Victims of domestic violence who live in HUD-supported housing should not be evicted just because they were victimized, according to strengthened regulations recently announced by HUD. And current or former victims of domestic violence must not be turned down from HUD programs.
To clarify some confusion, HUD issued a notice [PIH-2010-38(HA)] specifying how the income from temporary employment with the U.S. Census Bureau should be handled.
Income payments that are considered temporary—for employment lasting no longer than 180 days and not culminating in...
HUD will be awarding grants totaling $19.6 million to prevent and correct housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing and to support programs for the control of asthma among residents in federally assisted multifamily housing.
HUD has announced two measures to make information more accessible to the general public. The agency says it will begin publishing online a full historical view of detailed information on the physical condition of public housing and multifamily units across the U.S., and will offer citizens the...
HUD is offering $35 million to public housing authorities to develop facilities that will provide early childhood and adult education, and/or job training programs for public housing residents.
Essentially a nonexistent issue since they were eradicated after World War II, bedbugs are back—in a big way. As a result, as of Sept. 13, 2010, inspectors in the Uniform Physical Conditions Standards (UPCS) program are required to report the presence of bedbugs at any site they inspect....
Through its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program, HUD is offering grants totaling approximately $110 million to help eliminate lead-based paint from lower-income homes and to protect young children from lead poisoning. The grants are available for state and local governments.
HUD is spending well over $5 billion annually to pay for heat and power for public housing authorities and subsidized rental units, or to assist low-income households who pay those utility bills directly, yet it is failing to take full advantage of existing energy-efficiency programs and “...
HUD has delegated the authority to approve certain Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement (CDE) plans to regional Hub directors. Effective with the issuance of Notice H 2010-12 on July 9, 2010, Hub directors now have the authority to approve all CDE plans except those that recommend...
HUD's Family Unification Program has awarded $20 million in Housing Choice Vouchers to public housing agencies (PHAs) in 20 states to prevent children from being separated from their families due to inadequate housing.
The PHAs that received the funding work closely with local child...
In a letter dated July 6, 2010, HUD advised multifamily housing mortgagees of revisions to underwriting standards, policies, and procedures for mortgage insurance under certain Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs.
Developers or housing authorities applying for HUD grant funds now have to make sure that they are complying with state and local antidiscrimination laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals if they wish to receive those funds. HUD has just published a notice...
