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While the deadline for Public Housing and voucher programs holds firm, Multifamily stakeholders now have until Jan. 1, 2026, to implement the final rule requirements under Sections 102 and 104.
A federal judge dismissed a Fair Housing Act lawsuit brought by a tenant who sought to lease two apartments under a single Section 8 housing voucher as a reasonable accommodation for her disability.
A federal court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that an owner’s refusal to accept Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) amounted to illegal housing discrimination.
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled that an owner must repay HUD more than $57,000 after leasing a two-bedroom apartment to a tenant who didn’t meet eligibility requirements under the Project-Based Rental Assistance program.
A new HUD notice refines the rules governing how public housing agencies can use funds, clarifies financial reporting obligations under the Financial Data Schedule, and lays out expectations for internal controls and recordkeeping. These updates aim to strengthen financial accountability and red...
Signed into law in January 2025 by President Biden and effective retroactively to January 2024, this act increases Social Security benefits for certain types of workers by repealing two provisions of the Social Security Act that have long affected certain public-s...
Due to a regulatory freeze by President Trump, the final rule for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program has been delayed until April 20, 2025. Make sure your site is prepared to implement the expanded tenant protections if and when the changes take full effect. These include detailed explanations about lease nonrenewals, proposed evictions, and required tenant rights to contest or remedy these situations.
HUD recently issued a final rule titled “30-Day Notification Requirements Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent.” This regulation standardizes the eviction notice process for PHAs and certain Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) properties. This rule is HUD’s latest effort to decrease housing instability and address increasing rates of homelessness among low-income families. The rule became effective on Jan. 13, 2025.
Spring cleaning might feel like a time to finally tackle the overflowing file cabinets, the stray folders piling up on desks, or to address long-forgotten digital files hiding in shared drives. But any such decluttering must be done with a firm eye on compliance. Getting rid of documents too early or improperly can expose you to audit risks.
Under the Section 8 program, employed residents are required to provide their last four to six consecutive pay stubs to enable the owner/agent to calculate annual employment income.
HUD provides the following conversion schedule to enable the annualization of employment income:
According to HUD, an individual under 24 years of age and enrolled in an institution of higher education is ineligible for Section 8 benefits unless the student meets at least one of the following six preliminary exceptions:
During the certification process, owners are required to determine the value of eligible household assets and any income derived from such assets. Any asset income is included in the annual income calculation for the household.
Owners need to verify, among other things, the following asset information:
Any site risk mitigation strategy should include a procedure to track and review Certificates of Insurance (COI). The appropriate site manager should ensure that a COI is collected from any vendor and contractor working on your site as well as any tenant with a renter’s insurance policy.
The COI is usually issued by an insurance broker on an Acord 25 (Certificate of Liability Insurance) form to confirm the existence...