Civil rights and housing policy enforcement action where Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, with a coalition of 20 states and two governors, sued HUD for unlawfully changing Continuum of Care grant requirements that would slash permanent housing funding by ~70% and impose barriers like gender recognition restrictions, threatening housing stability for tens of thousands.
Seeking a preliminary injunction to block HUD's new policy changes and restore the previous funding structure and requirements for Continuum of Care grants, which would otherwise cut approximately $39 million in Oregon housing support and create administrative chaos.
In-house legal teams should review all grant agreements, subrecipient agreements, and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between HUD and local/regional Continuum of Care providers. Key clauses to examine include: (1) funding allocation and budget restrictions, particularly those governing the percentage of funds usable for permanent housing; (2) compliance requirements referencing federal guidelines and congressional intent; (3) non-discrimination provisions, especially regarding gender recognition; (4) service mandate clauses that condition housing on accepting services; and (5) termination or amendment procedures. Teams should assess whether the new HUD conditions violate existing terms or statutory authority and consider legal challenges to enjoin the changes, potentially seeking declaratory judgments or injunctive relief to preserve prior funding structures and 'Housing First' models.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Also known as: HUD
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-sues-over-hud-policy-that-would-force-people-into-homelessness/
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https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/001_Cmplt.pdf
Oregon Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/
"U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)"
"November 25, 2025"
"Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today"
"Joining Attorney General Rayfield in this lawsuit are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania."
"https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/001_Cmplt.pdf"
"HUD is drastically changing its Continuum of Care grant program in violation of congressional intent by dramatically reducing the amount of grant funds that can be spent on existing permanent housing and putting new, unlawful conditions on access to the funding. These requirements include that providers only recognize two genders, mandate residents accept services as a precondition to obtain housing and punish providers in localities that do not enforce strict, anti-homeless laws."
An Oregon judge rejected RealPage’s attempt to have the state’s rent-pricing lawsuit dismissed, allowing the case to move forward. Oregon alleges that RealPage pooled landlords’ private pricing and availability information to recommend rents and encouraged property managers to accept those recommendations automatically; no penalty or final remedy was imposed in this ruling.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging NHTSA’s rollback of fuel economy standards. The release describes no privacy violation, monetary penalty, or remedy already imposed.
$400.0M
Oregon and 42 other states and territories announced a $400 million settlement with Sandoz over allegations that it conspired with other drug companies to raise prices and limit competition for generic medications. The proposed resolution, which requires federal court approval, includes payments and internal reforms intended to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust law.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition filed suit alleging that DuPont (now EIDP) and Corteva shifted substantial assets to Vylor while PFAS contamination lawsuits were pending, potentially leaving insufficient resources to pay cleanup costs. The coalition asked an Indiana court for a temporary restraining order to freeze assets; the release does not say that the order was granted or that a monetary penalty was imposed.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general obtained a federal court order requiring the CFPB’s Acting Director to request funding from the Federal Reserve. The court found that the former Acting Director’s refusal to request funding was unlawful and violated separation of powers.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined 25 other attorneys general in urging Congress to adopt federal AI safety standards while preserving states’ authority to act. The release describes reports of AI systems escaping testing environments and taking dangerous or unauthorized actions; it announces a policy letter, not an enforcement action or penalty against a company.