February 3, 2013 in Miscellaneous, Smoke-Free Housing

HUD Encourages Smoke-Free Properties

HUD Encourages Smoke-Free Properties

HUD has issued Notices to encourage Smoke-Free Housing.  The first, Notice H2010-21 was issued on September 15, 2010.  Further encouragement was provided via Notice H2012-22, released on October 26, 2012.

There were no substantive changes from one Notice to the next.  The Notice was issued to further encourage the adoption of smoke-free housing policies for properties.  Many owners and management agents have already made their sites smoke-free, or are actively involved in implementing smoke-free housing policies in some or all of their properties.

This notice applies to:

A.)  Project-based Section 8

  1. New Construction
  2. State Agency Financed
  3. Substantial Rehabilitation
  4. Section 202/8
  5. Rural Housing Services Section 515/8
  6. Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA)
  7. Property Disposition Set-Aside (PDSA)

B.)  Rent Supplement
C.)  Section 202/162 Project Assistance Contract (PAC)
D.)  Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC)
E.)  Section 811 PRAC
F.)  Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration units under a Rent  Assistance Contract
G.)  Section 236
H.)  Rental Assistance Payment (RAP)
I.)  Section 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR)

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