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…
HUD Videos on Uniform Relocation Act and on Section 104(d) Relocation Compensation Available in Both English and Spanish
HUD's English-language URA Overview Video is now available in Spanish. This animated video provides a brief overview of the Uniform Relocation Assistance (URA) and Real Property Acquisition Policies…
Modified MTW Operations Notice Published for Comment
HUD published a modified Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program “Operations Notice” on October 5 that establishes requirements for the implementing the MTW demonstration program for public…
HUD Offers Webinar to Discuss Preservation of Pre-1974 Section 202 Direct Loan Properties
HUD will conduct a 90-minute webinar on preservation options for pre-1974 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Direct Loan properties. The webinar, to be held on October 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET,…
Hurricane Florence Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricane Florence from the past week. NLIHC also posts this information at On the Home Front. General NLIHC’s updated…
HUD Publishes FY19 Fair Market Rents
HUD announced in the August 31 Federal Register the publication of FY19 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, initial…