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New Requirements for ACC Termination and PHA Closeout
HUD recently released Notice PIH 2019-13 (HA), titled “Public Housing ACC Termination and PHA Closeout.” The Notice supersedes Notice PIH 2016-23, which outlined prior ACC termination and closeout requirements. The notice outlines the requirements a PHA must must complete when proposing to remove their remaining public housing units from the public housing program and terminate … Continue reading New Requirements for ACC Termination and PHA Closeout
UPCS-V Demonstration to be Extended for Additional 2 Years
On Tuesday, May 28th, HUD will publish in the Federal Register a notice titled “Notice of Continuation of Demonstration to Test Proposed New Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing.” The notice states that the UPCS-V Demonstration–the program testing the in-development UPCS-V inspection protocol, used by certain testing agencies in the housing choice … Continue reading UPCS-V Demonstration to be Extended for Additional 2 Years
Initial Chapters of New HCV Guidebook Published
Earlier today, HUD sent an email announcing that the initial chapters of a New Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Guidebook have been published. As the email states, guidebooks consolidate “into one document the requirements outlined in several publications: regulatory requirements, PIH Notices, Federal Register Notices, and other forms of guidance issued by HUD.” Given the complexity … Continue reading Initial Chapters of New HCV Guidebook Published
House 2020 Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Public Housing
FY 2020 THUD House Bill In-Depth: Section 8
FY 2020 House Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Community Development Programs
FY 2020 House Appropriations THUD Bill: In-Depth Analysis
NSPIRE Demonstration Approval of Information Collection Released
On May 23, HUD will release a Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection on the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Demonstration in the Federal Register. The Notice is related to HUD’s new NSPIRE Demonstration, which will replace UPCS for agencies that opt to participate in the demonstration, however … Continue reading NSPIRE Demonstration Approval of Information Collection Released
House Boosts HCD Spending in Proposed FY 2020 Bill
Grants for Carbon Monoxide Detectors Announced
On Monday May 20, HUD issued a press release announcing that $5 million of the $10 million appropriated in FY 2019 for Emergency Safety and Security Capital grants will be made available to PHAs for the purchase and installation of carbon monoxide detectors in public housing. HUD will continue to make the remaining $5 million available … Continue reading Grants for Carbon Monoxide Detectors Announced