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On Wednesday, March 25, CLPHA's counsel Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC prepared a memo for CLPHA summarizing The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Families First Act”), H.R. 6201, which was signed into law on March 18, 2020.
Click below for Reno & Cavanaugh's summary of the...
Late in the night of March 25, the U.S. Senate passed by a vote of 96-0 the third emergency supplemental relief and funding legislative package to help Americans combat the coronavirus crisis. Senate passage sends the bill to the U.S. House of Representatives where it is expected to be considered...
Over the past weekend of March 21, we asked CLPHA members to sign onto a letter to be sent to congressional leadership asking for emergency funding and longer-term preservation resources for public housing and housing vouchers in a COVID-19 stimulus package.
Sign on deadline for the letter has...
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will host a conference call at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 20, to answer PHAs’ questions about how to best serve residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter...
CLPHA is hosting standing calls for members every Monday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT for PHAs to discuss their communications and operations strategies, as well as their funding and regulatory relief needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. CLPHA members can visit clpha.org/covid19...
CLPHA will continue to facilitate opportunities for our members and stakeholders to discuss public housing authorities' efforts to address the growing COVID-19 pandemic. With regular conference calls, our members only resource page clpha.org/covid19, and frequent email updates, CLPHA is...
Affordable Housing Finance covered CLPHA's press statement calling for $8.5 billion in emergency funds as well as regulatory relief for public housing authorities during the coronavirus pandemic.
CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and Department of...
On Thursday, March 19, CLPHA sent a letter to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson additional regulatory and statutory relief for public housing authorities as they work to protect residents and staff during the COVID-19 public health crisis. CLPHA’s funding...
On Thursday, March 19, CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson formally requesting $5 billion for the public housing program and $3.5 billion for the housing choice voucher program in emergency supplemental...
In order to prioritize the health and safety of our members and staff during the current COVID-19 pandemic, CLPHA made the decision to cancel our Spring Membership Meeting, Communications Convening, and planned events from March 18-20, 2020.
While we were extremely...