Regulations, Notices and NOFAs

Summary:  HUD's notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the period beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on September 30, 2011.

Date of Publication:  December 19, 2011

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Summary:   Kin-GAP payments are subsidies that go to, or on behalf of, children leaving the juvenile court system to live with a relative or legal guardian. Kinship care payments are foster care subsidies that go to, or on behalf of, children living with a relative or legal guardian.  HUD’s notice supersedes notices PIH-2008-30 and 2008-40 and clarifies the treatment of income received from Kinship Guardian Assistance Payments (Kin-GAP), kinship care payments, and other guardianship care payments pursuant to 24 CFR § 5.609(c)(2).

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2011-68) reinstates PIH Notice 2010-49 regarding "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act."  Procedures contained within PIH Notice 2010-49 remain in effect until the statutory provisions sunset on December 31, 2014.

Date of Publication:  December 16, 2011

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Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2011-67) announces the implementation of new cash management requirements and procedures for the disbursement by HUD of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) funds provided to public housing agencies (PHA) under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program.

Date of Publication:  December 9, 2011

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Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2011-66) provides Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) with updated information on the most current extension of the DHAP- Ike program. Modifications have been made which will change the PHAs’ administration of the program. The information provided in this notice will supersede the guidance provided in the following notices: PIH 2008-38, PIH 2008-45, PIH 2010-22, and PIH 2011-35.

Summary:  HUD’s notice (PDR-2012-02) transmits revisions in the income limits used to define the terms "very low-income" and "low-income" in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. These income limits are listed by dollar amount and family size.

Summary:  The purpose of HUD's notice is to extend Notice PIH 2010-25 (with a significant revision to section 4.A. and minor changes to section 4.B.) which established timeframes for timely reporting of the Family Report (form HUD-50058) into the Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC), explained PIC modifications and clarified Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) reporting requirements. Section 4.A.

Summary:  HUD published “Difficult Development Areas'' (DDAs) for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under  Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) (26 U.S.C. 42).  HUD makes new DDA designations annually. The designations of ``Qualified Census Tracts'' (QCTs) published October 6, 2009, remain in effect.

Summary:  HUD’s notice requires public housing agencies (PHAs), their affiliates, instrumentalities, contract management and owner entities receiving HUD funding to obtain Dun and Bradstreet Numbering System (DUNS) numbers and to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR).

Summary:  On October 27, 2011 HUD issued a Notice (PIH Notice 2011-58) to extend PIH Notice 2010-7 with several changes.  HUD’s notice provides specific guidance to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) on the use of the Administrative Fee Reserves and reiterates guidance on PHA cash management and approved investment instruments. HUD’s notice also provides guidance on the reporting of Administrative Fee Reserves and use when faced with insufficient funding.