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Notice on 2023 Interim Recertification Requirements for RD Tenants
On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 2023. They estimated that this adjustment will result in an average Social Security...
Simple Transfer Pilot Program Announced for Sec. 515 Properties
Multifamily Housing (MFH) has developed a pilot program for simple transfers under authority in Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. §1476(b)). The purpose of the pilot program is to reduce application requirements for...
Guidance on Rate Reduction Incentives Program for PHAs Updated
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing updated guidance on the use and eligibility of the Rate Reduction Incentive (RRI). The RRI serves as a climate-friendly incentive program available to Public Housing Agencies...
HUD Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Forms for Sec. 8 Contract Renewals
HUD recently published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking public comment on the forms associated with Section 8 contract renewals. The notice contains a new, standardized HAP assignment form that HUD is proposing to adopt. HUD is seeking...
2022 RAD Contracts Rents Now Available and RAD Across the Country
Updated RAD Contract Rents Now Available HUD has just posted the 2022 RAD Contract Rents, which are used to determine the initial contract rents in the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract for public housing properties converting...
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): A Focus on Affordable Housing
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): A Focus on Affordable Housing, is now available. This NAHMAnalysis serves as a guide to where members can find additional information on the various affordable housing and community-focused initiatives by...
HUD and Census Bureau Release 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey Findings
Of the 49.5 million rental housing units in the U.S., nearly 46 percent are located in rental properties of one-to-four units, according to the latest Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) data released today by the U.S. Department of...
Information Collection for VAWA and Comment Period for 2023 OCAFs Closing Soon
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Implementation of the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2013 HUD recently published in the Federal Register a 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Implementation of the VAWA Reauthorization...
Register Today for EBLL LSHR Amendment Training –December 2022
Registration is still open for the EBLL LSHR Amendment Training for Conventional Public Housing and PBA session scheduled for December 6, 2022. Register today! HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is sponsoring a training...
HUD Seeks Public Comments on Information Collection for VAWA 2013
HUD has recently published a notice in the Federal Register (also attached) seeking comments on implementing the new rules and form revisions included in the recent VAWA Reauthorization Act (signed into law on March 15, 2022). HUD is...