federal housing
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PIH 09-21 Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing (7-17-09)
Citing statistics on the negative health effects of second hand smoke and concerns raised by President Obama in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, P.L. 111-31, signed on June 22, 2009, “[t]his notice strongly strongly encourages…
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74 FR 4048 – Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Person or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assisted Housing (01/22/09)
In this notice, HUD proposes imposing a requirement that federally assisted housing providers give applicants for occupancy a standard form notifying applicants of their statutory right under 42 USC 13604 to include in their application, if they wish,…
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74 FR 4215 – Announcement of Funding Awards for the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency Program for Fiscal Year 2008 (January 12, 2009)
The goal of the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program is to support local strategies that coordinate Housing Choice Voucher assistance with public and private resources to help participating families achieve economic independence. This announcement lists all the PHAs…
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Notice PIH 2008 – 43 – Housing Choice Voucher Portability Procedures and Corrective Actions (December 3, 2008)
This notice guides PHAs regarding portability moves. The notice “describes the conditions that must exist in order for a PHA to deny a family’s request under the portability procedures as a result of insufficient funding in accordance with…
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HUD Programs: Violence Against Women Act Conforming Amendments (73 F.R. 72336)
This interim rule conforms HUD’s regulations to the self-implementing Violence Against Women Act’s (VAWA) provisions for families applying for or receiving rental assistance under HUD’s public housing and tenant- and project-based Section 8 programs. [Download.] The effective date…
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ACL 08-54: Instructions Regarding The Supplement To The Rate Paid On Behalf Of A Dual Agency Child (12/1/08)
This ACL provides instructions and a form for determining eligibility for, and the appropriate level of the supplement to, the regular “dual-agency” rate. The supplement is based on “extraordinary care and supervision needs”. (A dual agency child is…
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Final Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2009 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, etc.
The FY 09 FMRs went into effect on October 1, 2009. Rather than send you to the Federal Register, the link that follows takes you to the friendlier HUD User page which includes a link to the FMR…
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Notice of Allocations, Application Procedures, Regulatory Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements for Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes Grantees Under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 2008 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD (October 6, 2008)
This super long title refers to the regulations governing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) component of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), through which HUD will disburse a total of $3.9 billion in emergency assistance…
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ACIN I-71-08: Public Social Services For Cuban Entrants/Parolees (9/24/08)
New program, new refugees, new services. In August 2006, Homeland Security announced the Parole for Cuban Medical Personnel in Third World Countries Program. Cuban medical professionals and their spouses and children have begun arriving in California and some…