HUD encourages and supports a range of environmentally friendly practices, such as the use of renewable energy sources and green construction and renovation techniques. Many sites are taking steps in the right direction, finding that when they use such practices, they can trim operational costs...
Local governments and states that receive Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), as well as public housing agencies (PHAs) are required to affirmatively further the...
HUD's Final Rule that adds a requirement for smoke detectors/alarms to be included in its regulations for subsidized housing for the elderly and disabled went into effect on July 22 [24 CFR Part 891, Docket No. FR-5167-F-02]. This final rule amends HUD’s regulations governing the...
A North Bergen Housing Authority official in New Jersey recently admitted to extorting cash in exchange for vacation days. He was terminated by the housing authority following his guilty plea, and was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.
HUD's model lease clears the way for site owners and managers to access residents' units “for the purpose of making reasonable repairs and periodic inspections.” Doing so can help uncover unsafe or unsanitary conditions and unreported maintenance problems. Dealt with early,...
HUD recently released the nation’s first-ever national study examining housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market. The study, An Estimate of Housing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples, measures the treatment same-sex couples receive from rental agents...
Sequestration has resulted in cuts to the three New York agencies that administer more than 150,000 Section 8 vouchers in the city: the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the state's Department of Homes and...
The House Appropriations Committee recently unveiled a $44 billion budget for the departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The amount for the agencies in the 2014 fiscal year is $7.7 billion less than their 2013 spending levels.
Keeping your residents cool and comfortable in the summer will do much to keep your residents happy, reduce resident complaints, and avoid HUD scrutiny. If your site's air-conditioning system breaks down this summer, some residents may even try to deduct money from their rent for the time...
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced that HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Oklahoma in addition to resources being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal...
Recently, HUD announced a “major restructuring” of field offices that will result in the relocation of approximately 10 percent of its workforce. HUD’s Multifamily Housing Programs and Field Policy and Management Offices will consolidate workplaces beginning this...