PBV Final Rule; US Housing Act of 1937 Changes; OIG Procurement Guidance

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

23rd Edition: 6/23/14-6/27/14

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 publishes final rule for the Project-Based Voucher Program. The final rule, which follows a proposed rule published in May 2012 (see R&C Client Alert from 2012) and a Federal Register Notice in November of 2008, implements statutory changes from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, as well as several new PBV programmatic requirements. Click here for R&C's Client Alert on the new rule and here for the full notice.

2. Section 243 of the 2014 Appropriations Act gives HUD the authority to implement certain changes to the United States Housing Act of 1937 made by the 2014 Appropriations Act. HUD has now issued a notice establishing how it will make changes to the definition of a "public housing agency'" (PHA), the frequency of housing inspections, the definition of "extremely low-income," and utility allowances for tenant-paid utilities. Click here for the full notice.

3. HUD's Office of Inspector General released procurement and contracting guidance, which includes five ground rules for executive directors and commissioners.

H O U S I N G N O T I C E S 6/23/2014 - 6/27/2014

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	No new notices
PIH Notices	No new notices
Housing Notices	No new notices
Mortgagee Letters	Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: New Principal Limit Factors	2014-12 Issued: June 27, 2014	Announces new HECM Principal Limit Factors.

Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	HUD Implementation of Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Provisions on Public Housing Agency Consortia, Biennial Inspections, Extremely Low-Income Definition, and Utility Allowances	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: June 25, 2014 Pages 35940 - 35942
	The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA): Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Programs	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: June 25, 2014 Pages 36145 - 36170
Proposed Rules	No new notices
Notices	No new notices
*Proposed Information Collection*	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: June 24, 2014 Pages 35767 - 35768
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: June 25, 2014 Pages 36086 - 36087
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Use Restriction Agreement Monitoring and Compliance	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: June 25, 2014 Pages 36087 - 36087

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