Service of Process on HUD
Service of civil process on HUD, a HUD officer or employee sued in an official capacity, or the United States in an action involving HUD, must comply with all applicable rules, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Nothing herein modifies or waives HUD’s rights under those rules.
- For judicial proceedings involving a property in which HUD or the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) has an interest (including, but not limited to, single-family foreclosures, sheriff’s sales, bankruptcy actions, actions in probate, property maintenance, condemnation, easements, eminent domain, quiet title actions), serve process upon the Regional Counsel at HUD’s Regional Office where the property is located.
- For judicial proceedings involving subpoenas for HUD employees or HUD records (e.g., Subpoena Duces Tecum, Trial/Deposition Subpoena) serve process upon the Regional Counsel at HUD’s Regional Office where the employee is located.
HUD’s Regional Offices, the states they cover, and their instructions for service are set forth below.
| Region | Covered States | Service Address | Additional Instructions |
| Region I | Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 10 Causeway Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02222-1092 | |
| Region II | New Jersey New York | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 26 Federal Plaza Room 3541 New York, NY 10278-0068 | Please send courtesy copies of civil process electronically to HUDRegion2LitigationService@hud.gov |
| Region III | Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia Washington, DC West Virginia | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 801 Market Street, 12th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 | Please send courtesy copies of civil process electronically to HUDRegion3Service@hud.gov |
| Region IV | North Carolina Kentucky Tennessee | U.S. Department of HUD Asheville Building Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 1500 Pinecroft Road Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407-3838 | |
| Georgia South Carolina Alabama Mississippi | U.S. Department of HUD Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 77 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 | ||
| Florida | U.S. Department of HUD Charles East Bennett Federal Building Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 400 West Bay Street Suite 1015 Jacksonville, FL 32202 | ||
| Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Department of HUD Parque Las Americas I Building Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 235 Federico Costa Street Suite 200 San Juan, PR 00918 | ||
| Region V | Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 77 West Jackson Blvd., Rm. 2604 Chicago, IL 60604-3507 | Duplicate copies of complaints need not be provided. Please send courtesy copies of civil process electronically to RegionVOGCCivilProcess@hud.gov |
| Region VI | Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Texas | For single family matters, excluding bankruptcy: U.S. Department of HUD For bankruptcy matters and all other litigation as described above: U.S. Department of HUD | For single family matters, excluding bankruptcy, please send a courtesy copy electronically to littlerockforeclosures@hud.gov For bankruptcy matters, please send a courtesy copy electronically to OGCRegionVIBankruptcy@hud.gov |
| Region VII | Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 400 State Avenue Room 200 Kansas City, KS 66101-2406 | |
| Region VIII | Colorado Montana North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 1670 Broadway 25th Floor Denver, CO 80202-4801 | |
| Region IX | Arizona California Hawaii Nevada | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 1 Sansome Street Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104-1300 | Please send courtesy copies of civil process electronically to R9DefensiveLitigation@HUD.gov |
| Region X | Alaska Idaho Oregon Washington | U.S. Department of HUD Attn: Office of Regional Counsel 909 First Avenue Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104-1000 |
- For all other actions against HUD in U.S. federal and all other courts:
Mail Service:
The mailing address that should be used to meet the mailing requirement for HUD is:
The Associate General Counsel for Litigation
Office of Litigation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20410
Hand Delivery:
For hand delivery, service should be delivered to the Associate General Counsel for Litigation or designee within the Office of Litigation at:
451 Seventh Street, S.W., South Lobby
Washington, DC 20410
You are encouraged to contact HUD in advance at 202-708-0300 or ogc_civilprocess@hud.gov to arrange a date and time for hand delivery.
In addition, process servers are encouraged to send a courtesy copy of any civil process electronically to: ogc_civilprocess@hud.gov.