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Congressional Democrats are moving the next COVID-19 bill swiftly through Congress. CLPHA and other national public housing industry groups are asking our members to sign on to a joint industry letter to be sent to congressional...
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(Washington, D.C.) February 1, 2021 – Today, the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, the Moving to Work Collaborative, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association sent a joint letter...
Today, the Department of the Treasury posted a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document that addresses several questions about the new $25 billion Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program. The FAQ also explicitly states in Question 9 that assisted households are...
Wednesday, January 6 | 2:00 p.m. ET
On January 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET, HUD will hold the third and final webinar on the HCV mobility demonstration. The webinar will be primarily focused on a deeper dive on the application requirements and to help PHAs better understand how to submit a proposal to HUD...
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Yesterday, the House and Senate passed a spending package that includes FY21 funding for HUD programs and additional COVID-19 relief. On December 27 President Trump signed the package. See CLPHA’s summary of the spending package below.
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On Tuesday, CLPHA sent to the Agency Review Team our recommendations for public and affordable housing for the Biden-Harris administration. Our recommendations are based on what we have heard from our members about the challenges they face, and solutions they offer. The document begins...
From the Chicago Crusader:
More than 1,000 property owners, managers, brokers, investors and other real estate professionals took part in a week of learning, networking and sharing best practices at the Chicago Housing Authority’s first-ever virtual Owner Symposium last week, dubbed “Symposium...
Yesterday, HUD issued PIH Notice 2020-31, which provides guidance to PHAs on conducting Remote Video Inspections (RVIs). The guidance cover four phases:
Administrative preparation
Pre-Inspection Planning
Performing the Inspection
Post-Inspection
The notice also covers best...
From 303 Magazine:
Since 1929, Pancratia Hall has stood on the Loretto Heights campus, which acted as a southwest Denver educational facility for more than a century. Now, after the hall has been vacant for years, developers have launched a project to convert the building’s dorm rooms, chapel...
A $58M affordable housing development for seniors is underway in trendy Allapattah (Miami-Dade PHCD)
From the Miami Herald:
Seniors seeking affordable housing near art, barbecue and the Health District can soon look to Miami’s up-and-coming Allapattah neighborhood.
The Downtown Miami-based Interurban, a branch of Integra Investments, and the Sunrise-headquarterd property management company...