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Oct 1, 2014

Changes in Administration of State Supplementary Payments (SSP)

Almost all states have a Supplementary Payments (SSP) Program, which supplements the Federal Supplemental Security benefit (SSI), which is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In ...

Sep 16, 2014

HUD Issues Notice Regarding LGBT Protections

On August 20, 2014, HUD published Notice PIH 2014-20 (HA), which provides details on the final rule published by HUD on February 3, 2012 guaranteeing equal access to housing in HUD programs regardless...

Aug 31, 2014

HUD REAC Rules Updated (August 12, 2014)

HUD released HUD Compilation Bulletin on August 12, 2014, providing updated guidance to REAC inspectors regarding when certain areas of properties are not to be inspected for REAC purposes and changin...

Aug 24, 2014

Violence Against Womens Act (VAWA) Recommendations Relative to the LIHTC Program

  United States Code Title 42, Chapter 136, Subchapter III, effective March 7, 2013, provides housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....

Aug 15, 2014

RD Proposed Amendment to 3560 Regarding Reserve Accounts (August 2014)

On August 13, 2014, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued a Proposed Rule to amend 7 CFR 3560.306 (e) (2) to change the requirements of the Reserve Account for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Projec...

Aug 2, 2014

Uniform Relocation Act Requirements

Overview of the Uniform Relocation Act (URA) The Uniform Act, passed by Congress in 1970, is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for federally funded programs and projects that require t...

Jul 20, 2014

HUD Update of Tenant Participation Requirements - June 13, 2014

On June 13, 2014, HUD issued a memorandum amending Notice H 2012-21, Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements.   Section F of the Notice was amended, and clarifies what information m...

Jul 18, 2014

Insufficent Recertification Notices Void Landlord Right to Collect Contract Rent

If owners and managers of HUD Project-Based Section 8 properties doubt the importance of ensuring that tenant notices contain the exact wording required by HUD, a recent court case out of New York [La...