Regulations, Notices and NOFAs

Summary:  HUD’s notice extends the obligation deadline in Section 6 of Notice PIH 2012-2 to March 31, 2013. The Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-175) extended the temporary authority provided through the FY 2012 Appropriations Act of PHAs to use operating reserves above the HUD recommended level for some capital improvements. If Congress chooses to extend this provision beyond March 31, 2013 HUD will extend this notice further. All other sections of Notice PIH 2012-2 continue to remain in effect until amended, superseded, or rescinded by subsequent HUD directive or guidance. 

Publication Issuance Date:  October 25, 2012

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Summary:  HUD’s Notice applies to PHAs who are currently receiving or expect to receive Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grants (also referred to in this Notice as “RHF funds,” especially when referring to more than one year of RHF funding).

Publication Issuance Date:  September 28, 2012

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Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2012-39) provides instructions, eligibility, and selection criteria on the funding process for tenant protection vouchers for certain at-risk households in low-vacancy areas, as provided for in the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012” (PL 112-55), referred to hereafter as “the 2012 Appropriations Act,” enacted on November 18, 2011, and seeks public comment on these instructions and criteria. Following receipt and
consideration of public comment, another notice (Final Notice) will be issued with final instructions, eligibility, and selection criteria, which may include revisions to the instructions and criteria contained in this Notice.

Publication Issuance Date:  September 10, 2012

Comment Deadline:  All comments are due no later than October 10, 2012.  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on this Notice. Submissions must refer to companion Federal Register notice published on September 10, 2012 (FR-5657-N-01).  NAHRO plans on filing comments.  NAHRO members are encouraged to share their comments with NAHRO at policyresearch@nahro.org

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Summary:  When owner distributions of surplus cash are limited or prohibited and when HUD determines that project funds are more than the amount needed for project operations, reserve requirements, and any permitted distributions, the excess income is typically required under the applicable new regulation and/or the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract to which the project is subject to be deposited into an interest-bearing account, often called the Residual Receipts account, to be used for project purposes. 

This account (or accounts in cases where these monies are deposited in multiple accounts), however titled or designated, is referred to throughout HUD’s Notice as the “Residual Receipts” account. The contents of this account, however titled or designated, are referred to throughout HUD’s Notice as “Residual Receipts.” The new regulation and/or the various HAP contract forms used for new regulation projects explicitly permit HUD to use Residual Receipts to reduce housing assistance payments. (See 24 CFR §§ 880.205(e), 881.205(e), and 883.306(e)).

HUD’s Notice sets forth the policy and procedures for the Department’s use of new regulation Residual Receipts to offset HAP for projects subject to a new regulation Project-Based Section 8 HAP contract and outlines the obligations and duties of owners and the responsibilities of HUD Field staff in processing and monitoring the use of this project resource.

Publication Issuance Date:  August 3, 2012

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