Facts: A resident had lived at an assisted site for approximately 17 years when, in late 2014, the PHA sent him a “notice to move” from the building. The resident asked to rent another specific apartment in the building, but that request was denied. The resident sued...
On Aug. 26, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). This year, the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) revised the procedure by which HUD publishes its annual FMRs. Specifically, HUD is no longer...
In HUD Notice H-2016-08, HUD announced that owners of privately owned apartment buildings under Section 8 contract can now offer Family Self-Sufficiency. HUD will now allow owners of multifamily properties to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire service coordinators for their own...
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes recently proposed amendments to lower the definition of “elevated blood lead levels” in young children to match the revised definition of “elevated blood lead levels” established by the Centers for Disease...
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis’ Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) program due to a hotline complaint. The complaint alleged that the PHA used ROSS grant funds to pay a resident who didn’t work on a...
HUD’s OIG audited the Dolores Frances Affordable Housing project, based on a citizen complaint and a suggestion from the HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center. The complaint alleged nonpayment of HUD utility allowances and security deposits, mismanagement of the maintenance...
HUD’s OIG found that the Housing Authority of the City of Muncie didn’t always administer its Housing Choice Voucher program in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements. It did not: (1) obtain and maintain required eligibility documentation; and (2) correctly calculate...
HUD’s OIG audited the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Public Housing Capital Fund grants for fiscal years 2011-2014. Auditors found that the PHA didn’t properly procure its goods or services. All of the PHA’s 25 contracts that were greater than $2,000 from 2011 to...
Facts: A resident had applied and was approved for subsidized housing that entitled him to a unit at a rate below the market value. He was placed on a waiting list, and almost five years later, he was notified of the availability of a unit. By then, he had already secured...
Facts: In April 2011, a resident signed a lease for a subsidized unit under the Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA) program. Under the LMSA program, the resident’s initial lease term, and any renewal term, must be for at least one year.
On July 29, President Obama officially signed into law H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA). Although HOTMA touches on a variety of housing issues such as veteran’s assistance, rural housing, and mortgage insurance, the bulk of the legislation deals with...
HUD recently announced the agency is making $2 million in grants available to help low-income families and young people apply for federal aid for college and other post-secondary educational opportunities. The funding is being offered through HUD’s longstanding Resident Opportunities and...
