A federal judge recently ordered that the federal government must maintain funding for homelessness programs, despite the government’s attempt to redirect funding from permanent housing services to transitional housing services with work requirements.
Last-reviewed: Feb. 4, 2026
- Shelter: Use HUD’s Find Shelter tool to find housing, shelter, health care, and clothing resources in communities across the country. Due to a recent Supreme Court ruling, people experiencing homelessness can be subject to fines and tickets if they camp on public spaces in places that have passed such bans.
- Evictions: Tenants living in federally subsidized housing or in a property financed by a federal loan must receive a 30-day eviction notice for non-payment of rent. Even if a state law allows these landlords to give less notice, they must follow the federal law. Tenants can use this property search tool to see if this rule applies to them. Find more information about evictions and legal help resources.
- Conditions: HUD sets quality standards for all public housing, HUD-funded properties and Section 8 voucher residences.
- Home Ownership: Each state provides services for new homeowners like financial counseling, low mortgage rates, and energy efficiency grants.
- IPV Survivors: VAWA offers protection to survivors of domestic and sexual violence who live in federally assisted housing. The National Housing Law Project has this compilation of state and local law housing rights for domestic violence survivors. Learn more about these rights and how to assert them.
- Housing Discrimination: Federal Fair Housing law protects people from housing discrimination based on factors such as race, color, sex, national origin, religion, familial status and disability. People who have experienced housing discrimination can use this tool to generate a housing discrimination complaint.
- Immigration: HUD and the Department of Homeland Security signed a data sharing memorandum that allows HUD to share information about certain immigrants who live in federally subsidized low-income housing. Eligibility for federally funded housing has not changed.
Unlocking Access® Resources for Care Teams
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Spotlight on Equity
Landlords cannot discriminate based on national origin or race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, religion, or age. This includes all aspects of housing, including the application process, rental tours, and mortgage applications.
- Familial Status: They cannot charge a family a higher rent or require a larger security deposit because the family has young children.
- Durable Medical Equipment: They cannot evict someone with COPD because their home oxygen concentrator makes too much noise at night.
If a person believes they have been discriminated against, they can file a complaint (available in multiple languages) with the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHOC). The FHOC is a federal office that enforces fair housing protections.