Advocates Detail Residents’ RAD Problems
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson describing the many problems residents of public housing have encountered when their developments are scheduled to…
HUD Secretary Carson Testifies Before House Panel on HUD Budget, Disaster Recovery
The House Financial Services Committee held an oversight hearing on October 12 to discuss current HUD activities and programming with HUD Secretary Ben Carson. Dr. Carson defended the administration’…
Parties Settle RAD Fair Housing Claim
Five former public housing residents settled fair housing complaints they filed with HUD related to the privatization and redevelopment of their Hopewell, VA public housing complex under the Rental…
Rep. Serrano Introduces Bill to Increase Public Housing Capital Fund, Improve Health Outcomes for Public Housing Residents
Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3215 on July 12 to increase funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund to $5 billion annually, including $600 million each year to reduce lead…
Ranking Member Waters Introduces Bill to Preserve Public Housing, Protect Tenants
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the “Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017” on June 29. The bill seeks…
NLIHC Submits Comments on MTW Operations Notice
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s draft Operations Notice for Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program (see Memo, 5/8). NLIHC conveyed strong opposition to the inclusion of…
Survey Finds No Public Consensus on Raising or Lowering Tenant Contributions in Federal Housing Assistance Programs
Voice of the People and the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation conducted a survey to gauge the attitudes of Americans toward federal poverty programs – including public housing…
Comments on MTW Operations Notice Due June 5
HUD issued a notice in the Federal Register on May 4 establishing a second opportunity to comment on a draft Operations Notice for the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration published on…
HUD Provides Guidance on Implementing Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule
HUD published Notice PIH-2017-03 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) regarding instituting and enforcing smoke-free policies in public housing, as required by a final rule issued on…
Slides from Webinar on RAD Fair Housing and Relocation Guidance Available
HUD conducted a webinar on November 17 highlighting key features of Notice H 2016-17/PIH 2016-17 providing guidance on fair housing and civil rights and on resident relocation statutory and…
Bill Seeks to Help Low Income Tenants Build Credit
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit considered legislative proposals to help consumers, particularly those with low incomes, gain more access to…