HUD updates VAWA forms and terminates AFFH rule; NHLP discusses the interagency statement on VAWA; and PD&R releases a case study on repurposing a historic building for affordable housing.
HUD has updated its Violence Against Women Act forms to extend the expiration date and revise content. There is also a new VAWA Emergency Transfer Data Collection Form, HUD-5384. Read more
The National Housing Law Project has posted the latest edition of its domestic violence newsletter series. The Winter Newsletter covers the interagency statement issued by HUD and other departments on VAWA’s housing provisions. Read more
HUD has published an interim final rule, titled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions,” that will allow PHAs to self-certify their compliance with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act. Originally introduced in 2015, the AFFH rule was previously terminated in 2020 and restored in 2021. Comments on the interim final rule are due May 2, 2025 . Read more
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research has published a case study on the adaptive reuse of a 19th-century building in Pennsylvania as a 71-unit affordable housing community. Read more