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PHAs Not Required to Comply with Sections 102 and 104 Income and Asset Provisions by January 1, 2025; Must Still Comply with Earned Income Disregard Provision by January 1
Yesterday, HUD PIH General Deputy Assistant Secretary...
PIH Notice 2024-27 provides PHAs with new guidance on Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs), updating and superseding prior guidance from PIH Notice 2011-36. The notice discusses the process and requirements for EPCs in public housing and provides a comprehensive definition and explanation of Energy...
BABA Now Applies to Newly Obligated Funds Following the End of HUD’s Phased Implementation Waiver
As of August 23, 2024, HUD’s phased implementation waiver for Build America, Buy America (BABA) has ended. This means that moving forward, BABA will apply to purchases of iron and steel, construction...
Yesterday, HUD announced an extensive update to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, including 90 new and updated standards to increase innovation and production of homes. These updates include expediting the home production process by reducing the...
On August 20, HUD announced the mandatory waivers and alternative requirements for the administration of funds for Mainstream Vouchers. The waivers and alternative requirements aim to help PHAs improve Mainstream utilization and more successfully serve people at-...
HUD has updated the guidelines for the Rate Reduction Incentive in Public Housing. The RRI is a financial incentive for PHAs that take action beyond normal public participation in rate-making proceedings, such as well-head purchases or natural gas, administrative appeals or legal action...
HUD has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the Choice Neighborhoods (CN) grant program's selection process and award implementation. HUD wants to reduce or eliminate barriers to improve the CN application process for all prospective applicants and...
Today, HUD released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) and outlined the procedures for PHAs to request reevaluations. The notice specifies the implementation date for the revised FMRs and sets the deadline for reevaluation requests as October 1, 2024. PHAs...
CLPHA Concerned about Impact of Offsets and RFIF Methodology That May Leave PHAs Vulnerable to Shortfall
On August 9, HUD released a notice to inform PHAs that they would be applying a second offset to excess HAP...
On August 1, HUD posted new FAQs on the EHV website which provide guidance on the termination of vouchers and shortfalls, covered in PIH Notice 2023-14. These FAQs also provide guidance on the expanded uses of service fees detailed in PIH Notice 2023-23.
These guidelines...