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Rental fees can increase cost burdens for renter households, who are often already spending a growing share of their income on rent due to a limited housing supply across the country.
According to the 2023 spring regulatory agenda recently released by the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), HUD has over 50 proposed rules in the pipeline. The spring regulatory agenda details additional actions that federal agencies are considering over the coming months. HUD’s proposed rules listed in the agenda range from easing access to housing programs for people...
On May 11, HUD published the final rule implementing the National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) in the Federal Register. The final rule makes sweeping changes to the inspections process for all HUD-assisted housing.
HUD recently announced upcoming efforts to ensure otherwise qualified people are not denied the opportunity to access housing solely due to a criminal record. In the short term, HUD plans to introduce rulemaking, establish a process for individualized assessments, and outline guidelines for public housing authorities and HUD-subsidized housing providers to prevent unnecessary denials of housing assistance to people with criminal history records.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report that was made at the direction of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). The report examined HUD assistance for households with disabilities.
In January, Representative Rosa DeLauro, ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations, sent letters to federal agencies requesting information about how the House G.O.P. leaders’ reported proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending to fiscal year 2022 enacted levels would impact federal programs. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge recently responded to the request.
HUD recently announced that it plans to restore the 2013 “discriminatory effects” rule to the Fair Housing Act (FHA). HUD has submitted to the Federal Register the final rule, which rescinds a 2020 rule governing “disparate impact” claims and restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are requesting public comment on background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the United States, including how the use of criminal and eviction records and algorithms affect tenant screening decisions and may be driving discriminatory outcomes.
In the February issue of the Insider, we covered a HUD and Department of Health and Human Services initiative to expand the available COVID-19 diagnostic testing supply for at-risk individuals. With this initiative, Section 202 elderly sites can order no-cost over the counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests on a weekly basis.
HUD has recently launched a dedicated HUD webpage for Section 202 Housing for the Elderly site...
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