Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently introduced the “Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016” (H.R. 5085) that would take significant steps towards ensuring people with criminal records have meaningful access to housing....
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 28 of his Democratic colleagues recently introduced the “True LEADership Act” (S. 2821) a comprehensive plan to address lead poisoning, including several proposals related to housing. The bill would overhaul the way HUD deals with lead in homes by...
Facts: Residents sued a Section 8 project owner in state court for discrimination under the theory of disparate impact liability. The owner decided not to renew participation in the project-based Section 8 subsidy program when it expired. Instead of continuing the project-based...
Facts: A resident sued the local PHA for injuries she suffered while preparing a meal in her kitchen. At the time, a grease fire started. While the fire was shooting up to the hood of the stove, the resident grabbed the fire extinguisher that was on the floor of her kitchen,...
Facts: A resident sued a local PHA for allegedly improperly terminating his Section 8 housing benefits. The resident was authorized to rent a two-bedroom unit, with one bedroom for himself and one bedroom for his adult daughter who was his authorized in-home services aide.
On March 28, 2016, HUD released Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 income limits. Owners of sites participating in HUD’s Multifamily Housing Programs must utilize these limits when processing move-ins and initial certifications effective March 28, 2016, or later.
Using data from the American Community Survey from 2006 to 2014, a National Affordable Rent Housing Landscape report recently released by New York University’s Furman Center and Capital One found that the renter population grew in both central city and suburban areas while more renters...
HUD recently published a final rule that provides new religious liberty protections for beneficiaries of its programs and activities. In addition, HUD’s new rule ensures that faith-based providers can compete for government funds on the same basis as any other private organization.
Facts: A resident who lived in a one-bedroom apartment was diagnosed with advanced dementia in 2009. Her disability rendered her mentally unstable and incapable of living alone, as noted in medical records submitted to the housing manager and at a housing authority hearing....
Facts: Two days after being refused entry into a resident’s unit, a site manager mailed the resident a letter informing him that his refusal to consent to entry for inspection and repairs violated his lease. The resident replied with a letter suggesting that actual...
Facts: A Section 8 resident suspected that new site management was responsible for a decline in the maintenance of the units. He openly complained about the condition of the units to the management, other residents, and eventually the local PHA.
On March 21, Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), and Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) introduced the Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016 (H.R. 4816) to address the administrative burdens facing small and rural housing authorities across the country.
