Restored 2013 Discriminatory Effects Rule Formally Published in Federal Register
A final rule, “Restoring HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard,” was formally published in the Federal Register on March 31. The final rule restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule and rescinds…
NLIHC Provides Sample AFFH Comment Letter
NLIHC has prepared a sample comment letter for advocates who have not studied the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule to use in submitting comments regarding the rule. NLIHC…
HUD PIH Posts Housing Mobility Toolkit
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a Housing Mobility Toolkit on HUD Exchange. The toolkit makes available materials that can be used by public housing agencies (PHAs) to design…
HUD OIG Issues Audit of Section Eight Management Assessment Program
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit, “HUD’s Section Eight Management Assessment Program,” on March 6 indicating that HUD has an opportunity to improve the Section Eight…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Issues Updated Rent Comparability Guidance in Chapter 9 of Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has updated Chapter 9 of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook. A HUD media release states that the changes to the chapter – which deals with Rent…
HUD Issues Proposed NSPIRE Scoring Notice
HUD issued a notice regarding a proposed National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) physical inspection scoring and ranking methodology on March 28. The NSPIRE scoring…
NLIHC Joins Other Organizations in Letter Urging USDA Rural Housing Service to Strengthen Tenant Communication and Rights in USDA Properties
NLIHC joined the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) in submitting a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Housing Service regarding its…
Tornados Tear through Southeast; Focus Shifts from Search and Rescue to Recovery
A series of storms moving across the Southeastern U.S. produced several destructive tornados on the evening of March 24, killing 26 people. The damage was greatest in Mississippi, where an EF-4…
Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition to Host Week of Action to Urge Congress to Eliminate Five-Year Bar
The Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF) is hosting a Week of Action from May 1 to May 5 to urge Congress to enact the “Lifting Immigrant Families through Benefits Access Restoration Act” (…
California Moves to Use Medicaid Funds for Housing
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled a proposal to allocate more than $100 million annually from the state’s Medicaid program to pay for up to six months of housing for people who are or are…
Study Finds Significant Barriers to Applying for Federal Rental Assistance
An article published in Social Problems, “‘The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease’: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource,” documents various challenges faced by…