In the News
April 13, 2018
HUD Audits
April 13, 2018
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the multifamily Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) program at a site in Port Arthur, Texas. OIG’s objective was to determine whether the owner administered its Section 8 PBRA program in accordance with HUD regulations and...
HUD Audits
April 13, 2018
HUD Audits
April 13, 2018
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Choice Voucher program of a PHA in Crisfield, Md., after receiving a complaint alleging that it misused public housing funds.
Recent Court Rulings
April 13, 2018
Facts: A group of residents sued the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in federal court for familial discrimination and allegedly depriving them of their property right to a habitable residence free from dangerous conditions. They asked the court to appoint an independent monitor to oversee...
Recent Court Rulings
April 13, 2018
Facts: A group of residents filed a class action lawsuit against a PHA. The residents claimed that the PHA’s actions with regard to the site’s bedbug infestation amounted to a violation of their due process rights. They claimed that the PHA’s extermination methods exacerbated the...
Recent Court Rulings
April 13, 2018
Facts: In March 2012, a resident and her four children died after a fire spread from the kitchen of their apartment. The estate of the deceased sued the local PHA for negligence and wrongful death. They claimed that the PHA failed to ensure that “properly working and accessible smoke alarm/...
The Trainer
April 13, 2018
Determining Household Size for Income Eligibility
In this month’s feature, we discussed whom you must count—and whom you mustn’t count—as members of your assisted households. Correctly determining the size of each household at your site is essential because the income limits...
Feature
March 27, 2018
By Carolyn Zezima
Feature
March 15, 2018
In late 2016, HUD issued a final rule requiring public housing agencies (PHAs) to implement a smoke-free policy. The rule requires each public housing agency to implement a smoke-free policy banning the use of prohibited tobacco products in all restricted areas by Aug. 3, 2018. According to the...
