Next month is Fair Housing Month! In honor of this occasion, I’m sharing four tips I’ve learned over the years. From “senior buildings” and reasonable accommodation to service animals and housing terminology, I’m here to get you on the path to becoming the fair housing superstar I know you are. This is a four part series, so be on the lookout for part two coming out next week!
4 tips for being a fair housing superstar (part 1)
Topics: Eligibility, Fair Housing, Seniors and Elderly, Knowledge Base
Rental Assistance Demonstration: Implementation of Certain Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Appropriations Act Provisions (FRN 6105-N-01)
This notice establishes rules for which FY rent levels are used as well as deadlines for submission of completed RAD applications. It notes that the RAD application has been significantly simplified, and highlights changes in multi-phase deadlines, the ability to withdraw and reapply for RAD to receive more current rent levels, and RAD second component changes.
Topics: PBRA, RAD, Seniors and Elderly, Knowledge Base
HUD Publishes Technical Corrections to HOTMA Implementation Notice
On Friday in the Federal Register, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published several technical corrections and clarifications to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) provisions of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) it had issued on January 18. These changes are in part based on public comments from the first notice. In brief, the corrections and clarifications are as follows:
Topics: HOTMA, HQS, Inspections, PBV, PIH notices, Rent Calculation, Seniors and Elderly, VASH, Veterans, Persons With Disabilities
Registration for the annual Moving to Work (MTW) national conference in Washington, DC, is now open to all housing authorities! View the agenda online here.
Topics at the 2017 MTW conference include:
Topics: MTW, Seniors and Elderly, Streamlining
On Wednesday in the Federal Register, HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a notice implementing several of the provisions of the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (HOTMA) that impact the housing choice voucher (HCV) and project-based voucher (PBV) programs, in addition to requesting comments on both current and future implementing requirements. The HOTMA implementation notice is broken down topic-by-topic, followed by specific questions for comment in each corresponding section. The first sections of the notice address:
Topics: HOTMA, HQS, Inspections, PBV, PIH notices, Rent Calculation, Seniors and Elderly, VASH, Veterans, Persons With Disabilities