Compliance
September 13, 2024
But forms needed to implement HOTMA are still forthcoming.
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs recently updated a series forms required for Multifamily Section 8 programs. According to the Office of Housing, the documents in this package are ready for use and can be...
In the News
September 13, 2024
The FMRs go into effect on Oct. 1
HUD is required by law to set Fair Market Rents (FMRs) every year. In general, the FMR for an area is the amount that a tenant would need to pay the gross rent (rent plus utilities) of privately owned, decent, and safe rental housing of a modest (non-luxury...
In the News
September 13, 2024
Veterans’ service-connected disability benefits will be excluded when determining eligibility.
Feature
August 21, 2024
You’ll use the new figures when calculating household income in 2025.
HUD recently released its annual inflationary adjustments for 2025, impacting tasks such as income certifications and asset level determinations under the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA...
Certification
August 21, 2024
There’s a narrower definition of excluded income now.
HUD Audits
August 21, 2024
HUD takes enforcement of the Lead Safe Housing Rule seriously.
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s management of lead‐based paint in its public housing program. It was picked for audit based on the office’s...
In the News
August 21, 2024
Funding for tenant-based vouchers would increase $2.9 billion above FY 2024.
On July 25, in a 28 to 1 vote, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
The bill includes higher funding levels...
In the News
August 21, 2024
Subsidies would be given directly to the renter, rather than to the site.
HUD is seeking to test whether rental assistance is more effective if it’s provided directly to families, with no requirement that a site owner enter a contract with a housing agency or meet other administrative...
Feature
July 22, 2024
Notice offers multiple strategies PHAs can take to protect residents.
In recent weeks, many parts of the country have been experiencing extreme temperatures. And above-average summer heat is expected to increase in frequency and duration for the remainder of July into early August. In...
Compliance
July 22, 2024
PHAs persuaded HUD to give them more time.
On July 5, HUD released a notice extending the compliance date for HUD’s National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final rule for a number of HUD programs until Oct. 1, 2025. This notice is the second...
