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HUD Issues Guidance on Third-Party Agreements Encumbering Public Housing
On November 29, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued PIH-2017-24 (HA) titled, “Guidance on Third-Party Agreements Encumbering Public Housing Property.” The Notice discusses the procedures and requirements for PHAs that enter into a third-party agreement that would encumber the PHA’s use or interest in public housing property. Third-party agreements may take various forms … Continue reading HUD Issues Guidance on Third-Party Agreements Encumbering Public Housing
HUD Delays Release of Operating Subsidy Tools
On November 22, HUD notified PHAs that they will not be deploying Operating Subsidy tools on November 27, as previously scheduled due to technical issues. HUD anticipates deploying the tools in early January and will post a revised schedule shortly.
HUD Publishes Webcast on HOTMA PHA Owned Units and PBV Provisions
Last week, a HUD official emailed me a link to HUD’s Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) webinar trainings on PHA Owned Units and Project-based Voucher provisions. These webcasts go over notice PIH 2017-21 (HA) titled “Implementation Guidance: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) – Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project-based … Continue reading HUD Publishes Webcast on HOTMA PHA Owned Units and PBV Provisions
HUD Releases Updated Guidance on Flat Rents
On November 15, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released Notice PIH-2017-23 (HA), entitled “Updates to Flat Rent Requirements.” This Notice supersedes and replaces the guidance provided in Notice PIH 2015-13 and clarifies HUD’s interpretation of the statutory amendment related to flat rents.This notice also serves as supplemental guidance to the interim rule … Continue reading HUD Releases Updated Guidance on Flat Rents
How Will MTW “Accommodate Regionalization”?
On the Brookings website, there’s a joint post by Greg Russ, the Executive Director and CEO of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, and Robin Snyderman, a Nonresident Senior Fellow of Brookings’s Metropolitan Policy Program, which discusses the new Moving To Work (MTW) Expansion. The post focuses on the MTW expansion enabling legislation which allows HUD … Continue reading How Will MTW “Accommodate Regionalization”?
Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is one of the most effective tools for creating new and critically needed affordable housing, and accounts for the vast majority of all affordable rental housing created in the United States. This is one in a series of articles that show how public housing authorities (PHAs) and community development agencies have … Continue reading Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Authority of the City of Austin
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is one of the most effective tools for creating new and critically needed affordable housing, and accounts for the vast majority of all affordable rental housing created in the United States. This is one in a series of articles that show how public housing authorities (PHAs) and community development agencies have … Continue reading Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Authority of the City of Austin
Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is one of the most effective tools for creating new and critically needed affordable housing, and accounts for the vast majority of all affordable rental housing created in the United States. This is one in a series of articles that show how public housing authorities (PHAs) and community development agencies have … Continue reading Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County
HUD Updates Disaster Portability Guidance
Earlier today, HUD’s Financial Management Center sent additional guidance for PHAs receiving porting requests from program participants from Presidentially declared Major Disaster Declaration areas. Although previous guidance had been issued in an email, this guidance gives additional details on how receiving PHAs should process ports when the initial PHA is unable to complete portability requests. … Continue reading HUD Updates Disaster Portability Guidance
Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: New York City Housing Authority
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is one of the most effective tools for creating new and critically needed affordable housing, and accounts for the vast majority of all affordable rental housing created in the United States. This is one in a series of articles that show how public housing authorities (PHAs) and community development agencies have … Continue reading Why the 4% LIHTC Matters: New York City Housing Authority