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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...
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.
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...
In a letter to executive directors, HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz announced today that HUD is extending the deadline for eligible PHAs to apply for the supplemental HAP funds made available through the CARES Act under the Extraordinary Circumstances category. ...