Lawmakers Press Top Federal Housing Official to Ensure Survivors Aren’t Forced to Choose Between Personal Safety and a Place to Live
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)-along with over 20 of their colleagues-urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for action to combat unfair and discriminatory nuisance ordinances that disproportionately affect survivors of domestic violence.
Local nuisance ordinances are generally…
