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Apr 25, 2020

Supreme Court Refuses to Overturn Idaho Case Giving Homeless the Right to Sleep in Public Places

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by Boise, ID to review Martin v. Boise, December 16, 2019, leaving in place earlier rulings by the 9th Circuit that homeless persons cannot be punished for sl...

Apr 19, 2020

HUD Issues Issues Waivers for Public & Indian Housing Programs, Including Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers During COVID-19 Emergency

On April 10, 2020 the HUD Office of Public & Indian Housing (PIH) issued waivers to provide administrative relief and ensuring continued program operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. These wai...

Apr 19, 2020

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules that Payments Made to a Parent to Care for a Disabled Child Count as Income

On February 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Minnesota held that some of the payments made by the state under a program for families with children having developmental disabilities who need to stay at ...

Apr 18, 2020

IRS Extends Deadlines for Several LIHTC Requirements Due to COVID-19

The IRS has issued Notice 2020-23 extending the deadline to July 15, 2020 for any tax action that was due to be performed from April 1, 2020 through July 15, 2020. The actions for which the extended ...

Apr 17, 2020

HUD Issues COVID-19 Suspensions and Waivers for HOME Program

On April 10, 2020, HUD issued guidance regarding suspension and waivers for requirements for the HOME program as a result of COVID-19. The memorandum authorized HOME participating jurisdictions (PJs)...

Apr 12, 2020

Complying with HUD's New Guidance on Assistance Animals -Part III - The Type of Animals That Can Serve as Support Animals

On February 8, 2020, I posted an article on the new HUD guidance on how to assess requests to have an animal as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing law. This new guidance which is known as ...

Apr 11, 2020

HUD Issues New Guidance on Annual & Interim Recertifications During COVID-19 Emergency

On April 2, 2020 the HUD Office of Multifamily Housing issued an updated Questions and Answers (Q&A) for the Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders - Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the HUD Multifa...

Apr 5, 2020

HUD Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Property Management Issues

On March 24, 2020, HUD updated its guidance on dealing with site management issues at HUD-regulated properties during the COVID-19 crisis. Following are some of the highlights of that guidance. 1....