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3.7.23 Awards/Grants
Last week, HUD announced $5.6 billion in annual formula grants to 1,200 communities for a wide range of activities including affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance. These grants were made through major HUD programs, including the Community Development Block...
3.7.23 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Comments
CLPHA and its counsel Reno & Cavanaugh have submitted comments on a notice detailing the applicability to HUD programs of the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The notice offered initial implementation guidance and sought comments on the applicability of VAWA’s...
2.28.23 CLPHA Member Update
On March 2 at 2:00 p.m. ET, HUD will host an information session and training on Section 103 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Section 103 of HOTMA created new limitations on tenancy and program participation for formerly income-eligible families...
2.23.23 Report
From the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley: As communities across the country grapple with rising housing costs and widening inequality, state legislatures are taking action and seeking solutions to encourage housing production by targeting one key factor: restrictive local land...
2.17.23 CLPHA Member Update
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have finalized their standing committees’ membership for the first session of the 118th Congress. For the committees of primacy to CLPHA, the current makeup, with subcommittee members noted in bold, are listed below. For further information, contact...
2.16.23 CLPHA Member Update
HUD has released a new waiver delaying the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for most HUD programs until 2024. This marks a major victory for CLPHA members after CLPHA tirelessly advocated for an extension to the implementation of BABA. This waiver exempts HOME...
2.14.23 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Member Update
Today CLPHA and industry partners NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative sent a letter to General Deputy Assistant Secretary Dominique Blom, expressing objection “in the strongest possible terms to HUD’s attempt to change the nature of the Annual Contributions...
2.10.23 CLPHA Member Update
CLPHA will host a Zoom meeting on Thursday, February 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. During the meeting we will provide members with an overview of the proposed rule and its key provisions. We will also review the questions...
2.9.23 CLPHA Member Update
PHA Construction Costs Could Increase, but “Unreasonable Cost” Waiver Offers Relief Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule and guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The notice sets forth definitions...
2.8.23 Research
A new study from the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative at the NYU Furman Center analyzes Non-Answers and Default Judgments in Non-Payment Eviction Cases across New York State from 2016-2022. Since most eviction filings in New York State are non-payment cases, the study focuses on non-payment...

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