Recent Court Rulings

Resident Evicted for Repeated Minor Violations

September 12, 2018    
Facts: An owner sought to evict a resident from a HUD-subsidized apartment for material lease violations. A code enforcement officer for the city appeared as witness for the owner and testified that, after receiving a police-initiated complaint, he inspected the resident’s unit on Oct. 14,...
Recent Court Rulings

Enhanced Voucher Holders May Remain at End of Lease Term

September 12, 2018    
Facts: In 1982, a resident and her son moved into a project-based Section 8 site. A few years later, they were joined by the resident’s granddaughter. The resident lived in the unit until her death in 2015. And her granddaughter continues to live there, now with her three minor children.
The Trainer

The Trainer: October 2018

September 12, 2018    
Preventing and Dealing with Sexual Harassment of Residents  In this month’s feature, we gave you seven rules for preventing and dealing with sexual harassment of residents. If you or a member of your staff sexually harasses someone, you’re discriminating against that person on the...
Feature

How to Prevent Caregivers from Becoming Unauthorized Occupants

August 14, 2018    
Occasionally, a resident may ask you what steps need to be taken to allow a professional caregiver on site to assist him or her with activities of daily living. Typical duties of a caregiver might include taking care of someone who has a chronic illness or disease; managing medications or talking...
Compliance

HUD Notice Implements HOTMA’s Public Housing Over-Income Limit

August 14, 2018    
The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) amended an income limitation on public housing tenancy for families, otherwise referred to as an “over-income” limit. After commencing a notice regarding its implementation of HOTMA in 2016, HUD recently published a...
In the News

Senate Passes FY19 HUD Funding Bill

August 14, 2018    
The Senate recently passed its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Transportation-HUD spending bill with a 92-6 vote. The $154.2 billion package combined four separate spending bills for FY19, appropriating funding for the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD),...
In the News

HUD Sends AFFH Streamlining Pre-Rule to OMB

August 14, 2018    
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a legal requirement that federal agencies and federal grantees further the purposes of the Fair Housing Act. Currently, as provided in the rule, AFFH means:
In the News

Smoking Ban in Public Housing in Effect

August 14, 2018    
Public housing agencies (PHAs) were required to implement smoke-free policies by July 31. The no-smoking policy applies to all public housing units, interior areas (including but not limited to hallways, rental and administrative offices, community centers, day care centers, laundry centers, and...
In the News

PHA Agrees to Upgrade Public Housing for the Disabled

August 14, 2018    
HUD recently approved a Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) between the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA). The HPHA has agreed to upgrade living units to meet accessibility standards, resolving a federal investigation that unearthed hundreds of...
In the News

Study Examines Work Requirements’ Impact on Residents’ Well-Being

August 14, 2018    
Cityscape, a journal of policy development and research, recently published “Work Requirements and Well-Being in Public Housing.” The study examined how implementation of a work requirement paired with supportive services by Charlotte Housing Authority has impacted residents’...