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Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
The Public Housing Financial Management Division (FMD) has obligated funding for Partial March and April 2023 and has posted the Explanation of Obligations. Partial March and April obligations are based on the selected elements of final 2022 Operating Fund eligibility and 2023 HUD-52723...
According to a notice published in the Federal Register, participants in the NSPIRE Demonstration who are subject to HUD’s Multifamily Housing Program will receive an inspection of record through the NSPIRE demonstration unless they opt out of the demonstration. HUD intends to conduct...
There is still space available at the remaining NSPIRE Get Ready Sessions. Registration is still open for the remaining sessions that are not yet at capacity. The NSPIRE Get Ready sessions are opportunities for PHAs to learn about the changes that NSPIRE will bring, prepare for implementation, as...
CLPHA recently attended an NSPIRE Get Ready session with HUD on the development and implementation of NSPIRE Inspection Standards. CLPHA is sharing updated information on NSPIRE from recent meetings with HUD. All information presented here is subject to change as HUD shares more details....
On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a 220 to 207 vote the first funding minibus legislation for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year. HR 8294, the “FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act” is the minibus comprised of six bills from six of the twelve House appropriations subcommittees....
HUD recently released guidance to PHAs on tracking and reporting compliance with new requirements for Public Housing Financial Assistance as defined in the Section 3 Final Rule. Section 3 regulations require PHAs and their contractors and subcontractors to make their best efforts, consistent with...
Today, CLPHA, the MTW Collaborative, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA), and the Local Housing Administrators Coalition (LHAC) sent to Congress our joint funding recommendations for...
Recently, HUD published guidance alerting PHAs of their intention to enforce requirements instituted by Congress through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 that requires carbon monoxide (CO) alarms or detectors be installed in certain HUD-assisted housing by December 27,...
CLPHA Strongly Objected to HUD’s Interpretation of HOTMA
HUD recently issued FAQ guidance notifying PHAs that HUD will not enforce the termination requirement of over-income (OI) public housing families who have been over income for two consecutive years, as required by section...