Compliance
February 15, 2016
HUD is amending the inspection protocol requirements to be followed by all Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) inspectors who conduct physical inspections of HUD-assisted and -insured properties. In 2010, HUD issued Inspector Notice 2010-01 establishing requirements when an inspector is...
Compliance
February 15, 2016
HUD recently issued a new notice regarding the passbook savings rate, effective Feb. 1, 2016. The passbook savings rate hasn’t changed since 2014. The passbook savings rate to be used for all move-in, initial, annual, and interim recertification when a family has net assets over $5,000 is .06...
In the News
February 15, 2016
A recently published report from the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center showed that children living in voucher-assisted households are more likely to live in violent neighborhoods. According to the report, fewer than 2 percent of children in voucher-assisted families live in one of the...
In the News
February 15, 2016
HUD recently announced availability of approximately $15 million in funds under HUD’s Fiscal Year 2015 Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-assisted multifamily housing. The funds would be available for up to 80 grants for a three-year demonstration to eligible...
In the News
February 15, 2016
HUD recently issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register to seek comments on how HUD can structure policies to ensure that individuals and families residing in public housing are in need of continued assistance from HUD.
In the News
February 15, 2016
In a rare unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA), which would make various reforms to rental housing assistance programs, including streamlining Housing Choice Voucher program inspections, simplifying...
In the News
February 15, 2016
HUD recently unveiled President Obama’s proposed HUD Budget for Fiscal Year 2017. HUD’s 2017 Budget includes $48.9 billion in gross discretionary funding and $11.3 billion in new mandatory spending over 10 years, with an emphasis on supporting 4.5 million households through rental...
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2016
Facts: In 2009 and 2010, a PHA discovered that a Section 8 resident had earned income from sources she hadn’t disclosed and investigated whether she had reported all of her income as required. In 2010, the PHA received a report that an unauthorized person was living with the resident and...
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2016
Facts: A resident with mental illness failed to pay at least some portion her January 2014 rent within the time required under her lease. Due to her late rent payment, the owner initiated eviction proceedings against her in state court and secured a judgment against her on April 2, 2014.
Recent Court Rulings
February 15, 2016
Facts: An owner sued to evict a Section 8 resident who had continued as a month-to-month resident with an expired housing assistance payment contract. The owner claimed that occupancy was terminated after it sent a statutory 30-day notice of termination that expired on June 30, 2014.
