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House Appropriations Approves FY 2020 THUD Spending Bill, Report on Small Agencies Included in S.2155
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill by a vote of 29 to 21. The bill now moves to the House floor, though the timing on a full House vote is unclear. The spending bill was approved with a single amendment, a manager’s package … Continue reading House Appropriations Approves FY 2020 THUD Spending Bill, Report on Small Agencies Included in S.2155
Clean Air for All Presents Practical Smoke-Free Tools in Webinar
Clean Air for All, a collaboration between NAHRO, Live Smoke Free, and NAR-SAAH, hosted a webinar about smoke-free requirements for public housing yesterday. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) smoke-free rule went into effect on July 30, 2018 and requires that all buildings funded by public housing prohibit smoking in units, in indoor … Continue reading Clean Air for All Presents Practical Smoke-Free Tools in Webinar
FMR Methodology Changes Under Consideration
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing to change the methodology used for estimating fair market rents. Fair market rents (FMRs) are used as the basis for payment standards which determine the maximum level of assistance in the housing choice voucher program. They are also used by certain other programs. The Department’s … Continue reading FMR Methodology Changes Under Consideration
Disaster Relief Funding Passes House
Free Smoke-Free Compliance and Enforcement Webinar
On June 4, from 12:30 PM EDT to 1:30 PM EDT Clean Air for All is hosting a free webinar on smoke-free public housing compliance and enforcement. Looking for useful tools and strategies to boost compliance and improve enforcement of a smoke-free public housing policy? Join Clean Air for All to familiarize yourself with our … Continue reading Free Smoke-Free Compliance and Enforcement Webinar
Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Calculation Changed in Certain Circumstances
In late May, HUD published PIH Notice 2019-12 (HA) titled “Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Calculation for Families Whose Incomes Subsequently Increase After Having Experienced a Significant Decrease.” The notice discusses how the minimum rent calculation for enhanced vouchers changes when a program participant experiences a significant decrease in income followed by a significant increase in … Continue reading Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Calculation Changed in Certain Circumstances
HAP Pass-Throughs and HAP Contract Transfers prohibited in PBV program
Earlier today, HUD issued guidance clarifying that Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) pass-throughs and HAP contract transfers are prohibited under current rules for project-based vouchers (PBVs) under the housing choice voucher (HCV) program. A HAP pass-through would allow the use of HAP to “provide assistance to tenants who are displaced from . . . HAP contract … Continue reading HAP Pass-Throughs and HAP Contract Transfers prohibited in PBV program
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