{"id":45799,"date":"2025-01-17T12:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=45799"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:33:38","slug":"hud-releases-faq-on-positive-rent-reporting","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/news\/hud-releases-faq-on-positive-rent-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD Releases FAQ on Positive Rent Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 17, HUD sent an email to housing agency executive directors informing them of a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on positive rent reporting. Positive rent reporting is the process of reporting a tenant&#8217;s on-time rent payments to credit consumer bureaus  to help establish credit history for the resident and help build a resident&#8217;s credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAQ covers a variety of topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It describes what positive rent reporting is and discusses how PHAs may implement it;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It discusses the research around positive rent reporting, including past HUD publications and the work done by the Moving to Work Asset Building Cohort; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, the FAQ provides links to resources to learn more about positive rent reporting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAQ notes that HUD-assisted property owners&#8211;including housing agencies, Housing Choice Voucher program landlords, owners with project-based rental assistance, and owners of properties that received other HUD assistance (e.g., Section 202 or Section 811) may share positive rent payment data subject to certain conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional questions may be sent to <a href=\"mailto:PublicHousingPolicyQuestions@hud.gov\">PublicHousingPolicyQuestions@hud.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full FAQ may be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/portal\/publications\/FAQ-Positive-Rent-Reporting-and-HUD-Assisted-Housing.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager On January 17, HUD sent an email to housing agency executive directors informing them of a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on positive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[24,51,649,69,650,81],"tags":[],"news_type":[646,124],"class_list":["post-45799","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-affordable-housing","category-hud","category-policy","category-public-housing","category-section-8","category-section-8-housing-choice-vouchers","news_type-blog-news","news_type-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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