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Supreme Court to Hear Disparate Impact Fair Housing Case

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to accept a petition to consider the case Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA) v. Inclusive Communities.   Background Inclusiv...

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Bill Requiring Increases in Minimum Rents for Public Housing, Vouchers and PB Section 8 Introduced in Congress

On September 18, 2014, H.R. 5632 was introduced in Congress in order to reform and update the flat rent structure for public housing. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Financi...

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Familial Status Discrimination Case Illustrates Importance of Treatment of Children

On Friday, July 25, 2014, the United States Department of Justice announced an agreement with the owners of Woodland Garden Apartments in Fremont, California, settling allegations of discrimination ag...

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Changes in Administration of State Supplementary Payments (SSP)

Almost all states have a Supplementary Payments (SSP) Program, which supplements the Federal Supplemental Security benefit (SSI), which is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In ...

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HUD Issues Notice Regarding LGBT Protections

On August 20, 2014, HUD published Notice PIH 2014-20 (HA), which provides details on the final rule published by HUD on February 3, 2012 guaranteeing equal access to housing in HUD programs regardless...

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HUD REAC Rules Updated (August 12, 2014)

HUD released HUD Compilation Bulletin on August 12, 2014, providing updated guidance to REAC inspectors regarding when certain areas of properties are not to be inspected for REAC purposes and changin...

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Violence Against Womens Act (VAWA) Recommendations Relative to the LIHTC Program

  United States Code Title 42, Chapter 136, Subchapter III, effective March 7, 2013, provides housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....

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RD Proposed Amendment to 3560 Regarding Reserve Accounts (August 2014)

On August 13, 2014, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued a Proposed Rule to amend 7 CFR 3560.306 (e) (2) to change the requirements of the Reserve Account for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Projec...

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