Dos & Don'ts, Q & A, Recent Court Rulings, HUD Audits, In the News

Congressional Democrats Propose to Invest $70B in Public Housing

May 11, 2018

House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee Co-Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh recently introduced “A Better Deal for Public Housing & Ladders of Opportunity for American...

Trump Administration to Propose Rescissions Package

May 11, 2018

President Trump is looking to cut $15.4 billion out of the $1.3 trillion federal spending bill approved in March, using a process called rescission. This rescission request is expected to include funding from old accounts that was approved but hasn’t been obligated or spent, including HUD...

HUD Supports Residents' Right to Remain in Their Homes with Enhanced Vouchers

May 11, 2018

HUD filed an amicus brief through the U.S. Department of Justice to the Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit supporting a tenant’s position that the enhanced voucher (EV) statute requires owners to have good cause to not renew a lease. EVs are provided to tenants living in properties with...

In-Home Supportive Service Payments Considered Household Income

May 11, 2018

Facts: A Section 8 resident lives with her severely disabled adult daughter. As a Section 8 participant, the resident receives a monthly rent subsidy, or “housing assistance payment,” the size of which varies depending on her income. The family also participates in a state...

HUD Not Liable for Site Owner's Alleged Maintenance Deficiencies

May 11, 2018

Facts: A resident sued HUD, alleging physical and economic injury resulting from deficient maintenance of her housing complex. The resident claimed that the site’s management and the local PHA didn’t respond to her complaints regarding “a broken refrigerator,...

HUD Releases Income Limits for Fiscal Year 2018

April 13, 2018