HUD

HUD updated the fair market rents (FMRs) for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program and other programs for Fiscal Year 2021 for four areas based on new survey data: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area (HMFA), Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME and Waldo County, ME. Further, HUD responds to comments received on the FY 2021 FMRs.

This morning the Senate voted 66-34 to confirm Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as secretary of HUD. NH&RA supported Secretary Fudge’s nomination and looks forward to working with her!

HUD announced two additional webinars in its Multifamily Accelerated Processing Guide (MAP) guide series.

New data from HUD shows that 57.6 percent of residents in LIHTC properties earn at or below 30 percent of the area median income (AMI). The tenant-level data on people who live in LIHTC properties, including race, ethnicity, family composition, age and other factors. Starting this year, HUD released a document with background on the […]

The Department of Justice recently withdrew the Trump-era HUD appeal in Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. HUD – a case that challenges the 2020 disparate impact rule, which limited plaintiffs’ ability to bring disparate impact claims.

HUD named the following new staff appointments: Jim Crawford, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary; Lopa Kolluri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Department of Housing/Federal Housing Administration; and Gina Metrakas, Senior Advisor for Executive Orders and Executive Actions, Office of the Secretary.

At 2 p.m. ET on February 23, HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) will hold a webinar to help owners and managers of HUD-assisted or insured multifamily properties who are looking for resources to assist their tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs voted 17-7 to approve Representative Marcia Fudge’s (D-OH) nomination to be HUD Secretary. Six Republicans broke party lines to approve her nomination: Senators Kevin Cramer (ND), John Kennedy (LA), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Jerry Moran (KS), Mike Rounds (SD) and Tim Scott (SC).

HUD and Enterprise Community Partners will host a webinar from 1-3 p.m. ET on February 17 on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and Section 18 new blend options described in PIH Notice 2021-07. Register here.

Last week the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing for Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to be HUD Secretary.

In a new executive order, President Joe Biden established the National Climate Task Force, which aims to facilitate the organization and deployment of a government-wide approach to combat the climate crisis.

Matt Ammon is currently serving as acting HUD secretary. He was most recently the general deputy assistant secretary for Policy Development and Research at HUD. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a nomination hearing for Rep. Marcia Fudge on January 28 at 10 a.m. ET.