U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), who is on a mission to eliminate sexual harassment at organizations receiving federal funds, including public housing authorities, has introduced the Public Agency Accountability for Sexual Harassment Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit anyone who works...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17, 2009. The Recovery Act included $13.61 billion for projects and programs administered by HUD. Nearly 75 percent of those funds were allocated to state and local recipients within days of the act...
The budget by which the federal government operates is being carefully dissected and scrutinized as Congressional members of both parties look for ways to cut spending and reduce the deficit.
Mindful of this environment, HUD, in its fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget, proposed a plan of some...
Two public housing authorities (PHAs)—Boulder Housing Partners in Colorado and Lexington-Fayette Urban County in Kentucky—have been selected to participate in HUD's Moving To Work program (MTW). The program allows PHAs to design and test innovative strategies to strengthen the...
HUD is implementing changes to the scoring methodology for the physical inspection of public housing sites. The changes are part of proposed revisions to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS).
The PHAS physical condition inspection is intended to ensure that public housing units are...
HUD has proposed new regulations intended to ensure that its core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The agency is seeking public comment on proposed areas that include:
Prohibiting lenders from using actual or perceived...
In an effort to curb the ongoing problem of subsidy overpayment and administrative errors related to deceased household members, HUD has published a notice to formalize applicable policies and procedures.
HUD is making approximately $5 million available to make emergency capital repairs to eligible multifamily sites owned by private nonprofit entities that are designated for occupancy by elderly residents. The capital repair needs must relate to items that present an immediate threat to the...
HUD is making $25 million in grants available to help rural and tribal communities struggling to address distressed housing conditions and concentrated poverty. The agency's new Rural Innovation Fund will promote an “entrepreneurial approach” to affordable housing and economic...
HUD has issued an updated version of Chapter 38 of its Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing. Chapter 38 is entitled, “Emergency/Disaster Guidance—Office of Multifamily Housing Programs.”
The revised chapter assembles guidance HUD issued in...
