PIH 2010-49: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act – Guidance on New Tenant Protections

This notice extends Notice PIH-2009-52 (HA). In extending Notice PIH 2009-52 (PHA),

This notice also makes the following changes:

• Adds a statement that HUD has revised the HAP contract and tenancy addendum forms HUD-52641 and HUD-52641A to incorporate language from the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) and;
• Includes a paragraph about the Paperwork Reduction Act.

This Notice provides guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) in the case of foreclosures, regarding new protections for tenants with Section 8 assistance that was recently enacted into law by:

• Section 703 of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA), which is part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-22, approved May 20, 2009); and
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act) under the heading “Community Development Fund” in Title XII of Division A.

View PIH 2010-49 here.