Senator Harris and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Bills to Expand Access to HUD-Assisted Housing for Justice-Involved People
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced on July 10 the “Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019” (S. 2076 and H.R. 3685). The bill would reform the…
July 15, 2019House Committee Passes Bill to Preserve Affordable Rural Rental Housing
The House Financial Services Committee on July 11 unanimously passed the “Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019” (H.R. 3620), which aims to preserve affordable homes and…
July 15, 2019HUD Multifamily Memo Reminds Owners of Obligations to Residents
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued a Memorandum to owners and management agents of private HUD-assisted multifamily properties reminding them about existing guidance regarding their…
July 15, 2019HUD Lists PHAs Interested in MTW Cohorts #1 and #2
Forty-four public housing agencies (PHAs) submitted letters indicating their interest in participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) so-called “rent reform” Cohort #2. Another 52 PHAs submitted letters…
July 15, 2019HUD Lists PHAs Interested in MTW Cohorts #1 and #2
Forty-four public housing agencies (PHAs) submitted letters indicating their interest in participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) so-called “rent reform” Cohort #2. Another 52 PHAs submitted letters…
July 15, 2019HUD Posts New “Payment Standards” Chapter for Voucher Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published a fourth new chapter, “Payment Standards,” as it incrementally revises the 13-chapter Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook (see Memo, 6/17).…
July 15, 2019Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Joins Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire Event
Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire, a nonpartisan candidate engagement partnership between NLIHC and Housing Action NH, hosted its first “coffee-with-the-candidate” event on Sunday, July 7,…
July 15, 2019Freddie Mac Finds Loss of Affordable Multifamily Rental Units
Diminishing Affordability – Inescapable, a report from the Multifamily Research Center at Freddie Mac, finds the percentage of multifamily rental units affordable to very low-income (VLI) households…
July 15, 2019Fact of the Week: High-Growth Metro Areas Experience Greatest Share of Loss of Multifamily Rentals Affordable to Very Low-Income Households
Source: Freddie Mac Multifamily Research Center 2019.
July 15, 2019House Financial Services Committee to Vote on the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019
Representatives Al Green (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” (H.R. 3702) on July 11. The bi-partisan legislation will formally authorize HUD’s…
July 15, 2019Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico Submits Complaint about Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery Efforts
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition member Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico submitted a complaint to HUD’s Office of the Inspector General detailing numerous problems with the Puerto Rico Department of…
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