9.28.22
CLPHA is pleased to announce that HUD has extended certain regulatory waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher and Mainstream Voucher programs through December 31, 2023.
9.28.22
73-year-old Chicago resident Joe Ann Wilson spent nearly two decades in the same apartment, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to leave her home due to rising rents and subsequently moved between homeless shelters for a year and a half.
9.1.22
HUD Implements CLPHA Recommendation to Use Private-Sector Rental Data to Better Reflect Rents
Today, HUD published FY23 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. FMRs are also used for various purposes for several HUD-funded programs, including to:
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
