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Although HUD revises rents, advocates are still worried.(Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents )
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Child Protection Report
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October 21, 2004
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In a continuation of the on-again, off-again cycle that has characterized low-income housing this year, the federal government this month published new Fair Market Rents (FMRs) that answer some of the concerns raised by advocates but are still considered somewhat flawed.
FMRs became the subject of intense criticism when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed new standards in August that were a radical departure from those used in years past.
Under the final FMRs for fiscal year 2005, HUD reverted to the geographic areas used last year to determine allowable rents. The proposed FMRs had used new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) area ...
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HUD revises fair market rents; housing authorities still wary.(Department...
Economic Opportunity Report;
October 11, 2004 ;
671 words
......173). Under the final FMRs for fiscal year...After many public housing authorities (PHAs) and advocacy...feedback from housing authorities on the final...news. Still, the final FMRs are only a relative...Overall, the final FMRs are a mixed ...
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REP. HIGGINS ANNOUNCES MAJOR VICTORY FOR HOUSING AUTHORITIES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 13, 2007 ;
294 words
......to a deadline extension, saving housing authorities from losing $177 million nationwide...housing," Higgins said. "Our local housing authorities deserve this deadline extension...The deadline extension will allow housing authorities additional time to comply with the...
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HUD Anti-Drug Program Under Fire; New Grant Plan for Housing Authorities...
The Washington Post;
April 9, 1990 ;
Gwen Ifill;
561 words
......designed to help public and Indian housing authorities battle drug-related crime, has spawned...Of the 37 awards made to public housing authorities in February, only eight went to...which were limited to $250,000 for housing authorities of 500 units or more and to $100...
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Bill would spur probe of housing authorities.
Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM);
March 14, 2007 ;
464 words
......investigating the scandal-plagued regional housing authorities under a bill unanimously approved...killed another bill aimed at the housing authorities. That bill, sponsored by Rep. Janice...Richardson'sadministration, would have put the housing authorities under the supervision of ...
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SEN. LAUTENBERG SECURES EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 11, 2007 ;
293 words
......extend a deadline for New Jersey housing authorities to convert to a new, more burdensome...Bill to extend the deadline. "Our housing authorities are on the front line every day...force unrealistic deadlines on our housing authorities who are trying to make housing more...
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7 local housing authorities to receive federal money ; Quincy slated to...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;
July 16, 2008 ;
ANDREW LIGHTMAN;
196 words
...QUINCY - Seven local housing authorities will soon get federal money...Development awarded the money to housing authorities in Quincy, Weymouth, Scituate...allocated for about 3,200 housing authorities across the country, using...
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Public housing authorities reeling from Romney administration policies
The Boston Globe;
December 17, 2006 ;
455 words
......piece regarding the Massachusetts housing authorities and the withholding of federal payments...fundamental problem - that public housing authorities have been shortchanged for decades...or no success in advocating for housing authorities with the governor. Should we properly...
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Ledger SPECIAL REPORT; Local housing authorities get little attention from...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;
May 14, 2005 ;
Julie Jette; JULIE JETTE;
787 words
...The Patriot Ledger The state's housing authorities oversee vast sums of public money...been discovered in the past year at housing authorities range from letting units sit vacant...much time they can spend monitoring housing authorities' compliance with regulations. "We...
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SEN. SUNUNU INTRODUCES BILL TO ALLEVIATE PAPERWORK BURDEN ON SMALL PUBLIC...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 3, 2006 ;
440 words
......reporting requirements for small public housing authorities, allowing them to focus more energy...country. Under Sununu's "Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act," PHAs with...for the exemption. "Small public housing authorities in New Hampshire and across the...
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Prominent Housing Authorities Purchase Software to Meet HUD Energy...
U.S. Newswire;
March 26, 2008 ;
283 words
......March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Two public housing authorities have purchased EnergyCAP Enterprise...organizations are among the ten largest housing authorities in the United States, managing over...2007-2008," HUD has mandated that all housing authorities receiving financial aid must ...
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Public Housing: Information on Receiverships at Public Housing...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;
March 1, 2003 ;
453 words
......February 14, 2003 About 3,000 public housing authorities--state, county, and municipal agencies...Development (HUD). Since 1979, 15 housing authorities have been placed in the hands of...receiverships. Receiverships at housing authorities have generally resulted from long-standi...
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Prominent Housing Authorities Purchase Software to Meet HUD Energy...
PR Newswire;
March 26, 2008 ;
284 words
......March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Two public housing authorities have purchased EnergyCAP Enterprise...organizations are among the ten largest housing authorities in the United States, managing over...2008, HUD has mandated that all housing authorities receiving financial aid must report...
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HUD AWARDS NEARLY $14 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
December 22, 2006 ;
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......13,737,470 in grants to 53 public housing authorities today to provide public housing residents...Neighborhood Network grants will be given to housing authorities across the U.S. Housing authorities use this funding to establish, expand...
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CHAFEE, HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAUD PASSAGE OF MAJOR HOUSING REFORM BILL
Capitol Hill Press Releases;
October 13, 1998 ;
787 words
......J. Goodman 401/453-5294 CHAFEE, HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAUD PASSAGE OF MAJOR HOUSING REFORM...Tenants, Provides Flexibility to Local Housing Authorities in Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI...joined by representatives of public housing authorities (PHAs) from Pawtucket, Woonsocket...
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