Public Housing
HUD Discusses Inspection Changes, Announces New Demonstration at Philadelphia Listening Session
CLPHA, DCHA, and Congressional Public Housing Caucus to Host Tour of DC Public Housing

On March 5, CLPHA, the District of Columbia Housing Authority, and the Congressional Public Housing Caucus will offer members of Congress and their staff a personal look at public and affordable housing in the nation’s capital during a bus tour of several DCHA communities.
HUD Announces Changes to REAC Inspection Process
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HUD, NYCHA Reach Agreement

On January 31, HUD, the City of New York, and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced an agreement to address longstanding issues at the housing authority’s properties.
S&P Global’s 2019 Sector Outlook Notes How PHAs Evolve in Light of Federal Fiscal Uncertainty

S&P Global released its 2019 Sector Outlook, which includes a brief section of interest to PHAs titled “PHAs Evolve in the Face of Federal Fiscal Changes.”
HUD Publishes Guidance Regarding HCV & Public Housing Funding
HABC Receives Choice Neighborhoods Implementation & Planning Grants from HUD
HUD awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Baltimore (HABC) a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant ($30,000) and a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant ($1.3 million).
CLPHA Executive Director Voices Concerns to Affordable Housing Finance about Shutdown’s Negative Impact on Low-Income Families

Today, CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman was quoted in Affordable Housing Finance discussing how the shutdown threatens the stability of low-income households. Though HUD has prepared payments for housing vouchers and the public housing operating subsidy through February, Zaterman notes that the “existential threat” for voucher holders looms given the uncertainty of when the shutdown will end.