Housing
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Treatment of income from Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs for HUD housing programs
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD has sent a letter to the California Department of Social Services regarding treatment of Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs for its programs. HUD denied California’s request for a waiver…
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Shared housing in the Housing Choice Voucher program
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued guidance regarding use of Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) in shared housing. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) may allow shared housing. PHAs must allow shared housing as a…
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Public and subsidized housing extension to 30 days notice to pay rent or quit
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued guidance regarding of extension of time to pay rent in public and federally subsidized housing. The interim final rule ““Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for…
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Funding and rules changes for CDSS housing program
The Budget Act of 2021 appropriated $795 million for CDSS housing programs and made changes to program rules. The CalWORKs Housing Support Program is intended to foster housing stability for families experiencing homelessness in the CalWORKs program. Housing…
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VAWA for Rural Development tenants
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued guidance regarding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This guidance applies to Section 515 Rural Rental Housing, Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing, Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing, and Section…
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COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program in the Continued Assistance Act makes available $25 billion to assistant households that are unable to pay rent and utilities because of COVID-19. Payments will be made directly to states, U.S. Territories, local…
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Project Roomkey and rehousing strategy
Project Roomkey is a statewide program to provide emergency, non-congregate shelter placements (hotel/motel) for people experiencing homelessness and are in need of isolation. Project Roomkey funds must be used to offer supports starting from the point of outreach…
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COVID-19 extension of reverification of employment and appraisals for FHA Single Family loans
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended temporary changes to re-verification of employment and appraisal rules for FHA Single Family programs that were announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-05, summarized here. Until October 31, 2020,…
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COVID-19 Extension of FHA mortgage and eviction moratorium
FHA has extended until December 31, 2020 its directive that properties secured by FHA- insured Single Family mortgages are subject to a moratorium on foreclosure, announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-04, summarized here. This is the third extension of…
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COVID-19 federal eviction and forclosure moritoriums extended to August 31, 2020
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended the federal foreclosure and eviction moritorium in Mortgagee Letter 2020-04, summarized here, to August 31, 2020. (Mortgagee Letter 2020-19, June 17, 2020.)