In a new audit report, HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) questioned certain costs paid by a public housing authority (PHA) for travel by the PHA’s commissioners. The OIG alleges violations of uniform cost principals at 2 CFR Part
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Housing Plus, published by Ballard Spahr LLP, focuses on legal developments and policy issues affecting affordable housing, public housing authorities, and related government programs. The blog covers topics such as HUD regulations, public housing financing, low-income housing tax credits, rental assistance programs, and innovative housing policy initiatives. It also addresses administrative and compliance matters for housing authorities, including contract forms, funding mechanisms, and program expansions like Moving to Work (MTW). The blog provides updates on legislative and regulatory changes impacting housing providers, as well as practical guidance on navigating complex housing laws and government programs.
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HUD Publishes Housing Trust FY 2017 Allocations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) released the Fiscal Year 2017 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation amounts on June 20, 2017, setting forth the amounts awarded to each state or territory under the HTF. The total HTF allocation for…
Ballard Spahr submits comments on HUD’s regulatory reform agenda
HUD Secretary States: RAD – “We need to lift the cap”
By Molly Bryson
At the National Housing Conference 2017 Annual Policy Symposium on June 9, 2017, HUD Secretary Ben Carson delivered the keynote address and participated in a Q&A session with Chris Estes, President and CEO of NHC. While much of the keynote…
HUD Regulatory Reform
The new HUD administration has been pretty quiet on the regulatory front, with only a handful of regulations and notices issued since January. That may change soon. HUD is hard at work identifying regulatory changes that might be made to…
Request for IRS Guidance on LIHTC Issues
By Molly Bryson
Last week at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development (Forum), Michael Novey, Associate Tax Legislative Counsel, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, encouraged the Tax Credit Equity and…
TOMORROW – June 1st – Revised RAD Forms Must Be Used
By Amber Mohr
Earlier in May, HUD received approval from the Office of Management and Budget of the final, revised form RAD documents. HUD had previously solicited two rounds of public comment as part of the Paperwork Reduction Act process. Ballard’s comments to HUD’s…
McClain Weighs in on Potential Effect of Trump Budget Cuts on Affordable Housing
In an interview with U.S. News and World Reports on “The Future of Affordable Housing in the Trump Era,” Amy McClain, who leads Ballard Spahr’s government-assisted housing practice (and is a frequent Housing Plus blogger), cautions that while she…
Tax Reform – Proposed Legislation Protecting Affordable Housing
After legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act was pulled from the House floor last Friday, news headlines across the country began reporting that tax reform is next on the Trump Administration’s agenda. As noted in our prior blog post,…
