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HUD Issues Initial Implementation Guidance for HOTMA
On October 24, HUD will issue in the Federal Register the initial implementation guidance for the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act (HOTMA). HOTMA was signed into law by President Obama on July 29 after being passed unanimously by Congress. HOMTA provides updates and improvements to multiple HUD programs. HUD’s initial implementation guidance informs the public … Continue reading HUD Issues Initial Implementation Guidance for HOTMA
HUD Awards $500 Million in Disaster Recovery Funds; Pledges Expedited Assistance for Southern States
Last week, HUD Secretary Julian Castro awarded $500 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to Louisiana, Texas and West Virginia to help recover from severe flooding earlier this year. These recovery funds will help the most impacted counties that experienced the greatest level of damage to their housing stock. CDBG-DR grants … Continue reading HUD Awards $500 Million in Disaster Recovery Funds; Pledges Expedited Assistance for Southern States
HUD Unveils Utility Benchmarking Proposal
On October 4, HUD announced its proposed Utility Benchmarking Initiative. The initiative would require PHAs to benchmark water and energy in their portfolios of public and assisted, as well as newly-insured, multifamily housing. Benchmarking allows property owners to compare a building’s utility consumption pattern against similar buildings and helps owners measure and manage energy and … Continue reading HUD Unveils Utility Benchmarking Proposal
HUD Releases Guidance on PHA Salary Restrictions
On October 3, HUD PIH Issued Notice PIH-2016-14 (HA) titled, “Guidance on the Public Housing Agency (PHA) salary restriction in HUD’s annual appropriations.” Congress prohibits PHAs from using any Tenant-Based Voucher, Operating Fund, or Capital Fund dollars to pay any amount of salary above the base rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. To … Continue reading HUD Releases Guidance on PHA Salary Restrictions
HUD OIG Releases Report on Oversight of MTW Legal Costs
On September 29, HUD’s Office of Inspector General issued a report titled “HUD’s Oversight of Legal Costs at Moving to Work Housing Agencies.” The report found that HUD’s oversight was not adequate to ensure that legal costs spent by MTW agencies were reasonable and necessary. OIG audited HUD on this topic due to congressional concerns, concerns from … Continue reading HUD OIG Releases Report on Oversight of MTW Legal Costs
Operating Fund Subsidy Eligibility for Nov. 2016
On September 30, HUD REAC released their Operating Fund Subsidy Eligibility for November, 2016. The Explanation of Obligations can be found on HUD’s Financial Management Division (FMD) website.
AFFH FAQs Published
On September 28, HUD published an FAQ on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing on the HUD Exchange. FAQ topics addressed include: AFFH and the AFFH Rule; The AFFH Data and Mapping Tool; The Assessment of Fair Housing; Community Participation Requirements; and Implementing the AFFH Rule. For more information on AFFH, see NAHRO’s AFFH Resource Center (members … Continue reading AFFH FAQs Published
HUD Releases Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Fund Eligibility
HUD sent out an email notifying PHAs that Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Subsidy Eligibility and Request for HUD Modifications/Corrections on HUD’s Operating Subsidy webpage. The guidance relates to the Public Housing Operating Fund Final Eligibility Report published on September 28. According to the email, “[t]he reported eligibility is based on HUD-52723s received and processed … Continue reading HUD Releases Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Fund Eligibility
Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions
On September 26, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez sent an e-mail to PHA executive directors identifying the self-implementing provisions of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). All the other Housing Choice Voucher or Public Housing provisions will require HUD promulgated notices or regulations. Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions Reasonable Accommodation Payment … Continue reading Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions
HUD Updates Assessment of Fair Housing Tool for States and Insular Areas
Today, HUD published a 30-day notice for public comment on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Assessment Tool for States and Insular Areas (or “State and Insular Area Tool”). This proposed tool will be the vehicle by which States and Insular Areas receiving Community Planning and Development (CPD) formula funding from HUD will prepare and submit their Assessments … Continue reading HUD Updates Assessment of Fair Housing Tool for States and Insular Areas