hud: Update: H.R. 3700/ S. 3083 Signed into Law
- 08/01/16 09:11 AM
As we predicted on July 20th, H.R. 3700/ S. 3083 (also known as the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016), the bipartisan housing legislation that passed through Congress without receiving a single “no” vote, was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, July 29th. The new law will reform HUD’s Section 8 housing voucher program (and any other family rental assistance programs) by requiring public housing agencies (PHAs) to develop new systems to properly review the incomes of families receiving assistance, to cease assisting families with assets exceeding $100,000, and a cap on project-based vouchers (those vouchers tied to the unit, … (9 comments)
hud: H.R. 3700/S. 3083 Passes Congress, on to The President
- 07/20/16 03:25 AM
Legislation with a significant impact on the function of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rental assistance and public housing programs, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requirements for condominium mortgage insurance, and Department of Agriculture (USDA) single family housing guaranteed loan programs passed the Senate on Friday. H.R. 3700 passed through the House of Representatives on February 2nd, so the legislation will be moving to the President’s desk for approval or veto. It passed both houses with broad bipartisan support—it received zero “No” votes. The legislation has been supported by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the California Association of Mortgage … (13 comments)
hud: So Your Renter Applicant Has a Criminal Record
- 05/12/16 05:08 AM
You're a landlord and you receive an application for one of your vacant units. You get excited, looking forward to the income, but then you learn that the applicant has a criminal record. What do you do?
Maybe it matters what the crime is. You might feel comfortable renting to a nonviolent offender convicted twenty years ago. Maybe mental illness was involved and the convicted individual has demonstrably undergone successful treatment.
But what about a sex offender or someone recently convicted of running a meth lab in their last residence? Obviously the type of crime and the amount of time since the conviction … (29 comments)
As we predicted on July 20th, H.R. 3700/ S. 3083 (also known as the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016), the bipartisan housing legislation that passed through Congress without receiving a single “no” vote, was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, July 29th.
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