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HAC Submits Comments on HUD Fair Housing Regulations
/in PolicyOn August 20, 2018 HAC submitted a response to HUD’s request for comments on the “disparate impact” standard used in its fair housing regulations. HAC’s letter (PDF) strongly supports the […]
USDA Implements Farmworker Housing Occupancy for H-2A Visa Holders
/in PolicyOn July 10, 2018, USDA’s Rural Housing Service released guidance on new expanded eligibility for USDA-assisted farmworker housing. The change, adopted by Congress in this year’s USDA funding bill for […]
Administration Proposes Moving Some Rural Housing Programs to HUD
/in PolicyThe rural loan guarantees and rental assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would move to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under a proposal released […]
USDA Multi-Family Housing Annual Occupancy Report Released
/in PolicyUSDA released the 2017 Rural Development Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Annual Occupancy Report. The report includes both Rural Rental Housing (RRH) Section 515 and Farm Labor Housing (FLH) Section 514 properties. […]
Joel Baxley named RHS Administrator
/in PolicyOn April 19, 2018, USDA announced the appointment of Joel Baxley as Rural Housing Service Administrator. The announcement says “Joel Baxley comes to USDA with 23 years of real estate […]