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The House of Representatives may vote as soon as next week on bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.
The bill – the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” – includes key reforms to the CDBG-DR program to help ensure...
Yesterday, HUD released a report evaluating multiple aspects of RAD, including financial leveraging and tenant satisfaction. The report, which was conducted by Econometrica, examined the extent to which RAD is successfully preserving affordable housing, how RAD has helped projects to meet long-term...
Yesterday, CLPHA submitted comments in response to HUD’s notice outlining the first details of the NSPIRE demonstration. NSPIRE is a voluntary demonstration, expected to last at least two years, that would replace UPCS inspections for participating properties. NSPIRE is intended to simplify the...
Today, CLPHA and its counsel Reno & Cavanaugh submitted comments on HUD’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on changes to the disparate impact standard.
As described in our August 19 member update, HUD is proposing substantial changes to the current “burden-shifting” framework used to...
CLPHA is pleased to announce that Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, will present featured remarks next Thursday during our Fall Membership Meeting.
Elected in November 2018 to her fifteenth term in the U.S. House of...
In August, HUD issued a notice seeking comment on details of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Demonstration. NSPIRE is a voluntary demonstration, expected to last at least two years, that would replace UPCS inspections for participating properties. NSPIRE...
On October 11, a New York judge issued a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking implementation of the Trump Administration’s new rule on Public Charge, which was scheduled to take effect on October 15. The judge’s decision states that the rule “is repugnant to the...
From The News Tribune:
In the next three years, the Tacoma Housing Authority is dedicating $10.5 million to expand its Education Project, which seeks to not only house homeless families but bolster student success in schools.
“THA seeks to have people join our housing programs and succeed, not...
From the St. Paul Public Housing Agency's newsletter:
On October 3, 2019, the PHA successfully closed its RAD transaction converting 3,855 units to RAD Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA). Under RAD PBRA, the PHA retains full ownership, and will continue to maintain and operate...
ABC KSAT 12 published a video about the groundbreaking of the San Antonio Housing Authority's The Artisan at Ruiz development. Click here to watch the video.