Come support Homes Not Jails DC (HNJ) in court this Thursday, November 13th at 4pm at 500 Indiana Ave. NW, room 516 on the fifth floor. HNJ continues to face US Housing and Urban Development in a case over the abandoned building at 1959 H St. NE that HNJ began repairing with a family experiencing homelessness on Thanksgiving day of 2000.

After putting much effort into salvaging the building to create low-income housing, HNJ secured the involvement of a section 8 housing developer, who created a work plan to develop the building as low-income housing, contingent upon HUD’s relinquishing the title. Though HUD had indicated that they would turn the building over if HNJ found a developer who could see the project through, they reneged at the last minute, with a HUD official saying in court that they didn’t want to “set an example.” Instead, HUD continued in their effort to evict the building.

Previous coverage:

Let's Give Thanks for What We Take: Housing Takeover on Thanksgiving, Audio interview (Nov 2000)

Takeover of 304 K St NE (Feb 2001)

Firehouse Takeover to Support Women's Shelter (Jun 2001)