In the News

White House Requests Funds to Extend Affordable Connectivity Program

November 13, 2023    
The White House recently made a formal request to Congress for $6 billion to extend the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP offers free or discounted high-speed internet to qualifying households. It provides a monthly internet discount of $...
Feature

HUD Delays HOTMA Implementation for Multifamily Housing

October 19, 2023    
And affirms discretionary enforcement of new asset limits.    
Compliance

HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Date for HCV and PBV Programs

October 19, 2023    
But any PHA that’s ready to implement NSPIRE should do so at its earliest convenience.   On Sept. 27, HUD released a notice under public inspection that extends the compliance period under the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final rule for the...
Compliance

HUD Survey Seeks Resident Feedback on NSPIRE Inspections

October 19, 2023    
HUD recently announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose units were inspected under the new NSPIRE inspection process. Notice PIH 2023-24/H-2023-10, “Implementation of a Voluntary and Anonymous HUD Inspection Feedback Survey for Incorporation into the National Standards for...
In the News

HUD Charges Owner with Disability Discrimination

October 19, 2023    
The case shows how mishandling situations involving assistance animals could cost you.   HUD recently charged an owner with violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing a resident’s request for a disability-related reasonable accommodation to keep an assistance animal and by subjecting the...
In the News

HUD Exercises New VAWA Enforcement Authority Against Two Housing Providers

October 19, 2023    
HUD recently announced settlements with housing providers in Nevada and California, resolving allegations that they denied housing opportunities to two women because they experienced dating violence and stalking.
Feature

How to Comply with Federal Protections for Tenant Organizing in HUD-Assisted Housing

September 18, 2023    
The penalties for violating a resident’s right to organize are stiff.   Residents have certain rights involving resident organizations. HUD has “Right to Organize” regulations that affirm and protect the rights of residents in privately owned HUD-assisted multifamily housing...
Dealing with Households

How to Communicate Common Area Rules to Protect Site, Reduce Liability

September 18, 2023    
Your common areas play a major role in your site’s success. They’re the first part of the site that applicants see and they’re the “neighborhood” in which all your residents live. But your residents may cause problems in your common areas, deliberately or not. They may...
Dealing with Households

Free COVID-19 Test Kits for Section 202 Sites Still Available

September 18, 2023    
As COVID-related hospitalizations rise, take steps to ensure the health of older residents.   As summer ends and fall approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking rising rates of COVID-19. According to CDC data, though rates remain far below pandemic-era levels...
Recent Court Rulings

PHA Didn't Satisfy Termination Notice Requirements

September 18, 2023    
In a recent case, a public housing authority in North Carolina failed to evict a nonpaying resident because it couldn’t show evidence of the existence of a lease termination notice.