Homeownership Rental Help Homelessness
How can I get help from HUD during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD has adjusted its normal operations. To ensure you receive a timely response, it is recommended to contact HUD by email or phone, (701) 239-5136. If leaving a voicemail, please include your name, address, contact number, and a detailed description of your needs.
Please see the table below to find the best contact to address your needs.
| What issues are you facing? | Where to get help |
| Experiencing homelessness | In North Dakota, dial 2-1-1. You can also go online at https://myfirstlink.org/ Local Homeless Service Provider (Continuum of Care) |
| Help with paying rent | Go to Rental Help: North Dakota Contact North Dakota Human Services, (701) 328-2332 (statewide) |
| Need affordable rental housing | Use the HUD Resource Locator to search for HUD-assisted and affordable housing options, go to HUD’s Rental Help: North Dakota |
| Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) | Contact your local Public Housing Agency |
| Public Housing | Contact your local Public Housing Agency |
| Housing discrimination (based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability) | High Plains Fair Housing (statewide) ND Department of Labor (statewide) HUD toll-free (800) 877-7353 or (303) 672-5437 Email: mailto:ComplaintsOffice08@hud.gov |
| Eviction | |
| Issues with landlord or tenant | Go to Rental Help: North Dakota page Contact Legal Services of ND , under age 60 call 1-800-634-5263 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday between 9am-3pm CST) Age 60+ call toll-free 1-866-621-9886 (Monday-Thursday between 8am-5pm CST, Friday between 8am-2pm CST) |
| FHA-insured mortgages, HUD homes, refinancing, liens, HUD-1 settlement statements, etc. | FHA Resource Center at (800) 225-5342 or email: answers@hud.gov |
| Payoff requests | Use the SMART Integrated Portal to make a request and begin the subordination process (see SMART FAQs & Resources). |
| FHA Single Family Secretary-held Portfolio Subordinate Mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages | Contact a Secretary-Held Mortgage Servicing Contractor. |
| Homeownership | Contact a HUD approved housing counseling agency |
| Foreclosure | Contact a HUD approved housing counseling agency Go to Avoiding Foreclosure Go to Homeownership Assistance Page |
| Home repairs | Go to: Home Repairs-North Dakota |
| Need help with utility bills | Go to Make Your Home Energy Efficient for utility bill assistance, weatherization sources and more Go to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
For general questions about HUD or its programs call or email us.
Fargo Field Office
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Physical Address: 657 2nd Avenue North
Third Floor, Room 366
Fargo, North Dakota 58102
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2483
Fargo, North Dakota 58108-2483
Phone: (701) 239-5136
Email: Customer Service
Fax: (701) 239-5249
TTY: (800) 877-8339 or dial 7-1-1 (Not available in all areas.)
Jurisdiction: State of North Dakota
Joel Manske, Field Office Director
Office of the Field Office Director
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Across the country, HUD is organized into ten regions, each with an administrator. Region VIII is under the leadership of Dominique Jackson, Regional Administrator.
Region VIII jurisdiction: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Contact the Regional Administrator's Office
Invitations and Meeting Requests for the Regional Administrator