Pamela Patenaude Resigns as HUD Deputy Secretary
Pamela Patenaude submitted her resignation as HUD Deputy Secretary on December 17 after serving in that role for 15 months. In a Twitter statement, Ms. Patenaude wrote, “This morning I informed…
Members of Congress, Judge, Mayor, and HUD Take Action on New York City Housing Authority’s Troubles
Deplorable housing conditions in some developments and ongoing allegations of mismanagement have put the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) at the center of activity to address the agency’s…
HUD Inspector General Identifies the Department’s Top Six Management Challenges
The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the top management challenges facing HUD in 2019, identifying six specific issues which, according to the report, “impact HUD’s ability to…
HUD Provides Best Practices Regarding Use of Guest Suites in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing
HUD issued Notice 2018-10 providing best practices regarding situations in which guest suites are permissible in Multifamily rental projects with mortgages insured or held by HUD under the National…
HUD Invites Small Area FMR PHAs to Apply for Additional Administrative Fees
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent letters to public housing agencies (PHAs) inviting them to request up to $25,000 in additional administrative fees to reimburse them for the costs…
HUD Letter to PHAs Signals Intent to Dramatically Reduce Public Housing Stock
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent a letter to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors dated November 13, 2018, signaling the agency’s intent to dramatically reduce its…
HUD Offers “URA Overview,” the First in an Eight-Part Series
HUD will offer “URA the HUD Way,” a series of eight web-based modular trainings providing basic information and resources to HUD grantees and funding recipients on the Uniform Relocation Act (URA)…
HUD Sends Section 3 Streamlined Proposed Rule to OIRA for Review
HUD has sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposed rule to streamline the Section 3 requirements. The listing on an…
HUD Publishes MTW Waivers Appendix, NLIHC’s Preliminary Assessment Reveals Serious Issues
The Appendix that was missing from the modified Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Operations Notice published on October 5 (see Memo, 10/9) was included in a “Republication” on…