HCV & PH FSS NOFAs; Final Fair Market Rents Notice; HUD Contingency Plan; VAWA Comments Due; Report on Choice; and More

R & C H o u s i n g N o t i c e s N e w s l e t t e r

39th Edition: 9/30/13-10/4/13

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. HUD NOFAs for Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Programs. Applications due this Monday, Oct. 7^th.

2. FR Notice: Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program FY2014. [Resource: HUD Webcast from September 10, 2013.]

3. PIH 2013-25: Notice of Annual Factors for Determining Public Housing Agency Administrative Fees for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs announces the monthly per unit fee amounts for use in determining the on-going administrative fee for housing agencies administering the rental voucher and moderate rehabilitation programs, including Single Room Occupancy during CY2013. Expires: December 31, 2013

4. HUD's contingency plans provide agency guidance for possible lapse in appropriations.

5. HUD Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) Notice Comments due

this Monday, Oct. 7^th. Resource: the White House's VAWA Factsheet (April 2012).

6. HUD's Interim Report on Choice Neighborhoods shows the baseline characteristics and initial progress of the five Choice Neighborhoods grantees in Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle.

7. HUD OIG has a New Website. You can sign up to receive Audit Reports, News Articles, Press Releases, and Crime Beat articles.

8. Housing Notice 13-28. Revised Instructions - Hurricane Sandy/Superstorm Response - Expedited Processing for FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Applications.

9. Sarah Molseed spoke on Section 8 transfers, including RAD, at the Ohio Housing Council Symposium last Tuesday, October 1^st. Presentation materials.

H O U S I N G N O T I C E S 9/30/2013 - 10/5/2013

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	Notice on Appeals for the FY2012 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition	2013-08	This Notice provides guidance to CoCs and applicants of the CoC Program funds regarding the information that must be submitted to HUD in order to appeal one of the following decisions: A. the project applicant believes that it was denied the right to participate in the CoC planning process in a reasonable manner; or B. the applicant was denied CoC Program funds by HUD, or was awarded less funding than requested; or C. the jurisdiction refused to sign the Consolidated Plan certification for the project. For HUD to consider an appeal, the applicant must follow the applicable process set forth in this Notice.
PIH Notices	Notice of Annual Factors for Determining Public Housing Agency Administrative Fees for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs	PIH 2013-25	This Notice announces the monthly per unit fee amounts for use in determining the on-going administrative fee for housing agencies administering the rental voucher and moderate rehabilitation programs, including Single Room Occupancy during CY2013.
Housing Notices	Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Occupancy Interim Notice	13-24	The purpose of this Notice is to provide program occupancy guidance for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program, as authorized under Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended by the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010.
	Updated Guidelines for Continuation of Interest Reduction Payments after Refinancing: "Decoupling," as allowed by the National Housing Act, under Section 236(e)(2).	13-25	This Notice establishes updated procedures for the optional continuation of Interest Reduction Payment (IRP) assistance when projects assisted under Section 236 are refinanced.
	Rider to HUD-92323-ORCF, Operator Security Agreement	13-26	This Notice announces the availability of a Rider to Operator Security Agreement. The Rider pertains to HUD-92323-ORCF ("Operator Security Agreement"), the publication of which was announced in the Federal Register on March 14, 2013 (Volume 78, No.50, pp. 16279-16286).
	Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2013	13-27	HUD has reviewed the High Cost Percentages (HCP) for each Base City, and each Base City HCP has been recalculated based on Marshall & Swift construction data. The results are reflected in the attached list of authorized Base City HCPs, effective January 1, 2013.
	Revised Instructions - Hurricane Sandy/Superstorm Response - Expedited Processing for FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Applications	13-28	HUD is issuing this new Notice along with a Mortgagee Letter to provide additional guidance based on our initial experience and feedback. This Notice supersedes Notice H 13-05 in its entirety.
Mortgagee Letters	Delayed Implementation of "PFS Participation Requirement" Section included in Mortgagee Letter 2013-23, Updated Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) and Deed in Lieu (DIL) of Foreclosure Requirements	13-34	Implementation of the "PFS Participation Requirement" section stipulated in Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2013-23 has been delayed until further notice. PFS participation requirements denoted in ML 2008-43, 2002-13, and 2000-05remain in effect. All other provisions included in ML 2013-23 remain in effect.
	FHA Consolidation of Title I and Title II Lender Identification Numbers	13-35	The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to announce the consolidation of Title I and Title II Lender Identification (Lender ID) numbers. Lenders will now have a single Lender ID.
	Eligible Properties in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Area Super Storm Sandy for 203(k) insured mortgages	13-36	This Mortgagee Letter implements policy changes to the 203(k) rehabilitation insured mortgages for properties located within Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Area Super Storm Sandy.
	Revised Instructions - Hurricane Sandy/Superstorm Response Expedited Processing for FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Applications	13-37	The Department is issuing this new Mortgagee Letter along with a Notice to provide additional guidance based on our initial experience and feedback. This Mortgagee Letter supersedes Mortgagee Letter ML 13-08 in its entirety.

Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	Manufactured Housing: Revision of Notification, Correction, and Procedural Regulations	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: October 1, 2013 Pages 60193 - 60208
Proposed Rules	Qualified Mortgage Definition for HUD Insured and Guaranteed Single Family Mortgages	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: September 30, 2013 Pages 59890 - 59902
Notices	Annual Factors for Determining Public Housing Agency Administrative Fees for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs; Notice of Availability on HUD's Web site	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: September 30, 2013 Pages 59949 - 59949
	60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: October 3, 2013 Pages 61378 - 61379
	Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2014	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: October 3, 2013 Pages 61667 - 61742

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