A recently released report by HUD has found dramatic increases in worst-case housing needs across demographic groups, household types, and regions. HUD defines “worst-case needs” as very low-income families who do not receive housing assistance and who pay more than half of their...
The severity of the bedbug epidemic has lawmakers in Arizona considering a bill that proposes shared responsibilities for property owners and residents in the prevention and management of bedbugs in multifamily housing. Under the proposed bill, property owners will be responsible for:
HUD recently unveiled its fiscal year 2012 budget proposal. Titled “Creating Strong, Sustainable, Inclusive Communities and Quality Affordable Homes,” the budget aims to lead the country out of the economic crisis, in part, by helping responsible families at risk of losing their...
HUD has proposed new regulations to ensure that its housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Recent studies suggest that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families do not have equal access to housing. For...
HUD recently launched a Web site that consolidates a wide variety of economic and housing market data at the regional, state, metropolitan area, and county levels. The Web site draws on data from the Census Bureau, Labor Department, state and local governments, housing industry sources, as well...
Residents who receive temporary employment payments by the U.S. Census Bureau will be allowed to exclude that income through Sept. 30, 2011, according to HUD Notice PIH-2010-38 (HA). The notice applies to residents of public housing, Section 8 moderate rehabilitation, Housing Choice Voucher, and...
To encourage owners of assisted sites to implement smoke-free housing policies, HUD recently posted a notice (H 2010-21) that sets the requirements for such policies. The notice applies only to those sites that choose to set such policies.
Whether owners choose to set policies that allow...
Before buying the first pesticide on the shelf that promises to eradicate bedbugs, check the label, warns the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency says that this year's widely publicized bedbug outbreaks across the United States have spawned an increase in the number of...
HUD has released its first report on the state of fair housing in America. HUD's Fiscal Year 2009 annual State of Fair Housing Report highlights the agency's progress in enforcing the Fair Housing Act (FHA), identifies challenges that remain, and demonstrates its commitment to end...
HUD is charging the owner of a Wisconsin apartment complex and its management company with discrimination for denying an accessible parking space to a resident who has difficulty walking and has braces on both legs.
Nearly 14 years after the Lead Disclosure Rule was put into place, HUD is still encountering site owners and managers who are violating the rule. Just recently, HUD announced settlements with two San Antonio owners for failing to warn their residents that their homes may contain potentially...
