HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing Issues Broad Waivers Notice, April 13
HUD’s Office of Public and Assisted Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2020-05 on April 10 announcing waivers of various public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) statutory and regulatory…
Recording Available of Call by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing about Coronavirus FAQs, April 13
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has held two phone calls for public housing agencies (PHAs) organized by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Records Coronavirus Policy Updates, April 13
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, has begun to record stakeholder calls rather than conduct them…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Issues Memorandum on Income Recertifications, April 13
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) distributed a Memorandum, “Annual and Interim Recertification Protocol during COVID-19,” from Tobias Halliday, director of the Office of Asset…
NLIHC Releases Toolkit on FEMA Programs for Housing and Homelessness Service Providers, April 13
NLIHC has released a comprehensive toolkit, “Working with FEMA to Address COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Needs,” designed to inform housing and homelessness service providers responding to the…
NLIHC Releases Analysis on Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis, April 13
NLIHC released on April 7 an analysis, “The Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis,” that shows Congress must invest up to $100 billion to keep the lowest-income…
National Housing Law Project Provides Multiple Resources Relating to Coronavirus, April 13
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has produced several resources for tenants and advocates to help address the coronavirus pandemic. They include, “Tenant’s Rights and COVID-19,” “Summary and…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, April 13, 2020
NLIHC will be hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness on Monday afternoons. The next call is today, April 13, at 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. ET. You can register for today’s call…
Campaign Launches “Take Action” Resource for Advocates to Urge Congress to Include Vital Housing Resources in Next COVID-19 Relief Package, April 13
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign launched on April 7 a "Take Action" webpage where advocates can send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials…
HUD Releases FY20 Income Limits, April 13
HUD released FY20 Income Limits on April 1. The income limits determine eligibility for assisted housing programs including public housing, Section 8 project-based rental assistance, Housing Choice…
NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Opposing Harmful Changes to CRA Regulations, April 13
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 8 opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Corporation’s (FDIC) proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act (…