In a Federal Register notice this week, HUD requested comments on a planned two-year continuation of the Uniform Physical Condition Standards for Vouchers (UPCS-V) demonstration. According to the notice, the extension is necessary in order to meet congressional instructions to implement a single inspection protocol for public housing and voucher units.
Community development and housing news for April 2, 2019
Landmark decision in Connecticut fair housing case, new UPCS requirements for inspecting carbon monoxide detectors, VAWA reauthorization bill, and other stories we're following this week.
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In a landmark civil rights decision, the Connecticut federal District Court established for the first time that consumer reporting agencies must comply with the Fair Housing Act when conducting tenant-screening services for landlords.
The decision in Connecticut Fair Housing Center et al. v. CoreLogic Rental Property Solutions, LLC, which the Center filed with the National Housing Law Project after CoreLogic’s tenant screening product, CrimSAFE, disqualified a disabled Latino man with no criminal convictions from moving in with his mother. CrimSAFE provides landlords with an accept or decline decision based on CoreLogic’s assessment of an applicant’s criminal record. The lawsuit alleges CrimSAFE discriminates on the basis of race, national origin, and disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Read more
Topics: Fair Housing, Indoor Air Quality, LIHTC, UPCS, VASH, VAWA, Persons With Disabilities, Disaster Recovery, Climate and Disaster Resilience
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) has established a new website with information about planned changes to its physical housing inspection model. The new model, National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE), is intended to improve upon the current Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) protocol by prioritizing health, safety, and functional defects.
Topics: Indoor Air Quality, Inspections, PIH notices, UPCS, Industry News, NSPIRE
NMA's revision services team has been working hard to get the latest editions of our Master Books written, published, and out to you! These books have been brought current with all recent regulatory updates, including HOTMA, VAWA 2013, and more.
Topics: Books and Revision Services, FSS, HOTMA, Public Housing Management, RAD, UPCS, VAWA
NMA's revision services team has been working hard to get the latest editions of our Master Books written, published, and shipped to you!
Topics: Appropriations, Books and Revision Services, Community Service, Flat Rent, FSS, Notice PIH 2013-03, Public Housing Management, RAD, UPCS
