federal housing
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73 FR 49332-49333, Eligibility of Students with Disabilities for Section 8 Housing Assistance (August 21, 2008)
This is HUD’s final rule on student eligibility for housing assisted under the Section 8 program. This rule amends 24 CFR 5.612 to make it consistent with the existing statutory authority that allows persons with disabilities who are…
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HUD PIH Notice 2008-13 – Requests for Exception Payment Standards for Persons with Disabilities as a Reasonable Accommodation (March 10, 2008)
HUD states that “[t]he purpose of this notice is to facilitate the process for review and approval of special payments standards under the Housing Choice Voucher program as a reasonable accommodation for a family with a person with…
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PIH 2008-12: Enhanced voucher requirements for over-housed families (2/15/08)
This HUD Notice, PIH 2008-12, establishes new improved policies for “over-housed” families receiving enhanced vouchers following the loss of federally subsidized housing, e.g. project-based Section 8 opt outs, prepayment of HUD-subsidized mortgages. Prior to the issuance of this…
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ACIN I-56-07: Letter Of Intent To Request Participation In The Transitional Housing Placement Program And/Or The Transitional Housing Program-Plus (10/5/07)
Lots of county info, but noted here because you may want to see if your county is applying to participate in these helpful programs. The goal of both programs is to foster children about to age out, and…
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FY 2008 HUD FMRs available
HUD has posted the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for FY 2008, which took effect October 1, 2007. The FMRs are determined for each metropolitan area and non-metropolitan county and are used to determine the respective payment standard amounts under the…
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Delegation of Authority to Regional Directors to Waive Certain Handbook and Directives Provisions (72 FR 16809, April 5, 2007)
Effective March 30, 2007, the Secretary of HUD may delegate his power to waive certain HUD handbook and directives provisions to HUD Regional Directors. While there are certain safeguards and requirements regarding the the issuance of such waivers,…
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HUD PIH Notice 2006-5(HA) – Implementation of the 2006 HUD Appropriations Act (Public Law 109-115); Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (January 13, 2006)
“This Notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions resulting from enactment of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2006 HUD Appropriations Act … signed into law on November 30, 2005.” Among other things, this Notice describes…
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70 Federal Register 77742, et. seq. – Final Rule Eligibility of Students for Assisted Housing Under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (December 30, 2005).
This rule implements a new law, enacted as part of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 appropriations (Public Law 109-115, 199 Stat. 2936), that restricts certain students enrolled in institutions of higher education from receiving assistance under Section 8…
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HUD PIH Notice 2005-16 – Policy Guidance on College Student Admissions (June 15, 2005)
Having become aware that PHAs may be admitting ineligible college students to its public and assisted housing programs, HUD issued this Notice which: (1) outlines policy for determining the eligibility of full-time college students; (2) implements newly-enacted policy…
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IRS Rev. Proc 2005-37 – Safe harbor for tax credit agencies determining compliance with “good cause” requirement (June 21, 2005)
On July 30, 2004, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2004-82, which, among other things, clarified that the Internal Revenue Code Section 42(h)(6)(B)(i) requires “commitments” (regulatory agreements between the state tax credit agency and owners of tax credit properties),…