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HUD Issues Final FY 2014 Fair Market Rents

Oct 24, 2013

HUD recently published final fair market rents (FMRs) for HUD fiscal year (FY) 2014. In general, the FMR for an area is an amount that would be needed to pay the rent and utilities of a privately owned, decent, and safe rental housing unit of a modest nature with suitable amenities. HUD is required to publish the FMRs at least annually to be effective on Oct. 1 of each year.

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HUD Extends Waiver of Three-Year Rule for Section 223(f) Program

Oct 24, 2013

Section 223(f) insures mortgage loans to facilitate the purchase or refinancing of existing multifamily rental housing. These projects may have been financed originally with conventional or FHA-insured mortgages.


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Continuing Resolution and Debt Ceiling Suspension Legislation Enacted

Oct 24, 2013

On Oct. 17, federal government agencies, including HUD and USDA, opened after Congress passed and President Obama signed the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014, H.R. 2775. The bill, which received bipartisan support in both chambers, provides FY 2014 funding, effective Oct. 1 through Jan. 15, at the FY 2013 post-sequestration funding level of $986 billion.


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Best Practices: Keep Records to Show You Followed Marketing Plan

Oct 24, 2013

When it comes to marketing your site, HUD expects that you will do what you said you were going to do when you completed your Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan (AFHMP), Form HUD-935.2A.


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CLARIFICATION: Periodic Payments from Retirement Accounts Is Income

Oct 23, 2013

In the November 2013 issue, errors needing clarification appeared in the article "12 Common Items You Shouldn't Include in Household Income," under "Item #7: Some Periodic Payments from Retirement Accounts." Change 2 of the HUD Handbook removed the idea that periodic payments from an asset is not income until the amount invested is recouped.


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Debate on Short-Term Spending Bill Ends

Sep 26, 2013

On Sept. 25, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate and move to consider legislation the House of Representatives passed in a short-term spending bill that would provide funding until Dec. 15 for all federally funded agencies, including HUD and USDA, after FY 2013 ends on Sept. 30. 


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HUD Publishes 2014 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors

Sep 26, 2013

HUD recently published its “Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2013” in the Federal Register.

The notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts for eligible multifamily housing projects having an anniversary date on or after Feb. 11, 2014. OCAFs are annual factors used to adjust Section 8 rents renewed under Section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordabilit...

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Small Multifamily Housing Developments No Longer Require Audits

Sep 26, 2013

HUD recently issued Notice 2013-23 that revised the financial reporting requirements for small multifamily housing developments. Now, owners of small multifamily developments don’t have to submit audited financial statements if they receive less than $500,000 in combined federal financial assistance. The two sources of funding HUD is referring to are housing assistance payments and Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages.


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How to Handle Requests for Reasonable Accommodations

Sep 26, 2013

Under the federal Fair Housing Act and HUD guidelines, you must make every effort to provide “reasonable accommodations” at your site for residents with disabilities. For example, if a resident with limited mobility requests a ground-floor unit, HUD expects that you would try to accommodate the request. If a prospective resident needs a larger unit than your occupancy standards dictate in order to provide space for a live-in aide, HUD wants you to attempt to...

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HUD Finds Dramatic Increase in Worst Case Housing Needs

Aug 19, 2013

In a recent report made to Congress entitled "Worst Case Housing Needs 2011: Report to Congress," HUD reported dramatic increases in worst case housing needs during the 2009 to 2011 period that cut across demographic groups, household types, and regions. This rise in hardship among renters was due to substantial increases in rental housing demand and weakening incomes that increase competition for already scarce affordable units.


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