At the moment my family is linked under Friends and Family - so we can buy badges and tickets for each other.

However, having only not capitalized on the housing lottery, by going in as one unit instead of two for the past 3 years, we have not gotten downtown housing through the block.

This year I had my husband buy a badge separately so that we can get two shots at a decent housing time.  Do I have to de-link him from my "friends and family" to get two shots at housing time?  We've bought badges separately this year.

I will say, since the new system, we have had really horrible housing times.

No, as long as he buys the badge under his own account, you will each get an entry in the lottery.  Keep the F&F so you can get events together when that opens.