and the current admin are giving control over our homes to corporations and big banks. How can we stop them? By sharing our stories. We want to hear from you, please use your voice and share your story today➡️nhlp.org/story

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People need homes not handcuffs. Trump’s plan to institutionalize unhoused people with addiction or mental health issues will put more people on the street & in prison. This perpetuates a discriminatory system that harms unhoused Black people the most. We must fight back. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...