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DOJ, HUD say Fair Housing Act extends to algorithm-based tenant screening

On January 9, the DOJ and HUD announced they filed a joint statement of interest in a pending action alleging discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) against Black and Hispanic rental applicants based on the use of an...more

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$200 Million in New Housing Vouchers Awarded by HUD

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Summary - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded approximately 19,700 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across the country. The HCVs are funded by $200...more

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HUD Extends Expedited Regulatory Waiver Deadline for PHAs

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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

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Bill preventing and striking down so-called source of income ordinances signed by Governor

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United States: Under the new law, cities and counties cannot adopt or enforce ordinances that require landlords to accept federal housing vouchers. On Friday, April 30, Governor Reynolds signed into law SF252, a bill...more

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Bill Relating to Source of Income Moves Through Iowa Legislature

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On Wednesday, February 17, SF252, a bill relating to how landlords treat sources of income in their tenant and applicant decisions, passed the Senate. The bill now moves on to the House....more

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HUD To Accept MTW First Round Applications For Larger PHAs

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Last week, HUD issued a new notice requesting letters of interest under its Moving to Work (MTW) program from PHAs with 1,001 or more total public housing and housing choice voucher (HCV) units. MTW participants are able to...more

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New Opportunity Atlas Tracks Child Outcomes

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The Census Bureau, in conjunction with researchers from Harvard and Brown Universities, this week published a national “opportunity atlas” that tracks outcomes for children in adulthood based on nationwide data. ...more

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The OIG issues dozens of new audit reports

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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

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Implementation of the Housing Choice Voucher Program under the 2017 Appropriations Act

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On June 28, 2017, HUD issued Notice PIH 2017-10 (HA) (the “Notice”) providing guidance on the implementation of the Housing Choice Voucher (“HCV”) program funding provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (the...more

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Regulatory comments due in March & other housing news updates

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Comments on the following HUD and housing related guidance are due this month. HOTMA implementation for Section 8 Voucher Programs – Due March 20, 2017 - On January 18, 2017, HUD issued a proposed rule to implement...more

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In Case You Missed It: A Recap of Recent HUD Activity

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HUD has been quite active this month publishing a variety of new rules and housing notices. The following is a list of some of HUD’s most recent guidance. For certain public housing authorities (PHAs) with less than 250...more

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HUD issues final rule modifying portability process in HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Effective September 21, amendments to HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program – the government’s largest program for assisting low-income, elderly, and disabled populations in the private housing market – will change the...more

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Supervisory Haiku-lights, Summer 2015

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Break out the short shorts everybody: it’s summer! We know you could use a palate cleanser between the 50 Shades novels and Game of Thrones wikis you’re reading on the beach. Supervisory Haiku-lights to the rescue! The Summer...more

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In case you missed it … Recent HUD notices

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Over the past month, HUD has published a number of administrative notices that cover a variety of matters for housing providers, particular for PHAs and others who administer project-based Section 8 assistance. Below is a...more

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HUD proposes rule to streamline certain administrative regulations

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Section 243 of the FY2014 Appropriations Act for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development authorized certain statutory changes to the United States Housing Act of 1937. HUD issued notices implementing...more

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HUD waives U.S. Housing Act provisions for Family Self-Sufficiency program

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With the passage of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress required HUD to unify the operations of the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) programs. In order to implement the...more

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HUD Announces New Category of Funding To Address Housing Choice Voucher Funding Shortfalls Resulting from Sequestration

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On May 23, 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Notice PIH 2013-12, "Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program," (the Notice)....more

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