Attorney General Bonta Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Attack on Fair Housing Protections

September 8, 2026 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND — Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump Administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the FHAP provides funding to state and local agencies that enforce fair housing laws. In California, the program supports the California Civil Rights Department’s work to protect Californians from housing discrimination. In March 2026, the coalition filed a lawsuit challenging unlawful conditions in HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 FHAP Funding Guidance, which could have limited state and local agencies’ ability to enforce their fair housing laws, including by restricting reimbursement for certain fair housing complaints and threatening agencies that enforce protections beyond those in federal law. Now, the Trump Administration has conceded to the coalition’s challenge, agreeing to dismiss the lawsuit after confirming that HUD would not seek to impose, implement, or enforce the challeng