Below is a listing of articles and resources that are about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or have information on HUD news and events. For more information, visit www.hud.gov.
Housing and Urban Development Resources
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) released a guidebook and video designed to facilitate coordination between Continuums of Care (CoCs) and Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) jurisdictions. The guidebook and video provide an overview of the consultation requirements, identify ways…
Last week, HUD sent to Congress its plan to implement a demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements in certain HUD properties. The pilot program, enacted in December, 2015, as part of the “Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST), allows HUD to create a pay-for-…
At NLIHC’s Policy Forum on April 4 (see related article in this week’s Memo to Members), HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced that HUD had issued legal guidance from the Office of General Counsel (OGC) regarding the likely violation of the Fair Housing Act when housing providers employ blanket…
On March 31, HUD issued new guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) as a follow-up to an earlier HUD notice on the use of arrest records in screening applicants for federally-assisted housing (see Memo 11/9/15). That notice (PIH 2015-19) clarifies that an individual’s arrest…