Following a meeting with representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development on December 5, 2025, LOFTE advocates successfully won updates from HUD about their current staff members and regulations, as well as a list of Millennium Properties that are under Abatement and Receivership. 

After meeting with advocates, LOFTE was updated on the standing of the anti-harassment rules and enforcement at HUD. Although HUD regulations prohibiting harassment are still in place, HUD's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity branch was decimated by DOGE, meaning that there are far fewer staff to handle complaints. 

HUD also clarified the timeline of long-awaited HOTMA regulations, which would change how income is calculated for Section-8 tenants. Currently, tenants in Section 8 housing must submit six months' worth of bank statements to management to certify their income. HOTMA would reduce this requirement to just one month. The implementation of these regulations is now delayed to January 2027, but HUD is still encouraging management and owners to abide by the one-month policy that will eventually be used.

HUD also sent LOFTE its staff locator list, which is no longer readily available on the HUD website after being removed DOGE. Organizers and tenants can access the link here: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/multifamily-regions#mfproperties.

Finally, LOFTE also received confirmation about which Millenia properties are in Abatement and receivership. Below is the list of properties and their current status:

Properties in Abatement:

Properties in Receivership: 

LOFTE will continue to fight for transparency from HUD, in these efforts and more, to support the most vulnerable among us.

You can view a recording of the meeting with HUD tenants and LOFTE here, and the notes from the meeting here.