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Yesterday, HUD published an interim final rule requiring landlords of public housing and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) properties to extend the time period before lease termination for nonpayment of rent to a minimum of 30 days after the tenant has...
This Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department published guidance for the reallocation of the $25 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds provided in the ERA1 program, authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. That legislation...
On September 10, 2021, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a virtual hearing entitled “Protecting Renters During the Pandemic: Reviewing Reforms to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance.” After months of criticism from policymakers and housing advocates, and in the wake of the...
Late yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee passed legislation to be included in the FY22 budget reconciliation bill that would invest $322 billion in affordable housing, including $80 billion for recapitalizing the public housing portfolio, a key CLPHA priority. The committee also...
From the Urban Institute:
In follow up to the recently updated Emergency Rental Assistance Program tool, Urban Institute experts are offering technical assistance in using the tool to target outreach or dissemination of funds, as well as designing and implementing equity-centered rental...
Treasury Releases New ERA FAQs
Today, the Department of Treasury released a new set of FAQs on the emergency rental assistance (ERA) program and the Biden-Harris Administration issued a factsheet announcing new actions to accelerate ERA...
Letter Offers Recommendations to Expedite ERA Program Funds
CLPHA, MTW Collaborative, NAHRO, NLHA and PHADA submitted a joint letter to HUD and Treasury summarizing persistent challenges public housing authorities (PHAs) are ...
CLPHA Will Press for Expedited ERAP Application Process
The Center for Disease Control has extended the eviction moratorium in areas with rapidly increasing COVID infections for 60 days from August 3, 2021 to October 3, 2021.
CDC Eviction...
From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
The federal government is conducting an all-out push to make sure tenants and landlords take advantage of the historic funding for emergency rental assistance to help cover rent, utilities, and other housing costs and keep people in their...
From HUD PIH:
You are invited to join representatives from HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing and the U.S. Treasury to hear about promising practices from Public Housing Agencies and Emergency Rental Assistance program grantees. Presenters will include agencies working together to help...