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HUD Issues Rulemaking Amending Regulations Governing Admission to Public Housing for Applicants with Criminal Records

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking public comment on its proposal to amend existing regulations that govern admission to public housing and...more

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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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HUD Releases Supplemental RAD Notice

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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

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HUD Issues Limited Waivers of Build America, Buy America Act

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Summary - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released three proposed waivers to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) that limit the application of BABA to recipients of federal funds....more

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RAD Invests $15B in Public Housing Properties

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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

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HUD Announces More Than 19,000 New Housing Vouchers

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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

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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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Don’t Be Dazed and Confused: Legalization of Marijuana and Possible Impact on Virginia Community Associations

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Massive legislation legalizing marijuana in Virginia became law July 1, 2021. The legislation ranges from legalization of marijuana to expungement of criminal records involving marijuana offenses to funding a public awareness...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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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 Programs to Receive Significant Financial Assistance Under CARES Act

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A number of provisions of the CARES Act are applicable to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs....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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RAD for PRACs Notice Released for Public Feedback

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Earlier last week HUD released a draft section for the next revision of the RAD Notice for review and comment. This draft section addresses the implementation of “RAD for PRAC”,...more

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HUD Drastically Cuts Advance Notice for REAC Inspections

You are the property manager for a HUD-subsidized apartment development. One day, the owner of the development rushes into your office, visibly frantic. The owner says, “We just received a letter from HUD’s Real Estate...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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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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Lead Exposure Cases Expected to Increase as New York City Tightens Policy for Monitoring Public Housing

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New York courts will likely see a spike in cases alleging lead exposure among children in public housing controlled by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). This anticipated spike can be attributed to a recent change...more

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HUD AFFH Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published

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As indicated earlier this week, HUD is seeking comments to inform revisions to its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule. We have been waiting for official publication of the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)...more

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HUD to Revise Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

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This week, HUD announced that it intends to amend its 2015 regulations on affirmatively furthering fair housing, or AFFH. HUD is giving the public 60 days from publication of its advance notice of proposed rulemaking to...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 FAQ on Combination of RAD and Standard PBV Units

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HUD recently issued a set of answers to frequently asked questions to provide further guidance on a new method of disposing of public housing in conjunction with a RAD conversion (the “FAQ”). ...more

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