In the News
June 17, 2015
On June 2, in a Federal Register notice, HUD announced its intention to amend Fair Market Rent (FMR) regulations for the Housing Choice Voucher program. The notice seeks public comment regarding the use of small area FMRs (SAFMRs) in certain metropolitan areas. HUD proposes to use SAFMRs in the...
In the News
June 17, 2015
President Obama has threatened to veto a $55 billion Republican funding bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. The White House recently stated that Obama would reject the measure, which is known as THUD, on the grounds that it underfunds federal transportation...
Recent Court Rulings
June 17, 2015
Facts: A resident’s daughter was arrested at the resident’s unit approximately 10 minutes after signing in on the site’s visitor log. The daughter was wanted by the police for allegedly stabbing a family member in the leg with a knife during an altercation.
Recent Court Rulings
June 17, 2015
Facts: The City of Tempe, Ariz., challenged the authority of the Arizona Attorney General (AAG) to investigate a complaint alleging discriminatory housing practices against a municipal corporation. The City of Tempe is organized as a municipal corporation that operates Tempe Housing Services (THS...
Recent Court Rulings
June 17, 2015
Facts: When a resident filled out a PHA’s application, he noted he was a registered sex offender. Although the PHA doesn’t permit registered sex offenders into its housing program, it admitted him. The PHA didn’t read his application carefully, if at all; instead, it relied on a...
The Trainer
June 17, 2015
VERIFYING APPLICANTS WHO CLAIM ELIGIBLE IMMIGRATION STATUS
In this month’s feature, we discussed HUD’s noncitizen rule, which says that only households made up entirely of U.S. citizens and/or certain eligible noncitizens (such as a permanent resident alien) can benefit from federal...
Feature
May 19, 2015
A household may report to you that its members include children who are part of a joint custody arrangement. That is, the children live part of the time with the household and part of the time with their other parent, who doesn’t live in the unit. For example, a household head may report that...
Dealing with Households
May 19, 2015
To discourage residents from damaging their units and to make it easier to get current residents to reimburse you for the cost of repairing damage they’ve caused, you should have available a list of repairs your maintenance staff perform most often and how much those repairs cost. The list...
In the News
May 19, 2015
House Appropriations Transportation-HUD subcommittee recently approved a FY 2016 Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill that would provide $42 billion for HUD, an increase of $1 billion above the FY 2015 enacted level and $3 billion below the Obama administration...
In the News
May 19, 2015
HUD recently announced a voluntary compliance agreement with the Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority in Medina, Ohio, resolving allegations the housing authority discriminated against African Americans in the administration of its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, a violation of Title VI...
