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Housing is a human right! We believe that. Sometimes we even hear our leaders say it. The United Nations has investigated the lack of housing in the U.S. as a human rights violation.…
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” (H.R. 4546) on September 27. If enacted, the bill would authorize an additional $70 billion for HUD’s…
HUD published on September 17 proposed changes to the regulations for the public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs, implementing income-…
HUD is seeking public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of private HUD-assisted multifamily properties to volunteer for its Real Estate Inspection Center (REAC) pilot project. According to a Federal…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on August 14. Public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Section…
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) introduced on July 11 the “Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019” (S. 2087 and H.R. 3721), which…
