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HJN Working Groups
There are currently seven HJN working groups each dealing with a separate area of expertise. HJN members can select to only join the main listserve and one or more of the working groups. The following is a brief description of each of the working groups:
HUD Multifamily Housing. This very active group focuses on issues relating to the preservation of the HUD subsidized housing stock and tenants’ rights in privately-owned HUD- subsidized and assisted housing developments. Both pending litigation and policy developments are commonly discussed and pursued by the group.
Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers. This group, which is also very active, focuses on the public housing and housing choice voucher programs. It addresses issues relating to tenants’ rights, funding levels, voucher portability and source of income discrimination.
Rural Housing. The preservation of the rural rental housing stock has been a main focus of the rural housing working group. It also concerns itself with maintaining and furthering the rights of homeowners participating in the Rural Development single family direct and guaranteed home loan programs.
VAWA Working Group. This recently formed working group seeks to publicize and enforce the housing rights of survivors of domestic violence under the 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Section 3 Program. This is another relatively new working group that focuses on compliance with, and enforcement of, the HUD Section 3 program, which is a job training and economic development program geared toward very low-income residents and minority owned businesses.
Moving to Work. HUD has allowed a certain number of public housing authorities to operate their local housing program outside the HUD regulatory structure. This working group focuses on the activities of housing authorities participating in the program and seeks to give advocates assistance in reining in policies that do not serve the interests on low-income public housing residents.
Reasonable Accommodation Working Group (California). This working group was recently started to discuss and brainstorm issues that advocates across California are seeing with regards to enforcing reasonable accommodation rights for low-income tenants.
