The Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) in Massachusetts has identified nearly $1.6 million in fraud over the past five years—from residents reporting false income, landlords lying about tenant occupancy, and people living in housing without the public housing agency's...
HUD recently declared the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) a “troubled” agency and dispatched agents to review the agency’s finances and management failures. The team of experts from HUD began on Jan. 7 to review SFHA’s books. The decision to downgrade...
Federal attorneys successfully prosecuted a man in Burlington, Vermont, for lying about his income to receive rental subsidies. He has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $18,000 in restitution.
Court records said that the man received rental...
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced that public housing agencies in Columbus, Ga.; Fairfax, Va.; Holyoke, Mass.; and Reno, Nev. have been selected to participate in HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) program.
The stock market has been volatile this past year. And as 2012 comes to an end, some of your residents may be assessing their portfolios. Some may have experienced significant reductions in the value of their stock portfolio and may be asking for interim recertifications. Others...
The New Jersey Supreme Court is once again reviewing affordable housing. At a hearing on Nov. 14, the question revolved around how well the policy that sprung from some of its landmark rulings in the 1970s and 80s has held up.
HUD inspectors recently searched the offices of Kenner Housing Authority in Kenner, La., to investigate allegations of mismanagement and financial wrongdoing. According to HUD Regional Director Justin Ormsby, investigators came in quickly to correct any wrongdoings immediately,...
Seventeen communities across the country have been selected to receive Choice Neighborhoods planning grants. The $4.95 million awarded will help the communities craft comprehensive, community-driven plans to revitalize public or other HUD-assisted housing and transform distressed...
The federal government has charged the Altoona Housing Authority in Pennsylvania with racial discrimination for applying tighter eviction standards for a black resident than for whites. The PHA denies the charges filed by HUD on behalf of a former resident and plans to defend...
Six public housing residents recently were told by the Maine State Housing Authority that they would have to stop growing/using medical marijuana in their homes or will lose housing assistance. The board of commissioners voted 4-3 last month not to allow the use, possession, or...
A $55 million federal grant for tornado recovery efforts awarded to Alabama in January has been recently approved by HUD. The disaster recovery plans detail how the state and specific communities will use the funding to rebuild from the damage sustained in the April 27, 2011,...