Senator Sherrod Brown Criticizes New USICH Leader in Letter to HUD Official
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) David Woll criticizing the…
Small Area Fair Market Rents Would Increase Available Housing Options in Predominantly White Neighborhoods, Decrease Options in Predominantly Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
A paper published in Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, “Small Area Fair Market Rents, Race, and Neighborhood Opportunity,” estimates that widespread adoption of Small Area Fair…
HUD’s Physical Inspection NSPIRE Demonstration to Address Two Resident Requests
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) posted two new features on the website of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) demonstration, both in response to…
HUD Releases New Recovery Dollars - But Continues to Illegally Withhold Funding for Puerto Rico
HUD announced in a December 3 press release that it had allocated over $2.3 billion in federal funds to support long-term disaster recovery in fifteen states and four territories. The funding, which…
NLIHC Board Member Shalonda Rivers Testifies to Congress on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
Shalonda Rivers, president of the Cordoba Courts Tenants Association in Opa Locka, FL, and member of the NLIHC board of directors, testified at a hearing on November 20 before the House Financial…
Committee Chair Waters and Representatives Tlaib and Pressley Urge HUD to Listen to Tenant Concerns as Part of NSPIRE Demonstration
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 18 urging HUD to…
Senate Banking Committee Questions HUD Nominees about Harmful Proposals
The Senate Banking Committee on November 20 held a hearing for several individuals nominated for positions at HUD: Brian D. Montgomery for deputy secretary (see Memo 10/11), David C. Woll,…
Representative Maxine Waters Sends Letter to President Trump Criticizing Latest Proposals to Address Homelessness
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on October 28 condemning his reported plans to forcibly relocate individuals experiencing…
House Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance will hold a hearing, “Safe and Decent? Examining the Current State of Residents’ Health and Safety in HUD…
HUD Posts FAQs about Increased Rent Payments for RAD Projects in Opportunity Zones
HUD will provide extra rent revenue of up to $100 per unit per month to a public housing project located in an Opportunity Zone that converts to Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA)…
Physical Conditions and Financial Viability of Early Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Projects Show Some Improvements
A recent report from HUD, Final Report: Evaluation of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), aims to evaluate the extent to which the RAD program has achieved its affordable housing…