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HUD Programs During a Government Shutdown

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The 2024 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY2024) begins on October 1, 2023, and as of the writing of this Alert, Congress has not passed and the President has not signed a bill to provide funding for FFY2024. As a result, federal...more

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Gimme Shelter: But Cash Only, Please

A recent case addressed landlords’ refusal to accept Section 8 vouchers. The issue before the Court in People v. Commons W., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 23213, (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2023) was whether New York’s source of income...more

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Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness

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On June 14th, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams released his much-anticipated housing plan entitled “Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness.” In his announcement, Mayor Adams outlined his...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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Affordable Housing Law Alert: Revival of the Density Bonus Law – Affordable Housing to the Rescue?

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Since the onset of COVID-19, the global landscape has been turned upside down, bringing to light various social issues that have long been plaguing various communities throughout the country. Social issues such as...more

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DESALOJOS RESIDENCIALES: LO QUE LOS INQUILINOS NECESITAN SABER

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DESALOJO – BLOQUEO DEL ACCESO AL HOGAR- ¿Me pueden bloquear el acceso a mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. El 19 de marzo de 2020, el gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Philip Murphy, emitió la Orden Ejecutiva 106,...more

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know-UPDATED July, 2020 #1

LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which immediately suspends evictions throughout the state....more

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UPDATED: HUD Issues COVID-19 FAQs for Housing Authorities

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During this time of uncertainty, Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) are now operating under stressed conditions with limited resources. HUD posted a revised “COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies” on April 22, 2020,...more

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HUD Issues COVID-19 FAQs for Housing Authorities

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HUD issued “COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies” on March 30, 2020, with an updated version 2 circulated on March 31, 2020 (the FAQ). The FAQ covers frequently asked questions...more

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Recent HUD COVID-19 Guidance Affecting PHAs and Multifamily Owners

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As public housing authorities (PHAs) and multifamily housing owners grapple with protecting their residents, employees and stakeholders amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, HUD has issued several pieces of guidance in recent days...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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HUD Rescinds New Form of Annual Contributions Contract

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will be rescinding the form of Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) that HUD had released to housing authorities this past May...more

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HUD Publishes MTW Operations Notice and Request for First Round of New MTW Applicants

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HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) Office has been busy! Earlier this month, HUD published for public comment a revised Operations Notice that will govern an expanded MTW program. ...more

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Last Call! RAD Year End Closing Deadline Reminder

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July is right around the corner and we wanted to remind everyone of the HUD deadlines for closing RAD conversions by year end...more

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HUD issues notice of RAD extensions for PHAs in disaster areas

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HUD issued a Notice of Extensions for PHAs in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas. Pursuant to the Notice, HUD is authorized, on a case-by-case basis, to grant public housing authorities located in Presidentially-declared...more

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Federal Court Holds That Under Louisiana Law, Actual Notice Of Cause Of Delay Satisfies Contractual Notice Requirement Despite...

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Parkcrest Builders, LLC v. Hous. Auth. of New Orleans, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125012 (E.D. La. August 8, 2017) - The Housing Authority of New Orleans (“the Authority”) contracted with Parkcrest Builders, LLC (“Parkcrest”)...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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HUD Publishes Further Revisions to RAD Notice

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In an announcement on January 12th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a significant third revision to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice (PIH 2012-32/ H 2017-03 Rev-3)....more

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HUD Publishes Guidance on Disposition of Particular Public Housing Property

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On November 29, 2016, HUD published Notice PIH 2016-20 (HA) on the subject 2 CFR 200.311(c)(1) Disposition Instructions for the Public Housing Agency (PHA) Retention of Certain Public Housing Real Property (that is no longer...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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