Conner Strong & Buckelew’s COVID-19 Resources
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced today the Department will resume Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections of HUD multifamily and public housing properties and units under strict safety protocols during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Based on the latest intelligence, it is vital members of the Senate Majority (Senate Republicans) need to understand the need for rental assistance and the negative impacts of a protracted evictions moratorium.
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An update from HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), via their RADBlast.
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As part of its advocacy on the latest, and possibly last, pandemic relief bill before Congress, the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) has launched a Grassroots Advocacy campaign encouraging members to contact their U.S. Senators and request that adequate relief be provided, including extending unemployment benefits and providing emergency rental assistance, as well as fully funding all rental assistance and vital affordable housing programs, and limiting and targeting any eviction moratorium.
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HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced today the award of $74 million in grants to 12 state housing finance agencies, through its Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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An announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding requesting Covid-19 supplemental payments, as well as troubleshooting and tips for submission supplemental payment requests.
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HUD recently unveiled a new short-term program to assist owners of Project Based Section 8 projects with expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PennDel AHMA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Art and Poster Contest for the 2021 NAHMA Calendar.
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Preserving Community and Choice Neighborhoods, repeals the 2015 AFFH rule and states that AFFH certifications will be deemed sufficient provided grantees took affirmative steps to further fair housing policy during the relevant period.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s published Notice H 20-08 which announces the availability of supplemental operating funds for Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 properties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2020-15, which provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes, including applicable federal interest rates, adjusted applicable federal interest rates, and adjusted long-term and tax-exempt rates for August 2020.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule [Docket No. FR 6122-P-01] that would revise the Mark-to-Market program regulations to clarify that all annual rent adjustments for projects subject to a restructuring plan are by application of an operating cost adjustment factor (OCAF) established by HUD.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing has just published a memorandum regarding the allocation of $10 million, provided by the CARES Act, for service coordination and renewal of congregate housing services grants.
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HUD has lifted the suspension of Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs) performed by PBCAs (in locations where there are no restrictions by state/ local law or ordinance). The memorandum also establishes an alternative manner in which a MOR may be conducted.
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Last week, the IRS released proposed regulations, effective immediately, to relax their previous compliance monitoring regulations that increased the number of units housing finance agencies (HFAs) needed to monitor.
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Two recent notices issued by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing regarding additional COVID-19 related statutory and regulatory waivers and alternative requirements, and the availability of additional funding for HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers.
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To continue to meet the increasing demand for safe and affordable multifamily rental housing in rural America, Multifamily Housing (MFH) Leadership has reorganized MFH programs into an integrated model with specialized teams.
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