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HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) recently announced a $3 million settlement regarding a complaint about housing discrimination against families with children. A complaint was brought against a California property management company and more than 30 apartment complex owners.
The White House budget proposal seeks an increase to the LIHTC program. The fiscal 2024 plan calls for a $28 billion expansion in LIHTCs over 10 years as well as lowering the 50 percent bond test to 25 percent.
HUD recently announced that it plans to restore the 2013 “discriminatory effects” rule to the Fair Housing Act (FHA). HUD has submitted to the Federal Register the final rule, which rescinds a 2020 rule governing “disparate impact” claims and restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are requesting public comment on background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the United States, including how the use of criminal and eviction records and algorithms affect tenant screening decisions and may be driving discriminatory outcomes.
The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service recently released IRS Notice 2023-17, which details a new bonus tax credit for certain low-income multifamily projects, including Low-Income House Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects, that include eligible solar or wind energy technologies.
HUD is in the process of transitioning to a new housing inspection program. HUD recently published a notice announcing that beginning April 1, HUD-assisted sites enrolled in HUD’s NSPIRE demonstration program will switch from receiving “advisory” housing safety inspections to receiving “inspections of record.”
Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) of the U.S. Senate recently sent a letter to the White House urging President Biden to take executive action to address rising rents and ensure renters and people experiencing homelessness are stably housed this winter.
The White House is leading an initiative on resident-centered property management solutions and is soliciting best practices. In addition, President Biden, in the past, has expressed support to expand protections for renters through a “Bill of Rights.”
HUD normally publishes income limits on April 1. However, HUD recently announced that it intends to release the FY23 median family income and income limits on or about May 15, 2023, which is approximately six weeks later than normal.
HUD, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) recently announced preliminary results of the 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count showing an 11 percent decline in veteran homelessness since early 2020, the last time a full count was conducted. This is the biggest drop in veteran homelessness in more than five years.
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