HUD recently released an update on the progress of its Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. This program allows public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of assisted sites to convert units to project-based Section 8 programs, providing an opportunity to invest billions into properties...
On Dec. 23, HUD issued a notice clarifying whether developments in the Rental Assistance Development program’s second component need to pay prevailing-wage rates to laborers.
On Dec. 16, President Obama signed into law a funding measure that combines a three-month continuing resolution (CR) for the Department of Homeland Security and a long-term omnibus spending bill that includes 11 appropriations bills for the remaining government agencies through the end of fiscal...
On Dec. 23, HUD issued a summary of the significant strides HUD has made on critical Obama administration priorities. Here’s a list of the priority issues related to multifamily housing that HUD has highlighted as having made notable progress in 2014:
Facts: A resident regularly relied upon her friend to babysit her three children while she was at work. One day she was scheduled to begin work at 11 p.m. The friend arrived at her unit several hours before 11 p.m. so the resident could get some sleep before going to work. After...
Facts: A public housing resident entered into a lease agreement with the local PHA. The lease required the resident to go through an annual recertification process, which includes reporting any changes in income to the PHA within 10 days to ensure her eligibility for public...
HUD recently announced that it would push back publication of its fiscal year (FY) 2015 income limits until after the publication of 2015 poverty guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The income limits are used to determine income eligibility for HUD’s...
HUD recently posted a report entitled “Opportunity Neighborhoods for Latino and African American Children.” The report analyzed telephone and in-person surveys of current and former Denver Housing Authority (DHA) tenants, along with a variety of other data sources. The report...
The Senate recently confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Nani Coloretti to serve as HUD’s Deputy Secretary. As the second most senior official at HUD, Coloretti will manage HUD’s day-to-day operations, including a $45 billion annual budget and approximately 8,500 employees...
Facts: A Section 8 resident was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her physician prescribed medicinal marijuana to help with her symptoms, and she obtained a medical marijuana card issued by the State of Michigan pursuant to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.
Facts: A resident with a Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher sued an owner in federal court, claiming that the owner failed to keep his unit habitable, invaded his privacy, and caused his voucher to be terminated by the PHA because his rental unit hadn’t been kept...
Facts: During a dispute with an owner over utilities, a Section 8 resident asked her local PHA for a transfer of her voucher to another unit. The PHA denied her request because she wasn’t in good standing with her current owner and after submitting additional hearing...
