Maryland Joins Lawsuit Filed Against HUD over Changes to Policy

AG Brown launches 45th lawsuit against Trump over changes to homelessness grants

(The Center Square) – Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has launched his 45th lawsuit so far against the Trump administration in response to new requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing grants.

AG Brown: HUD’s new housing the homeless policies 'put lives at risk'

Washington is among 20 states suing the Trump Administration over changes to how federal funding can be used to house the homeless. Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown stated that there could be less federal funding for permanent housing after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made “abrupt” changes that will limit access to long-term housing and other services. “The federal government is trying to pull the rug o…

Maryland joins lawsuit filed against HUD over changes to policy

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced late Tuesday that Maryland was one of several states filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over a policy change that could impact thousands of Marylanders.The Continuum of Care grant program is at the center of the lawsuit.The program was created to address homelessness in 1987, with the purpose of promoting "community-wide commitment of ending homelessness…

Washington Attorney General Sues HUD Over Changes Threatening to Increase Homelessness

Attorney General Brown sues HUD over changes to the Continuum of Care grant program, alleging the changes could increase homelessness by limiting long-term housing aid.

AG Brown co-leads multi-state suit against HUD's homelessness funding overhaul

SEATTLE—The Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading an 18-state lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging that the agency’s new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, introduces unlawful policies and conditions that disrupt the Continuum of Care (CoC) grant program—a key federal initiative that provides billions in funding for housing and services to combat hom…

Maxine Waters Leads 53 House Democrats in Urging HUD to Reverse Reckless Policy Change that Would Exacerbate Our Nation’s Homelessness Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 25, 2025 – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, along with 53 House Democrats, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, calling on him to rescind a recent HUD decision to slash essential Continuum of […] The post Maxine Waters Leads 53 House Democrats in Urging HUD to Reverse Reckless Policy Chang…