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title: "Community Development and Housing News: October 16, 2023"
description: Read on for news about HOTMA, NSPIRE, regulatory waivers for payment standards, and office-to-residential conversions.
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# [Community Development and Housing News: October 16, 2023](https://blog.nanmckay.com/news-2023-10-16)

 Written by [NMA](https://blog.nanmckay.com/author/nanmckay) | October 16, 2023

Read on for news about HOTMA, NSPIRE, regulatory waivers for payment standards, and office-to-residential conversions.

## **Recent News**

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#### When to Update Your Policies for HOTMA

Per the latest information from HUD, your PHA's deadline for having your ACOP and admin plan updated to comply with the HOTMA final rule depends on your fiscal year start date. Check out NMA’s resource for help determining your deadline. [Read more](https://blog.nanmckay.com/hubfs/Web%20Files/NMA_HOTMA_newsletter_2023_10_04.pdf)

*January 3, 2024: This is no longer the case; NMA's most recent guidance on choosing a HOTMA compliance deadline is [our Q&A from Dec. 1, 2023](https://blog.nanmckay.com/hubfs/Web%20Files/NMA_HOTMA_QA_2023_12_01.pdf).*

 

#### PIH Issues Notice on Regulatory Waivers and Streamlined Review Process

Notice PIH 2023-29 provides a streamlined submission and review process for regulatory waivers for new payment standard amounts through December 31, 2024, and for increasing the payment standard during the HAP contract term. [Read more](https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2023-29.pdf)

#### HUD Posts NSPIRE Inspection Checklist

HUD has posted to the NSPIRE webpage a checklist for conducting HCV and PBV NSPIRE inspections. The checklist is available as a PDF and as an Excel spreadsheet. [Read more](https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/reac/nspire)

#### HUD Publishes Fall 2023 Issue of *Evidence Matters*

The latest issue of Evidence Matters focuses on office-to-residential conversions, examining the advantages and drivers of adaptive reuse of office buildings. [Read more](https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/EM-Newsletter-Fall-2023.pdf)

 

 

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