4.22.21
Media Contact:
David Greer, CLPHA[email protected]
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2021
(Washington, D.C.) April 22, 2021 – CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement today in response to Congressional Republicans' counter proposal to the American Jobs Plan:
4.22.21
From Cleveland.com's article:
Akron’s proposal to bar landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their lawful source of income could make housing accessible for hundreds of Summit County families who have a housing voucher but can’t find a unit, the housing authority told City Council on Monday.
4.22.21
From The Baltimore Sun:
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City announced that it has allocated an additional 50 Housing Choice vouchers to help homeless residents obtain housing.
In a Tuesday news release, the agency wrote that it now offers 900 vouchers annually through the city’s Coordinated Access process, which is designed to assess people’s needs and connect them with...
4.21.21
Today CLPHA sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown to support the nomination of Adrianne Todman to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
4.9.21
Media Contact:
David Greer, CLPHA[email protected]
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
April 9, 2021
Legislation
Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
The Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress on July 14, 2016. The legislation makes significant positive reforms to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, including allowing housing authorities to project-based up to 20 percent of its authorized voucher allocation, with up to an additional 10 percent for targeted populations. The bill also allows more supportive services to be provided to homeless families and individuals, families with veterans, and the disabled and elderly. HUD is still in the process of implementing several provisions enacted by HOTMA.
HR3700 Housing Opportunity Thru Modernization Act
HOTMA CLPHA Section by Section
