12.8.25
From the Los Angeles Sentinel:
In honor of Veterans Day, Mayor Karen Bass welcomed servicemembers from across Los Angeles to Getty House for a luncheon recognizing their service and celebrating the early success of her “House Our Vets” initiative, a program launched in January to end Veteran homelessness in the city. The event brought together Veterans who recently secured permanent housing...
12.8.25
From the King County Housing Authority:
Meet Emily.
When Emily and her kids got an Emergency Housing Voucher, it wasn’t just about having a roof overhead. It was about finally being able to breathe. After bouncing between motels and uncertainty, she could tell her children, “This is your room. This is our home.” For her, it was a lifeline, a chance to rebuild, to give her kids...
12.5.25
Today, CLPHA shared two important advocacy letters with Congressional appropriators, urging robust funding and policy changes for FY26 to protect housing stability for millions of families.
12.3.25
HUD announced a major reversal of previous HUD policy and will now allow expanded use of criminal records in housing decisions.
12.2.25
HUD recently shared in a call with industry groups that HCV shortfall payments may be delayed for the month of December 2025. Shortfall payments are funds HUD provides to PHAs that are facing a deficit in their Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) budget.
Legislation
Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
The Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress on July 14, 2016. The legislation makes significant positive reforms to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, including allowing housing authorities to project-based up to 20 percent of its authorized voucher allocation, with up to an additional 10 percent for targeted populations. The bill also allows more supportive services to be provided to homeless families and individuals, families with veterans, and the disabled and elderly. HUD is still in the process of implementing several provisions enacted by HOTMA.
HR3700 Housing Opportunity Thru Modernization Act
HOTMA CLPHA Section by Section
