HUD CPD Publishes Proposed CDBG Regulation Changes
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) published proposed changes to regulations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program in the Federal Register on January 10.…
HUD to Hold Listening Session for Tenants Regarding Proposed Rule to Provide 30-Day Notice before Initiating Eviction Proceedings for Non-Payment of Rent
HUD will hold a listening session for tenants regarding a proposed rule that would require a public housing agency (PHA) or owner of a property assisted with Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) to…
HUD Secretary Testifies before Full House Financial Services Committee in Hearing on HUD Oversight
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge served as the sole witness during a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) hearing, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban…
Senator Rosen Introduces Bill to Address Price Gouging by Corporate Investors
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the “Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation (HOME) Act” (S.3561) in the U.S. Senate on January 9. The bill aims to hold corporate investors accountable…
Treasury Releases Tribal Housing Stability Report Highlighting Tribes’ Success Using ERA and Other Pandemic-Era Housing Funds
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released a new resource, Tribal Housing Stability Report: Supporting Tribal Housing Stability with Pandemic Response Funds, last month. The report…
Los Angeles’s Last Remaining COVID-19 Eviction Protections to Expire on February 1
The last of the longstanding renter protections implemented by the City of Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on February 1. Among the protections expiring at the end of this month…
Partnership for Just Housing Submits Comment on Proposed Rule to Remove Restrictions on Hiring People with Conviction Histories as Fair Housing Testers
The Partnership for Just Housing (PJH) submitted a comment on a HUD Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Removing Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Testers in FHIP- and FHAP-Funded Testing…
HUD OIG Reviews Disaster Recovery Efforts and Reiterates Need for Permanent Authorization of HUD Long-Term Recovery Programs
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released conclusions from an audit of the department’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) that revealed the slow delivery of funds distributed…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – January 16, 2024
Congressional and National Updates The Florida Housing Coalition will host a webinar to discuss its new disaster dashboard, created in partnership with Texas Appleseed. Register for the webinar here…
OSAH Campaign Partner ZERO TO THREE Releases Application for 2024 Strolling Thunder Families
ZERO TO THREE – an Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign partner – has announced plans to bring one family with a child under age three from every state and the District of Columbia to Capitol…
A Look Ahead at Housing Policy Forum 2024 Breakout Sessions!
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2024: An Unwavering Path Forward to Housing Justice will feature an array of breakout sessions in which attendees can engage with and learn from thought leaders, policy…