TDHCA Accepting Texas Rent Relief Applications through March 28th
Texas Rent Relief will accept new applications for rent and utility assistance Tuesday, March 14 through Tuesday, March 28.
Mar 13, 2023
Affordable Housing News
HUD Issues NSPIRE Model Final Rule for Physical Inspections
he purpose of NSPIRE is to strengthen HUD's physical condition standards and improve HUD oversight through the alignment and consolidation of the inspection regulations used to evaluate HUD housing across multiple programs.
TDHCA notification: Governor Waivers Rescinded
On Friday, March 3, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott rescinded certain waivers associated with specific resolutions required for Housing Tax Credit applications.
Rubio Reintroduces Bills To Improve And Increase Affordable Housing
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced seven bills to keep low-income housing tenants safe, hold property owners accountable, and increase the affordable housing stock.
PolicyLink Releases AFFH Comment Guide, Hosts “Proposed AFFH Rule 101” Webinar
PolicyLink released a public comment guide for the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that was posted in the Federal Register on February 9. The comment guide provides a brief history of the AFFH mandate, an overview of the 2023 proposed AFFH rule and the federal rulemaking and public comment process, a step-by-step guide to help you or your organization to write and submit a strong, equity-focused comment, data sources to support it, and sample language for organizations across sectors to use in their public comment.
Biden-Harris Administration Release Blueprint for Renter’s Bill of Rights
On January 25, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration also released the same day.
Multifamily Housing Simple Transfer Pilot Program
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or the Agency) is announcing a pilot program for simple transfers of USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing properties.
HUD: FY 2023 median family incomes and income limits to be delayed
The FY 2023 median family incomes and income limits would ordinarily be based on the ACS 2020 estimates. However, because of the lack of 1-year ACS 2020 estimates described above, HUD intends to instead base the FY 2023 median family incomes and income limits on ACS 2021 data. Since 2014, HUD has released median family incomes and income limits in March or April of each year. Because the special tabulations of ACS 2021 data HUD needs for median family income calculations will not be available until early 2023 , HUD intends to delay the release of FY 2023 median family incomes and income limits until on or about May 15, 2023. Should HUD revise this date, HUD will make a similar announcement on https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
HUD Releases 2022 RAD Rents for Public Housing Conversions
On December 15, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted the 2022 Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) contract rents.
Op-Ed Highlights Biden Administration’s Efforts to Bolster Affordable Housing
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge release op-ed about the need to bolster affordable housing.
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