To help prevent thousands of individuals with disabilities from being unnecessarily institutionalized or possibly falling into homelessness, HUD recently announced it is awarding $150 million in rental assistance to 25 state housing agencies. In...
Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) recently introduced the “Housing Assistance Efficiency Act,” H.R. 1047, which would allow private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent rental assistance through the Continuum of Care Program...
HUD recently announced it will take the next step toward an exploratory grant program to assist low-income victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS. HUD released a notice of intent to fund demonstration projects focused on helping this...
Q: A site cannot be liable for housing discrimination based on sexual orientation unless the applicant or resident is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. True or false?
One in four nonsmokers—58 million people—are still exposed to the dangerous chemicals in secondhand smoke, even though cigarette-smoking rates have dropped and smoking in public places has been banned in many states, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Although HUD has given wide discretion to public housing authorities and federally subsidized project owners to admit low-income tenants with criminal records, many continue to deny these individuals, according to a new report by the Shriver Center. Overly restrictive policies against people...
On Jan. 9, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) introduced two bills aimed to address homelessness among low-income veterans and their families. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, on any given...
Representatives Earl Perlmutter (D-OR) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) recently reintroduced H.R. 233, Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015. It amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to annual review of low-income families'...
HUD’s Housing Notice 2014-15 established a new Passbook Savings Rate of 0.06 percent effective Feb. 1, 2015, which supersedes the rate published in paragraph 5-7(F) of HUD Handbook 4350.3. To comply with the requirements of the notice, owners...
Q: Since many states began passing laws allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, you must allow residents who have a prescription for medical marijuana to use it as a reasonable accommodation for a disability. True or false?
Recently, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) introduced H.R. 5776, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act, to allow tenants on a fixed income to have their income certified and/or verified once every three years rather...
On Dec. 13, the Senate passed by a vote of 56 to 40 the FY 2015 omnibus appropriations bill, H.R. 83. The House approved the same bill on Dec. 11, 219 to 206. The President is expected to sign the bill soon.
