WOW! I just read that article and that is OUTRAGEOUS!
I'm not even sure it is legal? Can regular landlords prohibit a renter from having anything planted in their yard? If not, then I don't see how these people can be treated any differently. Is it a person's right to be able to garden? or to garden on their own land? or on land they have rented? A yard is land even if it is small? Many of these people are homebound and having something to do in the yard is really all they have! I can't believe HUD would do something like this, but then again, it is stupid so sounds about right