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HUD issues HOTMA final rule for voucher programs.

HUD recently published a new HOTMA final rule implementing a number of changes made by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and the project-based voucher (PBV) programs. The changes are intended to enhance the accessibility and sustainability of public housing nationwide.

HUD warns against artificial intelligence-based housing discrimination.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the multifamily industry has been raising red flags. As an increasing number of tenant screening companies claim to use AI to detect “higher-risk renters,” housing and privacy advocates are sounding the alarm on opaque algorithms that they say are enabling high-tech discrimination and amplifying exi...

Make sure your staff knows which non-rent fees are allowable and which aren’t.

And the TSP compliance deadline has been extended to May 31.

When it was originally released last September, HUD’s HOTMA implementation guidance was in the form of a joint Office of Housing and Office of Public and Indian Housing Notice (Notice H 2023-10). The notice was intended to provide direction to public housing agencies (PHAs) and multifamily housing owners on the implementation of the many program changes brought about by ...

Update your Tenant Selection Plan by March 31.

According to the HUD Handbook, multifamily housing owners are required to develop and make public written tenant selection policies and procedures. This Tenant Selection Plan (TSP) describes the procedures for processing and selecting applicants, including the establishment of preferences and priorities, occupancy standards, rejection standards, and notice requirements. It helps ensure that tenants are ...

Severe weather is in the forecast. Is your site prepared?

Increasingly frequent and severe weather events pose a growing threat to federally assisted housing and its residents. Extreme weather events can lead to flooding, power loss, property damage, transportation disruptions, interrupted access to critical resources, and even loss of life.

The proposed rule would formalize notice changes made during the pandemic.

Prepare for how these annual changes will affect income certifications.

The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Final Rule requires that certain amounts used to make income, asset, and eligibility determinations be adjusted by an inflationary factor on an annual basis. PHAs and Multifamily owners must use the HUD-published values when determining income, net family assets, and adjusted income for income examinations in...

And affirms discretionary enforcement of new asset limits.

The penalties for violating a resident’s right to organize are stiff.

Residents have certain rights involving resident organizations. HUD has “Right to Organize” regulations that affirm and protect the rights of residents in privately owned HUD-assisted multifamily housing to organize their neighbors and collectively address issues in their buildings without management harassment and intimidation [24 CFR Part 245].