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Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine recently announced a settlement requiring three real estate firms and its executives to pay a landmark $10 million in penalties for illegally discriminating against renters in the District who use Section 8 housing vouchers and other forms of housing assistance. This is the largest civil penalty in a housing discrimination case in U.S. history.
HUD recently announced a package of 29 regulatory and administrative waivers aimed at helping Florida communities accelerate their recovery from Hurricane Ian. According to Corelogic data, the hurricane has left an estimated $22 billion and $32 billion in wind losses for residential and commercial properties respectively in Florida alone, while insured storm surge losses in Florida are expected to be an additional $6 billion to $15 billion.
HUD recently released a Request for Information in the Federal Register to obtain public input regarding the development of its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). When implemented, the GRRP will provide grant and loan funding to facilitate retrofits of properties participating in its Multifamily assisted housing programs to make them more energy efficient, healthier, and resilient in the face of natural disasters and climate change.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued its final rule to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that sought to limit immigration benefits for those likely to rely on government aid such as housing vouchers, food assistance, Medicaid, or other public benefit.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced new guidance to increase the ability of state, local, and tribal governments to use American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to boost the supply of affordable housing in their communities.
The context: The updated Treasury guidance follows a commitment in the Biden administration’s Housing Supply Action Plan to leverage American Rescue Plan funds for investments in affordable housing as part of a broader effort to increase the nation’s housing supply and lower housing costs.
HUD is seeking comments on proposed changes for calculating Fair Market Rents (FMRs). HUD published a notice in the Federal Register titled, “Proposed Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Fair Market Rents.”
HUD recently announced that it has entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with a New York City-based site. The site provides affordable subsidized units though the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Program and the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.
HUD recently announced its support for Washington, D.C.’s “Solar for All” program to ensure that residents of HUD-assisted properties in the District are able to access the program without experiencing an increase in their housing costs. HUD's announcement came soon after the Biden administration issued a fact sheet on cost-saving clean energy opportunities to combat the climate crisis which highlighted the solar energy program for HUD-assisted residents.
The U.S. Attorney's Office from the Western District of Texas recently announced that an owner agreed to pay the United States $15,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§3729-3733, by collecting excess rent from a tenant in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
HUD recently announced that its National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols (NSPIRE) Demonstration program is on track to meet its goal for inspections by the end of May 2022. The program is seeking to complete over 900 advisory inspections by that time.
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