Recent Court Rulings
September 27, 2017
Facts: A severely disabled resident lives in Section 8 housing for low-income elderly and disabled tenants. He suffers from incomplete paralysis in his extremities, with muscle spasms and sensations leaving him in daily pain. At the time of lease renewal, he signed a drug-free housing policy...
Recent Court Rulings
September 27, 2017
Facts: A nonprofit organization that seeks to maintain racially and economically inclusive communities sued a property management company alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit claimed that the company has a general policy that it won’t negotiate with, rent to, or make...
Recent Court Rulings
September 27, 2017
Facts: A disabled resident living in a Section 8 assisted living apartment refused to pay for damage to the building’s motorized front door. The owner sued to evict the resident.
HUD Audits
September 27, 2017
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited public housing agency compliance with HUD’s flat-rent requirements. HUD requires that public housing authorities (PHAs) offer families the choice of paying income-based rent (generally up to 30 percent of adjusted income) or a flat-rate...
HUD Audits
September 27, 2017
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited a site’s Section 8 housing assistance payments program based on a citizen’s complaint alleging mismanagement of its housing assistance payments contract. The audit objective was to determine whether the management agent administered...
HUD Audits
September 27, 2017
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs at the West Warwick Housing Authority as a result of concerns from HUD and a hotline complaint. The audit objectives were to determine whether procurements were executed in accordance with...
Feature
September 7, 2017
Hurricane Harvey, which first came ashore on Aug. 25 as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in 50 years, has displaced more than 1 million people and damaged nearly 200,000 homes in a path of destruction stretching for more than 300 miles. Low-income and vulnerable communities located in the...
Maintenance
September 7, 2017
Extreme weather frequently knocks over electrical lines. Owners and residents who rely on backup generators for temporary power should be aware of the danger of inhaling carbon monoxide. A 2012 review of the American Journal of Public Health identified 75 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning...
In the News
September 7, 2017
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, HUD has announced that it will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Texas and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to the hurricane. The original disaster declaration has been amended four times to expand the...
In the News
September 7, 2017
On Sept. 6, the House of Representatives approved nearly $8 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief funds Wednesday in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the first of several expected installments to aid recovery in areas devastated by the massive storm.
