HUD Office Television Screens
| Submitted | Feb. 24, 2025 |
| Due | March 24, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Samantha Cole
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, slide documents, videos and photographs) that mention screens (television screens or otherwise) displaying unauthorized material at the Washington, D.C. Department of Housing and Urban Development offices
2) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, slide documents, videos and photographs) that mention "long live the real king" or unauthorized access to television screens across all HUD offices/locations
Please search for documents created or shared between February 20, 2025 and the time this request is processed.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samantha Cole
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dear Mrs. Cole:
This email acknowledges the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated February 24, 2025. Your request was received in the Department’s FOIA Office on February 26, 2025.
Pursuant to the FOIA, 5 USC 552(a)(6)(A)(i), once HUD properly receives a FOIA request, the Department has 20 working days within which to make a determination on the request unless unusual circumstances exist. Under unusual circumstances, such as an agency’s backlog, or the need to examine a voluminous amount of records required by the request, HUD can extend the 20-day time limit for processing a request. As of February 28, 2025, HUD’s FOIA Office has xxx open FOIA requests. Based upon HUD’s experience and current inventory, it is estimated that it may take XX days to complete processing of your request.
HUD’s policy is to process FOIA requests using “multi-track processing,” which allows the Department to process FOIA requests on a first-in/first-out basis, within each track. HUD places FOIA requests in its routine or complex track based on the amount of work and time involved in processing the request. The criteria for assignment to a specific track are found in HUD’s FOIA regulations, 24 CFR 15.105(a), which were published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2001, at 66 FR 6964. Your request is being processed on the complex track. You may consult with the HUD FOIA Specialist handling your request in order to determine whether your request can be modified and transferred to the routine track. Please note that upon further evaluation of your request, you may be notified that your request has been transferred to another track.
The Department will comply with your request to the extent permissible by law. Any records not subject to an exemption will be forwarded to you promptly upon the completion of HUD’s search and review process. Your request has been assigned to Latoria Q Moore for processing. If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Latoria Q Moore at
Thank you for your interest in the Department’s programs and policies.
Sincerely,
Latoria Q Moore