Press Statement: Nevada Housing Justice Alliance sounds the alarm as Trump’s HUD targets Nevada’s most vulnerable families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Friday, April 17, 2026

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Hector Fong | hfong@planevada.org

Nevada Housing Justice Alliance sounds the alarm as Trump’s HUD targets Nevada’s most vulnerable families

Las Vegas, NV –– The Trump Administration has launched a sweeping attack on low-income families who rely on federal housing assistance. In recent months, it has pushed harmful changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules, including eliminating rental assistance for mixed-status families, revoking 30-day eviction notice requirements, and imposing strict work requirements and time limits. These changes would deepen housing instability and put vulnerable families at greater risk of displacement and homelessness.  Nevada Housing Justice Alliance is urging Nevadans to submit public comments during each 60-day comment period to oppose these cruel and harmful rule changes.

Ben Iness, the Coalition Manager of the Nevada Housing Justice Alliance of Nevada released the following statement:

“Every Nevadan deserves a safe and affordable place to call home, regardless of income, race, or immigration status. At a time when families are already struggling with rising rents, corporate housing speculation, and weak tenant protections, these proposed federal rule changes will only deepen our housing crisis.

Eliminating rental assistance for mixed-status families, weakening eviction protections, and imposing work requirements will push more Nevadans—especially children—into housing instability and homelessness. This will exacerbate our housing crisis and further strain our communities.

The solution isn’t punishing families. Nevada needs strong tenant protections, rent stability, and real accountability for corporate landlords so that everyone has a fair shot at stable housing. We urge Nevadans to speak out during the public comment period and oppose these harmful changes.”

3 rules from Trump’s HUD designed to push Nevadans out of their homes - 

RULE 1: Mixed-Status Families (April 21, 2026):

After multiple failed attempts in 2019, Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed change to federal regulations on April March 19th that, if implemented, would deny federally subsidized housing to entire families if one member of the household is undocumented. 

This rule would have inadvertent consequences: It would apply to all tenants who rely on HUD-funded rental assistance, not just immigrant families. U.S. citizens who lost their passports and Social Security cards in encampment sweeps, elderly tenants, and people with disabilities all face the same 90-day deadline to prove they belong in their own home.

Nevada has the largest share of mixed status households in the country, where 9% of households are mixed status. Nevadans can stand up for their family and neighbors by participating in HUD’s required 60 day public comment window (Friday, February 20th - Tuesday, April 21st). 

DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 by 8:59pm Pacific 

SUBMIT COMMENT: https://www.regulations.gov/document/HUD-2026-0199-0001

Comments may also be submitted by mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. NHJA strongly recommends submitting public comments both online and via mail. 

RULE 2: 30-Day Eviction Notice (April 27, 2026):

This would repeal the requirement that public housing agencies and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) owners provide households with a 30-day termination notice prior to filing an eviction action for nonpayment of rent. This means that timelines between notice and eviction for nonpayment of rent will now be much shorter and a matter of individual program requirements, lease provisions, and state law. 

If the current protections are rescinded, it means that tenants in public housing will receive a termination notice for nonpayment of rent 14 days before eviction, rather than 30 days. For the tenants in the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program, that notice period will decrease to just five working days. What’s more, this needless rollback will undo other protections put into place in 2024 that has given tenants more clarity and safeguards when receiving an eviction notice.

These changes mean that certain tenants in HUD-assisted housing will have less time to catch up on rent to avoid eviction. According to a HUD press release, over 2 million HUD-assisted households in the country will be impacted by this rule change

DEADLINE: Monday, April 27th, 2026 by 8:59pm Pacific 

SUBMIT COMMENT: https://www.regulations.gov/document/HUD-2026-0265-0001 

Comments may also be submitted by mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. NHJA strongly recommends submitting public comments both online and via mail. 

RULE 3: Work Requirements and Term Limits (May 1, 2026): 

This rule change would allow public housing authorities and Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) owners to adopt work requirements for “work-eligible” adults of up to 40 hours per week. “Work-eligible” adults are defined in the NPRM as individuals ages 18 to 61 who are not people with disabilities, pregnant, or enrolled in higher education. The “work-eligible” definition also excludes primary caretakers for: a person with a disability, a child under six, or a person who is temporarily incapacitated. The NPRM would also allow for time limits on assistance after two years for “non-elderly, non-disabled families.”  

The rule change would apply to the following programs: public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV), and PBRA.

According to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this change would impact 18,700 people living in Nevada including 10,100 children and 10,600 working households would be at risk of losing rental assistance under the proposed 2 year time limit. 

DEADLINE: Friday, May 1, 2026 by 8:59pm Pacific 

SUBMIT COMMENT: https://www.regulations.gov/document/HUD-2026-0298-0001
Comments may also be submitted by mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. NHJA strongly recommends submitting public comments both online and via mail.

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About Nevada Housing Justice Alliance: The Nevada Housing Justice Alliance (NHJA) is a coalition of grassroots organizers and community advocates who work with Nevada tenants to develop solutions and advocate for community investments that solve the root causes of housing insecurity.

The NHJA coalition includes the following steering committee members (Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Culinary Union, Faith in Action Nevada, and Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers) and stakeholders: Make it Work Nevada, ACLU of Nevada, Battle Born Progress, For Our Future Nevada, Las Vegas DSA, Make the Road Nevada, Nevada Homeless Alliance, and Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada.