Certification
February 15, 2018
Last month, in Set House Rules on Extended Absences and Abandonment, we discussed what may happen if an entire household leaves your site for an unexplained extended absence. This month, we’ll look at a situation in which an individual member of a household is absent. Oftentimes, these...
In the News
February 15, 2018
According to a draft budget document obtained by CityLab, HUD may institute work requirements for public housing residents and raise rents for about 4 million recipients of federal housing assistance. According to CityLab, HUD would not confirm or deny the draft amendment. The document sets forth...
In the News
February 15, 2018
In 2014, Congress extended authority for HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to owners of Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) properties. Originally, Congress created the FSS program in 1990 to help housing assistance recipients increase their incomes and build their...
In the News
February 15, 2018
HUD recently announced that it has reached a conciliation agreement with the Richmond Housing Authority (RHA) in Richmond, Calif., settling allegations that it discriminated against a resident with disabilities.
HUD Audits
February 15, 2018
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited a multifamily Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) program in Port Arthur, Texas. The OIG’s objective was to determine whether the owner administered its Section 8 PBRA program in accordance with HUD regulations and guidance....
HUD Audits
February 15, 2018
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited a PHA in Glen Cove, N.Y., regarding its administration of the disposition proceeds it received from selling properties. OIG targeted the PHA for review because HUD’s New York Office of Public and Indian Housing ranked it as the third...
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2018
Facts: A site manager notified an applicant that her application for housing wasn’t accepted “because a credit check has revealed that [she] ha[s] a negative credit history[,]” which was “verified through TransUnion.” The credit report referenced in the manager’s...
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2018
Facts: One night, a site manager observed a resident’s guests arriving at the site in an impaired state, and unwilling (or unable) to cooperate with security. An on-site police officer who served as the community liaison to the local PHA, conducted an investigation into complaints about...
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2018
The administrator of an estate of four family members who died in an apartment fire sued the local PHA and the fire department for negligence. The apartment had only a single point of ingress and egress, namely, a second-floor door that opened onto a porch and an external staircase. Because the...
Feature
January 19, 2018
Sometimes a household will disappear for weeks at a time. Signs may indicate the household may not come back. No one answers the household’s phone, their mail piles up, and their assigned parking space remains empty. When a unit is left unattended, health and safety hazards such as rotting...
