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eLOCCS is Reported to be Closed January 28
Late on January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a memorandum, which directs all federal agencies to pause all “federal financial assistance” (FFA) "to the extent permissible under applicable law." The temporary pause in...
From the Indianapolis Housing Agency's press release:
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Indianapolis announced the appointment of Yvonda A. Bean (pronounced E-vonda) as Indianapolis Housing Agency’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday,...
From KXAN News Austin:
The U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development’s acting secretary, Adrianne Todman, visited the build site of an Austin affordable housing project Wednesday morning.
The Prospect Heights project is a redevelopment of the former Rosewood Courts, one of the nation’s oldest...
PHAs in States with Lead Level Thresholds Must Comply by April 17
HUD is modifying the elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule from 5 to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (µg/dL) for a child under the age of 6. This threshold is consistent...
Notice PIH 2024-42 offers PHAs best practice guidance for reducing vacancies and maximizing occupancy rates in public housing. The notice provides strategies for waiting list management, establishing a unit turnaround protocol, accurately categorizing units, marketing and outreach, identifying...
PHAs Can Now Apply for a Waiver to Adjust Rents, Following CLPHA’s Advocacy
HUD has published RAD Supplemental Notice 4C, which contains several major revisions. Most notably, properties that converted under RAD that have insufficiently low rents are now able to apply for a waiver of rent...
PHAs Can Now Apply for a Waiver to Adjust Rents, Following CLPHA’s Advocacy
HUD has published RAD Supplemental Notice 4C, which contains several major revisions. Most notably, properties that converted under RAD that have insufficiently low rents are now able to apply for a waiver of rent...
Building of 5 or Fewer Dwelling Units Are Now Exempt from BABA; Solar Modules Assembled in America Are Also Exempt from BABA
HUD has published PIH Notice 2025-06, which contains updated guidance on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) and supersedes the previous guidance from PIH Notice 2024-01...
On January 16, 2025, the Full Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing for Eric Scott Turner’s nomination to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). While much of the hearing focused on the lack of affordable housing for...
Today, HUD published two notices in the Federal Register, announcing the withdrawal of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) and Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing proposed rules.The AFFH proposed rule would have directed HUD to ensure that the agency and its program participants...