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2012 Housing Notices Newsletter  

 

Welcome to the Reno & Cavanaugh Housing Notices Newsletter!    

22nd Edition:  5/28/12-6/1/12 

 

The Reno & Cavanaugh Housing Notices Newsletter contains weekly notices, proposed rules and relevant information on HUD policy and regulations.  For more information, please visit www.renocavanaugh.com and R&C's Housing Policy Group's webpage.

 

News of Note:

 

1. New book release!  R&C announces the release of Navigating HUD Programs: A Practitioner's Guide to the Labyrinth, a guide to HUD funding and regulatory programs, edited by R&C's Julie S. McGovern and George L. Weidenfeller.  Below, please find additional information.

  • Projects with HUD funding face a web of regulations covering both the specific program and all HUD-funded activities.  From the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, this guide explains the full spectrum of HUD funding and regulatory programs in a clear, usable format
  • Includes contributions from former HUD counsel and staff, and lawyers with specialized expertise in key areas, including the following R&C attorneys:  
    • N. Linda Goldstein: "Looking to the Future--The Heat Is On: Trimming HUD's Energy Bill for Public and Privately Owned Assisted Housing"
    • Melissa Worden: "Public Housing Operations"  
    • Laura Schwarz: "Community Planning and Development: Emerging Neighborhood Stabilization Programs"
  • To learn more or to purchase, please click here. 

2. HUD will be issuing New Physical Needs Assessment and Energy Audit Requirements in summer 2012 to require the synchronization of Energy Audits and Physical Needs Assessments into the Green Physical Needs Assessment (Green PNA), and will require measuring the cost effectiveness of energy conservation measures.  

     

Here are the housing notices for this week:  

   

NAME OF NOTICE

              TITLE

ISSUE DATE  OR

PAGE NUMBER

              INFORMATION

CPD Notices

No new notices

PIH Notices

Extension: Administrative Guidance for Effective and Mandated Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System

PIH 2012-26

Issued: June 1, 2012

Expires: May 31, 2013

This notice extends notice PIH-2010-19(HA), which was extended under notice PIH-2011-25, same subject, for another year until May 31, 2013.

 

Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing

PIH 2012-25

Issued: May 29, 2012
Expires: Effective until amended, superseded, or rescinded

This notice is a reissuance of PIH Notice 2009-21 which strongly encourages Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to implement smoke-free policies in some or all of their public housing units.

Housing Notices

No new notices

Mortgagee Letters

No new notices

Federal Register Notices

Rules and Regulations

Revision to the Section 8 Management Assessment Program Lease-Up Indicator

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 31, 2012

Pages 32015-32018

 

 

Proposed Rules

No new notices

 

Notices

Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Fiscal Year 2012 Disaster Recovery Grant Application and Setup in the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System; Emergency Comment Request

PDF | Text | More

Issued: June 1, 2012

Pages 32661 - 32662

 

 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless

PDF | Text | More

Issued: June 1, 2012

Pages 32662 - 32662

 

 

Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 29, 2012

Pages 31634-31634

 

 

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) Training and Technical Assistance; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 30, 2012

Pages 31868-31869

 

 

Consolidated Delegation of Authority for the Office of Community Planning and Development

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 30, 2012

Pages 31972-31974

 

 

Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 30, 2012

Pages 31974-31974

 

 

Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Multifamily Contractor's/Mortgagor's Cost Breakdowns and Certifications

PDF | Text | More

Issued: May 31, 2012

Pages 32129-32130

 

      

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Contact: Stephen I. Holmquist, Member: (202) 349-2462 or sholmquist@renocavanaugh.com

             Julie S. McGovern, Member: (202) 349-2472 or jmcgovern@renocavanaugh.com

        

    

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