On August 20, HUD published the long-awaited final rule amending the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) portability regulations. The purpose of the amendments is to clarify existing requirements,…
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s revised Assessment Tool (see Memo, 7/20). The purpose of the Assessment Tool is to help Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement jurisdictions,…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued an updated Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook. A cover sheet summarizes 125 changes and provides links to the changes. The body of the Guide…
HUD issued a Notice to help public housing agencies (PHAs) understand the Community Service and Self-Sufficiency Requirement (CSSR) for public housing residents so that PHAs can more effectively…
On Tuesday, August 18 at 1:00 pm ET, two HUD officials who are responsible for implementing the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule will discuss the rule’s requirements and how it…
On July 16, HUD published a revised Assessment Tool (see Memo, 7/20) to be used to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), as required by HUD’s new affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH)…
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that 25,226 households living in public housing had income greater than the maximum allowed to qualify for initial admission to public housing, and…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) prepared a memorandum that reviews and analyzes the long-term affordability provisions of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). Although the statute…
HUD announced implementation of the Small Building Risk Sharing (SBRS) Initiative, a program to help preserve “mom and pop”-owned, small multifamily buildings. SBRS is designed to encourage Community…
On July 16, HUD published a revised Assessment Tool to be used to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) as required by HUD’s new affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule. HUD also…
HUD released an analysis on July 7 that shows funding levels each participating jurisdiction will receive from the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program under the Senate Committee on…
On July 8, HUD released the long-awaited final rule implementing the Fair Housing Act of 1968’s obligation for jurisdictions receiving federal funds for housing and urban development to affirmatively…
