Category: Housing News

Last week, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) opened its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list to new applicants for the first time since 2004. The rush of new applicants in the first few days has some thinking this may be the largest response to a wait list opening…

HUD has announced several disaster relief options for persons affected by the recent hurricanes in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: HUD Disaster Resources General list of financial assistance available and informational guides. Disaster Relief Options for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Homeowners If you have a FHA-insured mortgage, this page can be…

President Trump signs the bill that gives $15.25 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief. Photo courtesy of Andrea Hanks of The White House. On Friday, September 8, President Trump signed legislation providing $15.25 billion to help with the recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Of these funds, $7.4 billion are for the Federal Emergency…

To assist people in the projected path of Hurricane Irma, we’ve gathered a list of resources you can use to find emergency or temporary housing. This list will be updated periodically: Florida Map of Florida Shelters State Emergency Support Services Georgia State of Georgia Directory of Hotels, Inns, Campgrounds, and Other Lodging Properties Both Airbnb Urgent…

Please Note: If you are reading this article after October 29, 2017, this waiting list is now closed. This waiting list has been announced to open in October of this year. Information on how to apply can be found here. Last week, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced that it has begun…

A proposal of $6.2 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) budget was officially released at 12:01 am today by The White House. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) document is unsurprisingly named America First: Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again. First page of the OMB document In the White…

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is preparing for the impact of the reported $35 million reduction of federal aid the housing authority receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). To get a clearer picture of these budget cuts and their impact on the housing authority, Affordable Housing Online spoke with…

  HUD finalized a momentous policy yesterday, banning the smoking of tobacco and the use of tobacco-related products on all Public Housing premises nationwide. As we covered in our previous article about the rule proposal, the new final rule has been created to protect tenants from secondhand smoke, limit injuries and deaths caused by smoking-related incidents, and reduce the costs of…

Last week, six New York residents were charged by the US Department of Justice for withholding income information to receive more than $100,000 in government benefits intended for low-income persons, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. These individuals defrauded the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal offices for more than…