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Ending 40 years of judicial deference to administrative agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes governing them, the Supreme Court of the United States finally pulled the plug on this experiment that it, just five...more
As detailed in our previous Legal Alert, six conservation groups filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) on March 5, 2024 to request the implementation of legal protections for five...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado may have a profound impact on inclusionary zoning ordinances and bylaws in Massachusetts. I suspect few of those regulations – if challenged – will...more
On April 22, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its final rule regarding updated flood insurance requirements in certain areas of the country: Floodplain Management and Protection of...more
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2024 Area Median Income (AMI) and Rent Limits for counties statewide. These numbers are impactful on a number of levels, but are extremely important...more
The District of Columbia’s office market, particularly Class B and C properties, is facing a calamity of epic proportions with occupancy, revenues, and valuations plummeting. Like other municipalities facing similar office...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the cooperation of federal agencies such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the White House has established plans to use grants and...more
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently proposed enhancements to its 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage loan program. The proposed enhancements are set forth in a draft Mortgagee Letter. FHA will accept feedback on the...more
On October 27, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new initiatives across various governmental agencies to support and encourage the conversion of high-vacancy commercial buildings in downtown urban environments to...more
The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units, with billions of federal dollars available to help spur such transitions....more
Summary - Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its highly anticipated Supplement to the RAD Notice (Supplement), which makes a number of changes to the current Rental Assistance...more
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its 2023 AMI Income and Rent Limits, with Orange County’s AMI increasing from $80,100 to $84,700....more
As we reported in our prior legal alert, these important new state housing laws will allow for the streamlined approval of qualifying housing development projects on properties where retail, office and/or parking are...more
Under the Fair Housing Act, it is unlawful for a seller, lessor, or financier of housing to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, familial status, or...more
Recently, HUD announced plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH). The new rule will update a 2015 final rule that was intended to implement the Fair...more
Summary - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a Federal Register notice that provides updated operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for 2023. OCAFs are used to adjust the rent to...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that more than $15 billion has been invested in affordable housing preservation construction over the past nine years through the Rental Assistance...more
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge recently announced that almost 2,000 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) would receive a share of more than 19,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers....more
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022, following its passage along party lines in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The comprehensive legislation is the...more
Summary - The U.S. Department of Treasury recently updated guidance on the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Emergency Rental Assistance 2 (ERA2) programs....more
Summary - Hoping that faster construction methods can be combined with increased subsidies to undertake billions of dollars of desperately needed affordable housing renovations, New York’s Legislature has authorized the...more
On June 16, 2022, New York Governor Hochul signed New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Public Housing Preservation Trust Act A7805D/S9409A into law (Trust Act). The Trust Act creates the New York City Housing Authority...more
Summary - The U.S. House of Representatives passed an omnibus spending package on March 9, 2022, that contains all 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Also included is supplemental funding to support Ukraine and...more
Summary - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has extended the submission deadline for expedited regulatory waivers until April 1, 2022, for Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers....more
Since the 1960s there has been steady reformation of mental health care in the United States. One of the most visible signs of this effort is the movement away from treatment in large state mental hospitals and towards...more