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Family Self Sufficiency Program for Multifamily Housing

HUD issued Notice H-2016-08 on August 26, 2016. This Notice relates to the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program in Multifamily Housing. FSS is a HUD program that provides incentives and support to...

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HUD Issues New Guidance on Multifamily Utility Allowance Determination

HUD has provided updated information to HUD Notice H-2015-04, Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utility Allowance. The additional information relates to six areas of the original HUD No...

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Potential Impact on LIHTC Projects from The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016

Potential Impact on LIHTC Projects from The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Congress recently passed the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016. While many of ...

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Avoiding Discrimination Based on Sex in Housing

Avoiding Discrimination Based on Sex in the Provision of Housing     Federal law did not prohibit sex discrimination in housing until 1974, when a non-controversial provision of the...

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Significant New Housing Law Ready for President's Signature

On July 14, 2016, the U.S. Senate passed HR 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016. It is expected that the President will sign the Act into law shortly at which time the stat...

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Verification of Cash Payments

Verification of income from employment is usually just a matter of obtaining a written verification of income from the employer or the most recent four to six consecutive pay stubs from the applicant....

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Rural Development Voucher Program

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) published a notice in the Federal Register on June 29, 2016, titled Rural Development Voucher Program. The purpose of the notice was to inform the public of the g...

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Child Support Pass-Through and Disregard Policies for Public Assistance Recipients

Child Support Pass-Through and Disregard Policies for Public Assistance Recipients   Under federal law, families receiving public assistance, known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Familie...

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