Court Upholds PBCA NOFA
Today, April 19, 2013, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled in favor of HUD, upholding its authority to use the NOFA process to select Performance-Based Contract Administrators.
SAM Reminder
If your CCR is expiring, you must migrate into the SAM system. You may do so free of charge on the Official SAM Government Website. There are third party companies that will charge a fee to complete t ...
Q&A: Remaining Family Member
Question: I have a person 64 years of age with a 42 year old wife living on a Section 8 (202/8). The 64 year old passes away. Can the 42 year old wife continue to live in the unit as a surviving spous ...
REAC: Top 25 Deficiencies
It is always good to note that preparing for a REAC inspection is important. If you are not having a REAC inspection this year, you might want to complete your own mock mini-REAC inspection with your ...
VAWA: Reauthorized and Expanded
After letting VAWA go un-renewed for a while, Congress did renew it, and President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 on March 7th. This is the effective date of the l ...
Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Contract (SPRAC)
HUD has created a webpage for the Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Contract (SPRAC) program. The SPRAC program was detailed in the January 8, 2013 Federal Register Notice. Â For more information a ...
SAM Security Breach
The General Services Administration (GSA) recently identified a security problem in SAM (System for Award Management). People registered as users with administrator rights and delegated entity registr ...
HUD Launches First Fair Housing App
HUD unveiled the first housing discrimination mobile application (app) for iPhone and iPad on February 28, 2013.  Developed by HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) and Hewlett Pac ...
Updated EIV Notice Released
A revised EIV Notice, H 2013-06, was issued on March 12, 2013. The notification was sent via RHIIP Listserv Posting #298 and supersedes all previous EIV Notices (H 2011-21, H 2008-03, H 2009-20, and H ...
Sequester Update: Section 8 Funding
In a March 11, 2013 memo to Owner/Agents, Marie Head, Deputy Assistant Secretary of HUD explained how funding will work for Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance under the sequestration. Continue ...