The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development announced this week a new rule that will “reduce burden on state and local housing agencies and private landlords,” streamline a host of requirements and provide greater flexibility for agencies administering rental assistance programs.
The new streamlined rule applies to local housing agencies administering Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs as well as private landlords under contract through HUD’s Multifamily Housing Programs. In addition, the rule relaxes regulations on state and local units of government administering tenant-based rental assistance programs through HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Housing Opportunities for Person with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
HUD’s new rule will impact tenant rental payments, rent determination processes, verification of Social Security Numbers for children of applicants, frequency of utility reimbursement payments, verification of assets and community service completion, grievance procedures, unit inspections, and utility payment schedules.
