Fair Housing Groups Challenge DOGE Orders to Cancel HUD Grants

Fair housing groups sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development alleging it illegally canceled grants to local fair housing organizations solely at the discretion of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Members of the National Fair Housing Alliance from Massachusetts, Idaho, Texas, and Ohio claim that HUD’s move to cancel their grants without going through the proper procedures will force them to fire staff, curtail work, and shut down due to a lack of funds, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

“The impact of this sudden loss of funding ...