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As of January 1, 2020, California has a state-wide law prohibiting landlords from rejecting potential tenants solely on their use of a housing voucher. The law, known as Source of Income (SOI) protection, replaces SOI ordinances that were previously in place in several California cities, such as...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development invites stakeholders to participate in a series of webinars on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.
According to an email from HUD, the first webinar in this series will review information gathered during the recent HCV Landlord...
The most recent issue of Cityscape, the journal from HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, is devoted to research on the impacts and implementation of Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs). The issue includes articles examining outcomes from HUD’s SAFMR demonstration, which was launched...
In the December 26th Federal Register, HUD issued a Paperwork Reduction Act notice seeking comment on proposed data elements for a new Project-Based Voucher (PBV) online form.
The notice follows a phone call that PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz organized with industry groups in...
From the Charlotte Observer:
A coalition of Charlotte affordable housing advocates wants to ban landlords from refusing tenants because they pay with government vouchers or other forms of income, such as disability payments or child support.
Charlotte would be the first city in North Carolina to...
From the Associated Press:
Boston has been awarded $1.8 million in federal funding to provide homes for residents with disabilities and homeless people.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the funding for the Boston Housing Authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on...
From 89.7 WKSU:
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority says more than 20,000 families are waiting for housing assistance. A federal grant will allow it to help some of those most in need.
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) is calling the project the Mainstream Voucher Program...
Last month, HUD released a report on new findings from the Rent Reform Demonstration, a randomized control study examining the effects of new rent rules on families served by four PHAs. Approximately 6,600 families in the voucher program at the Lexington, Louisville, San Antonio, and D.C. Housing...
On December 5, HUD held a landlord symposium in Indianapolis that was attended by HUD staff, landlords, and PHAs. Attendees listened to presentations from a variety of local and national stakeholders, including the deputy mayor of Indianapolis, who described the city’s efforts to reduce...
From Cleveland.com:
Poor communication, low rental rates, and a time-consuming inspection process are among the frustrations local landlords say they have with the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Locally, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is the primary administrator of...