OIG Audit Report Summaries; Voluntary Relinquishment of Enhanced Voucher or Regular HCV Assistance; Recertification Filing Deadline Extended; Federal Capacity Building and Training Opportunities

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

47th Edition: 11/25/13-12/6/13

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.

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News of Note:

1. Summaries of the HUD OIG's 2013 Reports on MTW Audit, Disposition Audit, and the Cost Allocation Audit.

2. PIH 2013-27-the Voluntary Relinquishment of Enhanced Voucher Assistance or Regular Housing Choice Voucher Assistance in Exchange for Project-Based Voucher Assistance in Multifamily Housing Conversion Actions-provides PHA procedures for when the enhanced voucher or regular housing choice voucher recipient voluntarily agrees to relinquish such assistance in exchange for the provision of PBV assistance.

3. Mortgagee Letter 13-42 extends the Annual Recertification Filing Deadline for Title I and Title II Lenders and Mortgagees with a December 31, 2013 Fiscal Year End. For all FHA-approved lenders and mortgagees with a FY end of December 31, 2013, the filing date is extended until 30 days after the deployment of LEAP recertification functionality (not later than May 31, 2014).

4. See the Partnership for Sustainable Communities' List of Federal Capacity Building and Training Opportunities for HUD, EPA and DOT training and technical assistance programs.

H O U S I N G N O T I C E S 11/25/2013 - 12/6/2013

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Data Collection for Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)	2013-11 Issued: November 27, 2013	Informs Continuums of Care (CoCs) of the information that must be collected in order to complete the Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) count for 2014 and future counts this Notice applies to. This Notice is being published under the authority of 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(ii) and creates additional requirements for the PIT counts. See Notice for more information.
PIH Notices	Voluntary Relinquishment of Enhanced Voucher Assistance or Regular Housing Choice Voucher Assistance in Exchange for Project-Based Voucher Assistance in Multifamily Housing Conversion Actions	PIH 2013-27 (HA) Issued: Dec. 4, 2013 Expires: This notice remains in effect until amended, superseded or rescinded	This Notice provides procedures PHAs must follow when the recipient of an enhanced voucher (or regular housing choice voucher - see paragraph 4 in notice) voluntarily agrees to relinquish such assistance in exchange for the provision of PBV assistance.
Housing Notices	No new notices
Mortgagee Letters	Extension of Annual Recertification Filing Deadline for Title I and Title II Lenders and Mortgagees with a December 31, 2013 Fiscal Year End	13-42 Issued: November 27, 2013	This Mortgagee Letter notifies Title I and Title II lenders and mortgagees with a December 31, 2013 fiscal year end that the deadline for filing their annual recertification package, including the submission of financial information and annual renewal fees has been extended.

Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	No new notices
Proposed Rules	No new notices
Notices	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessment of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 27, 2013 Pages 70956 - 70957
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real Estate Good Neighbor Next Door Program	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 27, 2013 Pages 70957 - 70958
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 27, 2013 Pages 70958 - 70959
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Delta Community Capital Initiative Application and Semi-Annual Reporting	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 29, 2013 Pages 71634 - 71635
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Appalachia Economic Development Initiative and Semi-Annual Reporting	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: November 29, 2013 Pages 71635 - 71635
	Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2013 Research Partnerships Program	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: December 2, 2013 Pages 72095 - 72096
	Announcement of Requirements and Registration for "Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition"	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: December 5, 2013 Pages 73204 - 73205

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