HUD warns against artificial intelligence-based housing discrimination.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the multifamily industry has been raising red flags. As an increasing number of tenant screening companies claim to use AI to...
The final rule aims to help communities reduce flood damage.
HUD recently published a final rule in the Federal Register implementing the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). This new rule aligns flood management standards with Executive Order 13690, President...
And the TSP compliance deadline has been extended to May 31.
When it was originally released last September, HUD’s HOTMA implementation guidance was in the form of a joint Office of Housing and Office of Public and Indian Housing Notice (Notice H 2023-...
Individuals who don’t speak English as their primary language and have limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English may be a person with limited English proficiency (LEP). These individuals may be entitled to...
According to the HUD Handbook, multifamily housing owners are required to develop and make public written tenant selection policies and procedures. This Tenant Selection Plan (TSP) describes the procedures for processing and...
Four new types of income will no longer impact eligibility calculations.
Specific sources of income are excluded by federal statute from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility for or benefits in a HUD program. On Jan. 31, HUD...
Income limit increases to be capped at 10 percent.
On Jan. 10, HUD published a notice on changes the agency is intending to implement to the methodology used for calculating Section 8 income limits. HUD publishes these income limits each year based on changes to each...
Severe weather is in the forecast. Is your site prepared?
Increasingly frequent and severe weather events pose a growing threat to federally assisted housing and its residents. Extreme weather events can lead to flooding, power loss, property damage,...
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Fentanyl and other opioids are fueling the worst drug crisis in the history of the United States. According to CDC drug overdose data, drug overdose deaths in the U.S., driven by illicit fentanyl and...