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

44th Edition: 11/4/13-11/8/13

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. Please see this Memo for HUD submission deadlines for public housing mixed-finance projects that need to close by December 31, 2013.

2. HUD released PIH 2013-26--Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs Temporary Compliance Assistance--which extends PIH-2013-03 and establishes temporary guidelines for fulfilling certain Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher requirements during this period of decreased resources available to PHAs.

3. HUD tells the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) that it will be announcing its third round of set-aside funds for those PHAs experiencing Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) shortfalls due to inadequate appropriations under the voucher program. Many PHAs are experiencing this first hand, but HUD reports that, in 2013, the non-MTW PHAs have been spending 105% of budget authority, reducing HAP reserves by about $50-$60 million per month. Collectively, PHAs have a little less than a 2-week reserve. Individually, HUD says, hundreds of PHAs will begin the year with no reserves, with about 300 PHAs receiving set-aside funds to avoid terminating assistance to families. Further, HUD says that PHAs are quickly exhausting Admin. Fee reserves. Relief from the funding pressures depends on upcoming Congressional action on the budget and future appropriations. Please see HUD's HAP and Administrative Fee Shortfalls for additional information.

4. George L. Weidenfeller will be speaking at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association's Fall Development Forum in Boston this Wednesday, November 13th on Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and "Porting" Section 8.

5. S. 287: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 was passed by the Senate on November 6^th. This bill expands the definition of homeless veteran for benefits purposes and improvements to grant programs that assist homeless veterans, also increasing per diem payments for transitional housing assistance.

6. The 10th Decile Project in Los Angeles released a study providing findings that public and healthcare costs are significantly higher for homeless individuals requiring hospitalization than for those living in supportive housing.

H O U S I N G N O T I C E S 11/4/2013 - 11/8/2013

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	No new notices
PIH Notices	Extension: Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs Temporary Compliance Assistance	PIH 2013-26 (HA) Issued: Nov. 5, 2013 Expires: March 31, 2015	Establishes temporary guidelines for public housing agencies (PHAs) in fulfilling certain Public Housing (PH) and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program requirements during this period of decreased resources available to PHAs. [This extends notice PIH-2013-03 (HA)]
Housing Notices	No new notices
Mortgagee Letters	Loss Mitigation during the Foreclosure Process	13-40 Issued: Nov. 1, 2013	The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to clarify the Department's requirements delineated in 24 CFR 203.502 and to communicate expectations for servicers who are engaging in loss mitigation during the foreclosure process. Effective loss mitigation is essential to stabilizing communities affected by natural disasters, poor housing market conditions, etc. Therefore, servicers are reminded that participation in FHA's Loss Mitigation Program is not optional, they are to inform borrowers of and evaluate them for each loss mitigation retention and non-retention option1 in a timely manner.

Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	No new notices
Proposed Rules	Housing Counseling Program: New Certification Requirements; Extension of Public Comment Period	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 6, 2013 Pages 66670 - 66671
Notices	Small Multifamily Building Risk Share Initiative: Request for Comment	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 4, 2013 Pages 66043 - 66056
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate-Sales Contract and Addendums	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 4, 2013 Pages 66040 - 66040
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Project Monthly Accounting Reports	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 4, 2013 Pages 66041 - 66041
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements for Designating Housing Projects	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 4, 2013 Pages 66041 - 66042
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 3 Business Registry Pilot Program Participant and Recipients Surveys	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 4, 2013 Pages 66042 - 66043
	Announcement of Funding Awards for the OneCPD Plus: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Under the Transformation Initiative Program (OneCPD+) Fiscal Year 2013	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 5, 2013 Pages 66375 - 66375
	Announcement of Funding Awards for the McKinney-Vento HMIS Technical Assistance, Fiscal Year 2013	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 5, 2013 Pages 66375 - 66376
	60 Day Notice of Proposed Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Housing Discrimination Information Form HUD-903.1, HUD 903.1A, HUD-903-1B, HUD-903.1F, HUD-903.1KOR, HUD-903.1C, HUD-903.1CAM, HUD-903.1RUS, 903-1_Somali	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 8, 2013 Pages 67179 - 67180
	Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Fiscal Year 2012	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 8, 2013 Pages 67182 - 67183

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