New 2013 Setaside Funding Category - Termination Prevention; Multifamily Statutory Limits; the Forum's Annual Conference

19th Edition: 5/6/13-5/10/13

Reno & Cavanaugh's 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. A PIH Letter was sent to PHA executive directors regarding 2013 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) funding shortfalls and use of the renewal set-aside to prevent terminations due to insufficient funding.

2. HUD adjusted the Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing Programs for CY2013.

3. May 22^nd- 24^th: R&C attorneys are speaking at the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law's 22^nd Annual Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. Register here. Conference Brochure.

R&C Presenters:

5/22/2013:

Julie S. McGovern and Stephen I. Holmquist: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Lauren M. Lyon-Collis: Disaster Assistance

5/23/2013:

George L. Weidenfeller: Workshop 2E: New Developments in HUD Multifamily Housing Programs

5/24/2013:

Sarah Molseed: Workshop 4E: Project-Based Vouchers: A Program Matures
Laura Schwarz and Julie S. McGovern (Moderator): Workshop 5A: Section 8 Vouchers, Strategies, and Public Housing Authorities - Surviving Sequestration

4. Webinar Replay: If you missed the RAD Webinar, please click for access to slides and an audio recording. Thank you to all who joined us and participated in the interactive webinar. Presenters were R&C attorneys Martin Walsh, Stephen I. Holmquist and George L. Weidenfeller, HUD's Patrick Costigan and CohnReznick's John Mackey.

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	No new notices
PIH Notices	Emergency Safety and Security Funding as it Relates to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 [Public Law 113-6]	PIH 2013-10 (HA) Issued: May 3, 2013 Expires: This notice remains in effect until amended, revoked or superseded	This Notice provides guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) seeking Emergency Capital Needs funding for safety and security measures utilizing FY 2013 funds.
Housing Notices	Lender Delegation of Non-Critical Repair Administration	2012-14
Mortgagee Letters	Lender Delegation of Non-Critical Repair Administration	2013-13
	Minimum Cash Investment and Secondary Financing Requirements -- Acceptable Documentation for Funds Provided by Federal, State, or Local Governments, their Agencies or Instrumentalities	2013-14
	Updated Delinquency/Default Status Codes for the Single Family Default Monitoring System; Special Forbearances and Trial Payment Plans; New Reporting Requirement for Non-Incentivized Loan Modifications	2013-15
Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	No new notices
Proposed Rules	Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program and Revisions to the Definition of "Chronically Homeless" Extension of Public Comment Only for Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 7, 2013 Pages 26559-26560
Notices	Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing Programs	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 6, 2013 Pages 26383-26383
	Redelegation of Authority to Regional Public Housing Directors and Public Housing Field Office Directors	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 7, 2013 Pages 26651-26652
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Fellowship Placement Pilot Program	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 7, 2013 Pages 26650-26651
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Financial Statement of Corporate Application for Cooperative Housing Mortgage	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 7, 2013 Pages 26651-26651
	Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Section 901 Notice of Intent and Fungibility Plan for Combining Public Housing Capital or Operating Funds, or Housing Choice Voucher Funds To Assist Displaced Families and Address Damages	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 8, 2013 Pages 26801-26801
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Application for Insurance Benefits Multifamily Mortgage	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 9, 2013 Pages 27248-27249
	Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2012/2013; Strong Cities, Strong Communities National Resource Network	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: May 9, 2013 Pages 27249-27249

For more information about the attorneys at Reno & Cavanaugh, please follow this link.

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

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

George L. Weidenfeller, Member: (202) 349-2464 or gweidenfeller@renocavanaugh.com

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