Housing Justice Network Conference

HJN 2026 will feature a wide array of workshops, plenary sessions by housing justice champions, and opportunities to learn about legal, advocacy, and organizing strategies that keep people housed.

Register here for HJN 2026.

Attendees will register for both the conference and the New Advocate Training in the same portal on Whova.

Bulk discounts: Organizations sending 5 or more attendees to HJN 2026 can use this code to get a 15% discount: 5PLUS

Scholarship recipients will qualify for free conference registration, as well as reimbursement for a portion of their travel expenses if applicable. See “Scholarships” for more information. Scholarship applications are closed as of June 18, 2026.

Pay by check: To pay by check, please download, print, and fill out a paper registration form. Mail the form with payment enclosed to:
   HJN Conference
   National Housing Law Project
   90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1015, San Francisco, CA 94105

For help with paying by check, please email Lucy Boltz at lboltz@nhlp.org. 

Need to cancel your registration? To qualify for a refund, minus a $50 handling fee, please send an email to 2026HJN@nhlp.org by September 9, with “Cancellation” in the subject line.

Both our conference host and overflow hotels, the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel and the Downtown Atlanta Aloft Marriott Hotel, are now fully booked, and there are no rooms available at either. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you haven’t yet booked your room for HJN 2026, please look for accommodations near our conference location, the Westin Peachtree Plaza in downtown Atlanta, located at 210 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 30303. 

The conference is a 3 minute walk from the Peachtree Center Station stop on the Red and Gold Lines of Atlanta’s MARTA metro system.

View and download our event Code of Conduct.

By participating in this event, you hereby grant NHLP the right, but not the obligation, to photograph you and use your likeness in any and all forms and media and for any legitimate purpose. If you would prefer not to have your photo taken, it is your responsibility to inform the photographer/videographer of said preferences. The photographer/videographer will do their best to honor your preferences.

Masks are not required to attend HJN 2026, but we welcome attendees to wear one if they so choose.  

For special accommodations, contact us at 2026HJN@nhlp.org.

Workshop proposals are now closed for our 2026 Housing Justice Network Conference. If you missed out on submitting a workshop for this year’s conference, be sure to submit it when we open requests for workshop proposals ahead of our next HJN conference in 2028.

The planning committee will make its final selections and notify session coordinators by July 10, 2026. Late submissions will not be reviewed.

HJN 2026 will feature over 30 workshops led by Housing Justice Network members that cover legal, advocacy, and organizing strategies to keep poor and working people housed, including:

• Defending the federal housing programs;
• Partnering with and representing poor and working residents; and
• Building the housing justice movement. 

For further questions, please reach out to 2026HJN@nhlp.org. A member of our planning committee will get back to you as soon as we can.

Our two-part New Advocate Training is the perfect place to start for attorneys newly entering the housing justice field, and anyone looking for an in-depth refresher on the latest crucial developments in housing law. This year’s training will cover the foundational rules and issues related to the federal housing programs tenant advocates commonly deal with. 

The training features an online portion ahead of the conference, eligible for California Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits, as well as an in-person portion at the conference, which is not eligible for MCLE credits.

The online portion will be held on Wednesday, October 21 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm PST/12:00 pm-4:00 pm EST. Registrants will receive their unique Zoom link to join via email on October 12th.

Attendees will register for both the conference and the New Advocate Training in the same ticket selection portal.

Be a housing champion! Sponsorship opportunities for HJN 2026 are now available for organizations interested in supporting scholarships for organizers, tenant leaders, and others who would not otherwise be able to afford the conference. 

Find out how to become a sponsor here.

At HJN 2026 we’ll celebrate career achievement and excellence by presenting the David B. Bryson Memorial Award and the Bill Powers Housing Justice Award. Nominations for the awards will open May 14, 2026 and close July 29, 2026. 

Award nominations are now closed for our 2026 Housing Justice Network Conference. Please visit the HJN awards page to read more about the awards and past recipients.

The Bryson Memorial Award honors an individual who lives the principles exemplified by David B. Bryson, demonstrating long-term commitment to solving the housing problems of extremely low-income people, with unwavering support to colleagues in the legal services and housing advocacy communities.

The Bill Powers Housing Justice Award recognizes a new and impressive talent in the field of affordable housing and low-income housing rights. This award honors an unstoppable activist tackling systemic obstacles that stand in the way of safe, decent and affordable housing for low-income and marginalized people.