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The Housing Authority of Washington County, a new CLPHA member and a Department of Washington County, Oregon, recently joined HUD’s House America through proclamation of the County Board of Commissioners. HAWC, which also recently joined the Moving to Work (MTW) program, is aggressively working to...
Today's Notice Supplements July 2020 Implementation Notice
Today, HUD's Office of Public & Indian Housing published its Notice "Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: Implementation of the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration for Awarded PHAs." This notice supplements the July 15,...
During a meeting with the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on February 16, 2022, PIH invited CLPHA to offer feedback regarding reduced Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program utilization rates and HUD's proposed solutions to increasing those rates. In the letter, we outline...
Today, CLPHA, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) and the MTW Collaborative released our joint funding recommendations for Office of Public and Indian Housing and Office of Housing programs...
On March 10, HUD released two PIH Notices: PIH Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) – Reallocation of Awards (PIH Notice 2022-06) and Emergency Safety and Security Grants Annual Funding Notification and Application Process (PIH Notice 2022-05).
Reallocation of EHVs
On May 10, 2021, HUD...
At this meeting, CLPHA provided a Washington Update on FY22 and FY23 federal appropriations. We were also joined by Betsy McCafferty, Director of Human Resources at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and Chair of CLPHA’s HR Working Group, Tracey Knighton, Human Resources Program Manager...
Skyrocketing Rents and Low Vacancy Rates Cause Delay in Lease-Ups
On February 16, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) held an industry call to report that in recent months Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) budget utilization rates amongst non-Moving to Work (MTW) public housing authorities...
CLPHA recently learned that HUD has extended the deadline for PHAs to apply for certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued flexibility during the pandemic and recovery until April 1, 2022. CLPHA...
Today, HUD published in the Federal Register fiscal year (FY) 2022 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) that are used by certain Section 8 programs to provide annual adjustments to monthly rents. AAFs are used by Section 8 New Construction program, Substantial Rehabilitation program, the...
In July 2021, Oregon implemented a ‘safe harbor period’ for nonpayment eviction cases to maintain some protections for tenants after the state eviction moratorium ended. The eviction diversion program is intended to delay eviction proceedings for tenants who have provided proof that they have...