Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tag

HUD Opens Investigation Into Northern Arizona U Race-Focused Dorms After Equal Protection Project Complaint

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2026 17 Comments

The fifth HUD investigation opened in 2026 based on EPP complaints, and the 12th federal investigation overall year-to-date....

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Northern Arizona University Race-Focused Dorms Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Posted by Robert Fox on August 27, 2026 2 Comments

"NAU’s identity-based “Focused Housing” programs are university-sponsored residential communities that allow students to live together while participating in shared programming centered on a common identity."...

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HUD To Investigate UMass-Amherst and U. Nevada-Reno Over Race-Focused Dorms After Equal Protection Project Complaints

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 25, 2026 3 Comments

This makes four universities whose race- and ethnicity-based campus housing are under investigation following civil rights complaints by EPP. More to follow....

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Racial and Ethnic Campus Housing “Steering” at U. Nevada (Reno) Challenged by Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 19, 2026 8 Comments

The use of the Fair Housing Act through HUD complaints reflects how innovative EPP is in rooting out the DEI discrimination that permeates campuses....

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HUD Moves Against Race-Focused College Housing After Complaints by Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2026 7 Comments

"The Trump administration is opening civil-rights investigations into the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota after receiving complaints alleging the schools are operating dorm programs that may be steering students into campus housing services based on race."...

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Race-Focused Dorms at UConn and UMN Challenged at HUD by Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2026 11 Comments

Under the Fair Housing Act, "this kind of 'steering' toward or away from housing based on race is strictly prohibited ...

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HUD Suspends Federal Homeless Funding to Los Angeles in Wake of Fraud Allegations

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 15, 2026 20 Comments

Los Angeles officials are dismissing the move as political theater. However, the missing tens of millions, unverifiable housing sites, and documented conflicts of interest are not partisan talking points; they are governance failures with real human consequences....

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EPP Submits Comment on Proposed HUD Rule Ending ‘Differential Effects’ Liability

Posted by Timothy R. Snowball on January 29, 2026 3 Comments

"An owner or landlord is at risk of differential effects liability under the current HUD rule, whether the supposed discrimination was entirely unintended and undiscovered."...

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HUD: Biden-Era Rental Assistance Payments Went to Deceased Tenants, Noncitizens

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 30, 2025 28 Comments

The agency accused the Biden administration of pushing out the funds "with minimal oversight" and just trusting the people who received the money....

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HUD Orders 30-Day Audit to Remove Illegals From Public Housing

Posted by Ben Smith on August 31, 2025 25 Comments

“American citizens will be prioritized,” Turner said....

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Asheville, NC, Prioritizing Federal Aid ‘for Minority and Women Owned Businesses’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2025 27 Comments

How is this allowed?...

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LIVE: More Trump Nominees Have Senate Confirmation Hearings

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 16, 2025 8 Comments

Today we have Scott Bessent (Treasury), Lee Zeldin (EPA), Doug Bergum (Interior), and Scott Turner (HUD)....

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