Facts: An owner of a Section 8 project-based site sued to evict a resident for false information she allegedly provided on her application for a unit. In August 2011, the resident completed an application in which she truthfully reported that she was employed by Walmart and was...
Facts: A local PHA terminated a resident from the Housing Choice Voucher program after learning that her husband had listed her unit as his mailing address. The resident and her husband were married in August 2002. A few months later, they separated and he moved out of the...
HUD recently announced an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), settling HUD's findings that the state agency failed to sufficiently ensure that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access to HUD-funded programs.
By 2016, the Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) expects to complete a transformation of the way HUD works from a 1970s operating model to a 21st century model that applies industry best practices, improves ability to manage risk and deliver excellent customer service, and increases...
On March 5, HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Ben Metcalf released a memorandum outlining the Office of Multifamily Housing’s highest policy priorities for calendar year 2014. These policies were developed by the Multifamily Housing’s new Program Administration...
An individual needs to earn $18.92 an hour to afford a two-bedroom rental at HUD-estimated Fair Market Rent, says a recently released report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). This figure is referred to as the “Housing Wage.” This wage allows the individual to...
HUD received an anonymous complaint alleging incompetent leadership, nepotism, misuse of funds, and poor quality of life at the Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna, Pa. In response, HUD audited the authority to determine whether the allegations in the complaint had merit and whether...
HUD audited the Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, Conn., based on a request from HUD’s Hartford field office. HUD officials were concerned about the authority due to significant financial deficiencies that weren’t corrected in a timely manner.
HUD audited the Housing Choice Voucher program of the Housing Authority of the City of Paterson, N.J. It decided to do so based on a risk assessment of housing authorities administered by HUD's Newark, N.J., field office that considered funding, HUD’s 2012 risk score, and prior Office...
Facts: A resident visited the management office seeking a rent adjustment, which she believed was warranted by the recent termination of disability assistance that had been granted her after a difficult pregnancy. She gave a resident services associate some documentation that...
On March 4, the Obama administration sent Congress its fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget, which proposed funding for federal programs. Despite the limited overall discretionary spending caps set by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) for FY 2015, the budget request increases the gross Budget Authority by...
On Feb. 28, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs posted the draft revised Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide for public comment. The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide is HUD’s comprehensive guidance for renewing expiring Section 8 contracts. Like the recent changes to HUD Handbook...
