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Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) CEO and CLPHA Board of Directors Vice President Jeffery K. Patterson was recently featured on ForbesBooksRadio's affordable housing podcast ChangeMakers with Katie Goar. Mr. Patterson discussed CMHA's work not only to increase housing...

Current Bill Maintains Funding for Many Housing Programs from Previous Package
On September 28, House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, unveiled a revised HEROES Act, a 2,152-page COVID-19 economic relief authorizing an ...

CLPHA Concerned Housing Voucher Shortfall at Risk
On September 22, the U.S, House of Representatives passed HR 8337, the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,” by a bipartisan vote of 359-57. The legislation, considered a “continuing resolution” (“CR”) of...
Notice PIH-2020-24: Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Funds, Guidance on CARES Act Financial Reporting Requirements (FDS and Quarterly Reporting), and Other CARES Act Provisions
On September 14, HUD released a much anticipated notice, the “FDS CARES Act Reporting...
Tuesday, September 15 | 2:00 p.m. ET
On Tuesday, September 15, PIH will host a webinar on the CARES Act reporting requirements and what HUD has done to minimize administrative burden for PHAs while meeting the statutory requirements of the Act. Because this is a technical discussion...
On September 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order entitled “Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent Further Spread of COVID19.” The order took effect on September 4 when it was published in the Federal Register. The...
Yesterday, HUD issued PIH Notice 2020-22, which outlines the process for applying for additional Mainstream vouchers as part of the response to COVID-19, reviews waivers being made available for Mainstream vouchers, and describes changes to HUD’s methodology for CY2020 Mainstream...

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Washington, D.C. (September 4, 2020) – Council of Large Public Housing Authorities Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement imploring Congress to honor American workers this Labor Day...

Children across the country begin a new school year like no other where most of the time spent on instruction will be online learning. For children of residents of public and affordable housing, virtual schooling presents an additional set of challenges.
A new report from the Public and Affordable...
HUD recently issued two PIH Notices, one addressing rent reasonableness requirements for Project Based Vouchers (PBVs) and the other outlining supplemental funding for Mod Rehab.
The first notice, PIH 2020-19, updates guidance on rent reasonableness...