Just in time for the end of the federal fiscal year (September 30), the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a flurry of internal and external audit reports over the last few weeks on a wide variety of topics....more
10/13/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Audit Reports ,
Community Development ,
FHA Loans ,
Housing Choice Vouchers ,
HUD ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mortgages ,
OIG ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Rental Property ,
Section 8
Last week, HUD issued new guidance confirming that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). LEP includes a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. ...more
9/23/2016
/ Borrowers ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Mortgages ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tenants ,
Title VI
People with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under new guidance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Housing providers can face liability for...more
9/21/2016
/ Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Housing Market ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Mortgages ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tenants
HUD has updated the required exclusions from income calculations to be used when determining eligibility and benefits for HUD programs. The updates are fairly minor, but they impact all HUD programs, including public housing...more
In This Issue:
- Kentucky County Clerks Cannot Sue MERS for Failure To Record Mortgage Assignments, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Bipartisan Policy Center Proposes New Directions for National Housing Policy
- FTC...more