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The National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2024 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals significant insights into housing discrimination complaints, pointing to notable increases and key sources of bias. In 2023, complaints based on race saw a sharp rise from 609 in 2022 to 824, a 35% increase. These...
A zoning analysis by New York University's (NYU) Furman Center revealed that faith-based organizations (FBOs) own a substantial 92 million square feet of underutilized land across the city's five boroughs, presenting a promising opportunity for affordable housing initiatives. A recent event...
A policy brief from the New York Housing Conference (NYHC) examines insurance cost escalation, market discrimination, and decreasing coverage for affordable housing, and outlines recommendations for action. NYHC collected data representing over 130,000 rental units on pricing and insurance...
Doug Guthrie, board member of CLPHA and president & CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), recently announced his retirement and departure from the agency, effective August 1, 2024.
"On behalf of CLPHA and our board, I would like to thank Doug for his outstanding...
HUD has amended the shortfall budget submission deadlines for PHAs that received 2022 or 2023 public housing shortfall grants. The 2024 budget submission due dates for PHAs with a December 31, March 31, or June 30 Fiscal Year Ends (FYEs) has been extended to August 1, 2024. The timelines are as...
On July 22, HUD published new guidance in the Federal Register for PHAs participating in the HCV Mobility Demonstration (also called the Community Choice Demonstration). Most notably, HUD is extending the deadline for enrolling families to the statutorily authorized date of October 1, 2028....
Monday, July 29 | 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT
CLPHA will host a member call on Monday, July 29, at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT to discuss the changes to the HCV and PBV programs made by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The call will focus on high-level...
PHAs Who Meet Criteria Eligible to Apply
The HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has $50 million available to assist in developing the capacity to implement a lead hazard control program in targeted communities. The funding focuses on the following areas: workforce...
From Dothan Housing's press release:
In an inspiring celebration of academic excellence and community support, Dothan Housing (DH) held its annual Susan Morrison Memorial Scholarship Awards Program on July 2, 2024, at the Michael C. Patton Event Center. The event honored three outstanding students...