Recent Court Rulings
December 24, 2013
Facts: Three days prior to a resident’s death, her daughter sought the site manager’s permission to reside in her mother’s unit. The daughter stated that she resided in the unit since 2004 at the request of her mother, who was sick and required a liver transplant.
Feature
November 14, 2013
In September, HUD Inspector General David Montoya testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee. He highlighted the challenges of conducting investigations with HUD’s limited staffing capacity after sequestration as more fraudulent and abusive activity surfaces within...
Compliance
November 14, 2013
Chances are, your site contains “mixed” households—that is, households that, in addition to U.S. citizens and/or eligible noncitizens, include ineligible noncitizens. Special rules apply to the assistance these mixed households can get. For example, you’ll need to prorate...
In the News
November 14, 2013
According to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), because of the sequestration cuts instituted on March 1 of this year, state and local housing agencies are facing substantial shortfalls in funding to renew the Housing Choice Vouchers that more than 2.1 million low-income...
In the News
November 14, 2013
On Oct. 28, the House passed by voice vote the Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 1742. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., prevents Veterans Affairs Department aid and attendance payments from being counted as income when considering eligibility for housing grants from...
In the News
November 14, 2013
On Nov. 4, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published a Notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments about a proposal for the Small Multifamily Building Risk Share Initiative that will help facilitate financing of small multifamily buildings.
Recent Court Rulings
November 14, 2013
Facts: A resident challenged the termination of her Section 8 housing assistance for failure to attend monthly income-recertification hearings. In August 2012, she applied to the local housing authority to transfer her Section 8 voucher from another city, certifying in the process that she had no...
Recent Court Rulings
November 14, 2013
Facts: An owner started eviction proceedings against a resident for operating a daycare business in her unit, which is located in a HUD building where the resident had lived for 35 years. On the date of the trial, attorneys for both parties entered into a formal agreement to resolve their dispute.
The Trainer
November 14, 2013
Preventing Fraud; Prorating Assistance for Households with Ineligible Noncitizens
In this month’s feature, we gave you five guidelines for preventing fraud and embezzlement. When dealing with a sufficient amount of money there’s bound to be fraudulent activity. Embezzlements are often...
In the News
November 11, 2013
According to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), rental assistance helped 339,000 veterans afford housing in March 2013, the most recent period for which data are available.
