[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8886-8903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02843]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6325-N-03]
Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third
Quarter of Calendar Year 2022
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish
quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD
has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the
previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to
comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This
notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the
period beginning on July 1, 2022 and ending on September 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Associate General Counsel for
Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410-
0500, telephone 202-708-5300 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication
disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call,
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and
for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the
person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver
granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in
the third quarter of calendar year 2022.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a
new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
(42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:
1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify
the grounds for approving the waiver;
2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated
by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or
equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated
must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be
waived;
3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of
all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a
notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period
since the most recent previous notification) shall:
a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation
of the provision;
c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver
request;
d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may
be obtained.
Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements
applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant
to the purpose of this notice.
This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of
Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991
(56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the
requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of
regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction
over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases
in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the
General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of
Succession.
This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from July
1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. For ease of reference, the waivers
granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, the
Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of
Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping,
the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title
24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For
example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed
before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.
Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec. 58.73 and
Sec. 58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec. 58.73.
Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated
regulatory waiver.
Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted
during the period covered by this report (the third quarter of calendar
year 2022) before the next report is published (the fourth quarter of
calendar year 2022), HUD will include any additional waivers granted
for the third quarter in the next report.
Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining
to
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HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this notice.
Damon Y. Smith,
General Counsel.
Appendix
Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2022 Through
September 30, 2022
Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these
waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be
obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the
contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers
granted.
The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:
I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Community Planning
and Development.
II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Housing.
III. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Public and Indian
Housing
I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and
Development
For further information about the following regulatory waivers,
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows
the description of the waiver granted.
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 91.115
(c)(2), and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401.
Project/Activity: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any HUD
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the
county equivalents (municipios) included in the declared-disaster
area (see DR-4671-PR) seeking to expedite action in response to
Hurricane Fiona, upon notification to the Community Planning and
Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office. This
authority is in effect for grantees in the areas covered by the
major disaster declaration under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, as may be amended (the
``declared-disaster areas'') and is limited to facilitating
preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2022 and prior year
plans.
Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2)
and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401 require a
30-day public comment period in the development of a consolidated
plan and prior to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Several CPD grantees were affected by Hurricane
Fiona that hit Puerto Rico on September 17, 2022. As a result of
substantial property loss and destruction, many individuals and
families residing in the declared-disaster areas were displaced from
their homes, including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and
families eligible to receive CPD program assistance. The waiver
granted will allow grantees to expedite recovery efforts for low-
and moderate-income residents affected by the property loss and
destruction resulting from this event.
Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR
91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401.
Project/Activity: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any HUD
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the
county equivalents (municipios) included in the declared-disaster
areas (see DR-4671-PR) seeking to expedite action in response to
Hurricane Fiona, upon notification to the Community Planning and
Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office. This
authority is in effect for grantees within the declared-disaster
areas and is limited to facilitating preparation of substantial
amendments to FY 2022 and prior year plans.
Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2)
and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401 require the
grantee to follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens
with reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity
to comment will be given.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: As stated above, several CPD grantees were
affected by Hurricane Fiona that hit Puerto Rico on September 17,
2022. As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many
individuals and families residing in the declared-disaster areas
were displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of various
CPD programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program
assistance. The waiver granted will allow grantees to determine what
constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given their
circumstances and provide that level of notice and opportunity to
comment when amending prior year plans in response to the disaster.
Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
Regulation: 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4).
Project/Activity: All CDBG grantees located within and outside
declared disaster areas assisting persons and families who have
registered with FEMA in connection with Hurricane Fiona.
Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR
570.207(b)(4) prohibit income payments, but permit emergency grant
payments for three months. ``Income payments'' means a series of
subsistence-type grant payments made to an individual or family for
items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or
utilities. Emergency grant payments made over a period of up to
three consecutive months to the providers of such items and services
on behalf of an individual or family are eligible public services.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: HUD waives the provisions of 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4)
to permit emergency grant payments for items such as food, clothing,
housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities for up to six consecutive
months. While this waiver allows emergency grant payments to be made
for up to six consecutive months, the payments must still be made to
service providers as opposed to the affected individuals or
families. Many individuals and families have been forced to abandon
their homes due to the damage associated with Hurricane Fiona. The
waiver will allow CDBG grantees, including grantees providing
assistance to evacuees outside the declared-disaster areas, to pay
for the basic daily needs of individuals and families affected by
the hurricane on an interim basis. This authority is in effect
through the end of the grantee's 2023 program year. This waiver
aligns with waivers currently in effect for CDBG coronavirus (CDBG-
CV) grants. The six-month periods allowed by waiver for CDBG and
CDBG-CV shall not be used consecutively for the same beneficiary.
Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR
91.115(c)(2) and (i), and 24 CFR 91.401.
Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction or grantee
located in the declared-disaster area (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR) affected
by Hurricane Fiona.
Nature of Requirement: This provision allows a CPD grantee to
amend an approved consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR
91.505. Substantial amendments to the consolidated plan, such as the
addition of new activities or a change in the use of grant funds
from one eligible activity to another, are subject to the citizen
participation process in the grantee's citizen participation plan.
The citizen participation plan must provide citizens with 30 days to
comment on substantial amendments. The regulations require the
grantee to follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens
with reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity
to comment will be given.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Given the need to expedite actions to respond to
damage caused by Hurricane Fiona, HUD waives the 30-day public
comment requirement of 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 91.115(c)(2),
and (i), and 91.401, and reduces the public comment
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period to no less than seven days. In reducing the comment period to
seven days, HUD is balancing the need to quickly assist families
dealing with the effects of Hurricane Fiona while continuing to
provide reasonable notice and opportunity for citizens to comment on
the proposed uses of CDBG, HOME, HTF, HOPWA, and ESG funds.
In addition, HUD recognizes the destruction wrought by Hurricane
Fiona makes it difficult for impacted jurisdictions within the
declared-disaster areas to provide notice to citizens in accordance
with their citizen participation plans. Therefore, HUD waives 24 CFR
91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) to allow these
grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and
opportunity to comment given their circumstances.
Applicability: This authority is in effect for grantees within
the declared-disaster areas through the end of the grantee's 2022
program year and is limited to facilitating preparation of FY 2022
Plan substantial amendments and substantial amendments to prior year
plans.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
Nature of Requirement: These sections of the HOME regulation
require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many
families whose housing was destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Fiona
will not have any documentation of income and will not be able to
qualify for HOME assistance if the requirement remains effective.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: This waiver permits the participating
jurisdiction to use self-certification of income, as provided in
Sec. 92.203(a)(1)(ii), in lieu of source documentation to determine
eligibility for HOME assistance of persons displaced by Hurricane
Fiona.
Applicability: This waiver applies only to families displaced by
the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration) whose income
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by Hurricane Fiona
and remains in effect for six months from September 27, 2022. The
participating jurisdiction or, as appropriate, HOME project owner,
is required to maintain: (1) a record of FEMA registration to
demonstrate that a family was displaced by Hurricane Fiona; and (2)
a statement signed by appropriate family members certifying to the
family's size and annual income and that the family's income
documentation was destroyed or is inaccessible.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.209(e), (h)(1), and (i).
Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
Nature of Requirement: Section 92.209(e) requires that the term
of a HOME TBRA contract made with a landlord begin on the first day
of the lease. Section 92.209(h)(1) limits the subsidy that a
participating jurisdiction may pay toward a TBRA recipient's rent to
the difference between the participating jurisdiction's rent
standard for the unit size and 30 percent of the family's monthly
adjusted income. Section 92.209(i) requires that units occupied by
TBRA recipients meet the housing quality standards established in 24
CFR 982.401.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Suspending these provisions will provide the
participating jurisdiction with greater flexibility to use tenant-
based rental assistance as an emergency housing resource.
Applicability: The requirement in 24 CFR 92.209(e) that the
start date of a TBRA contract begin on the first day of the term of
a tenant's lease is waived for TBRA contracts a participating
jurisdiction executes for persons or families displaced by Hurricane
Fiona for a period of 24 months after September 27, 2022. The
provision of 24 CFR 92.209(h)(1) imposing the maximum amount of TBRA
assistance a participating jurisdiction may provide to a family
under HOME TBRA is waived for TBRA recipients who are displaced by
Hurricane Fiona for a period of 24 months after September 27, 2022.
The waiver of the housing quality standards requirements at 24 CFR
92.209(i) applies to units leased by TBRA recipients who were
displaced by Hurricane Fiona and are being assisted through a HOME
TBRA program funded by the participating jurisdiction for a period
of 24 months after September 27, 2022.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.218 and 92.222(b).
Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction located in the
declared-disaster areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
Nature of Requirement: This provision requires all HOME
participating jurisdictions to contribute throughout the fiscal year
to housing that qualifies as affordable housing under the HOME
program. The contributions must total no less than 25 percent of the
HOME funds drawn from the participating jurisdiction's HOME
Investment Trust Fund Treasury account. Reducing the match
requirement for the participating jurisdiction by 100 percent for FY
2022 and FY 2023 will eliminate the need for the participating
jurisdiction to identify match for HOME projects related to the
damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. The requirement that the
participating jurisdiction must submit a copy of the Presidential
major disaster-declaration is waived.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Given the urgent housing needs created by
Hurricane Fiona and the substantial financial impact the
participating jurisdiction will face in addressing those needs, the
approval of a match reduction will relieve the participating
jurisdiction from the need to identify and provide matching
contributions to HOME projects.
Applicability: This match reduction applies to funds expended by
a participating jurisdiction located in the declared-disaster areas
from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. The suspension
also applies to State-funded HOME projects located in declared-
disaster areas.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR) .
Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that housing
assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on the
activity undertaken, i.e., homebuyer assistance, and state and local
standards and codes or model codes for rehabilitation and new
construction.
Property standard requirements are waived for repair of
properties damaged by Hurricane Fiona. Units must meet State and
local health and safety codes. The lead housing safety regulations
established in 24 CFR part 35 are not waived. Also, accessibility
requirements at 24 CFR 92.251(a)(2)(i) are not waived.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable the
participating jurisdiction to meet the critical housing needs of
families whose housing was damaged and families who were displaced
by Hurricane Fiona.
Applicability: This waiver applies only to housing units located
in the declared-disaster areas which were damaged by the disaster
and to which HOME funds are committed within two years of September
27, 2022.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
Nature of Requirement: This section of the HTF regulation
requires initial income determinations for HTF beneficiaries by
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many
families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by
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Hurricane Fiona will not have any documentation of income and will
not be able to qualify for HTF assistance if the requirement remains
effective.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: This waiver permits the grantee to use self-
certification of income, as provided in section 93.151(d)(2), for
HTF assisted units in lieu of source documentation to determine
initial eligibility of persons displaced by Hurricane Fiona.
Applicability: This waiver applies only to families displaced by
the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration) whose income
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by Hurricane Fiona
and remains in effect for six months from September 27, 2022. The
grantee or, as appropriate, HTF project owner, is required to
maintain: (1) a record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a
family was displaced by Hurricane Fiona; and (2) a statement signed
by appropriate family members certifying to the family's size and
annual income and that the family's income documentation was
destroyed or is inaccessible.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance
Requirements.
Project/Activity: The cities of Bakersfield, California, El
Monte, California, and Los Angeles, California, requested a waiver
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for 22nd Street
Lofts, 88th & Vermont, the Metro Family Housing project, and Ybarra
Village, four HOME-assisted projects.
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements.
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to
require a project owner establish and implement different utility
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a
project.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance
Requirements.
Project/Activity: Marin County, California, requested a waiver
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Centertown
Apartments, a HOME-assisted project.
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements.
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to
require a project owner establish and implement different utility
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a
project.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance
Requirements.
Project/Activity: The State of Georgia requested a waiver of 24
CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance established
by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Providence at Parkway
Village Apartments, a HOME-assisted project.
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements.
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to
require a project owner establish and implement different utility
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a
project.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance
Requirements.
Project/Activity: The State of North Dakota requested a waiver
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Monterey
Apartments and Winterland Apartments, two HOME-assisted projects.
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: August 29, 2022.
Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements.
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to
require a project owner establish and implement different utility
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a
project.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii), Space and
Security.
Project/Activity: City of Tampa, FL; State of Arkansas; City of
Denver, CO; State of Connecticut; City of Salt Lake City, UT; City
of Los Angeles, CA; State of Hawaii; City of Las Vegas, NV.
Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations
provides that each resident must be afforded adequate space and
security for themselves and their belongings.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Special Needs.
Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of requests to
waive 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii), so that grantees and project
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sponsors operating housing facilities and shared housing
arrangements can place more than two people in a room or reconfigure
rooms, common areas and other appropriate spaces for temporary
quarantine services of eligible individuals and families affected by
COVID-19. Notice CPD-22-09 required grantees to justify in the
waiver request why the grantee or project sponsor cannot provide
adequate space and security in accordance with the standard provided
at 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii). The waiver request must also specify
the period during which the grantee needs to use this waiver and
that effective period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].
Regulation: 24 CFR 574.330(a)(1), Time Limits for
Short-Term Housing Facilities and Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and
Utility Payments.
Project/Activity: City of Kansas City, MO; City of Cincinnati,
OH; State of Louisiana; City of Tampa, FL; State of Florida; City of
Boston, MA; State of Arkansas; State of Connecticut; City of Fort
Lauderdale, FL; State of Hawaii; State of Kansas; City of Salt Lake
City, UT; State of Wisconsin; State of Georgia; City of Oakland, CA;
City of New York City, NY; City of Dallas, TX; City of Los Angeles,
CA; State of New York; City of Richmond, VA; City of Denver, CO;
State of Kentucky; City of Las Vegas, NV; Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations
limits the total amount of time an eligible individual or family can
reside in a short-term supported housing facility to no more than 60
days during any six-month period. It also limits the Short-Term
Rent, Mortgage, and Utility (STRMU) payments to prevent the
homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling to no more
than 21 weeks in any 52-week period.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Special Needs.
Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of grantee
requests to waive the 21-week and 60-day limitations in 24 CFR
574.330(a)(1). In utilizing the waiver, the grantee or project
sponsor must document, on an individual household basis, that a good
faith effort has been made to assist the household to achieve
housing stability within the time limits specified in the
regulations, but that financial needs or health and safety concerns
have prevented the household from doing so. The grantee or project
sponsor must also have written policies and procedures outlining
efforts to regularly re-assess the needs of assisted households, as
well as processes for granting extensions based on documented
financial needs or health and safety concerns. The waiver request
must specify the alternative limits to be used in place of the 21-
week and 60-day limit as applicable, and those limits must not
exceed 52 weeks and 120 days, respectively and specify the period
during which the grantee needs to use this waiver and that effective
period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].
Regulation: 24 CFR 574.530, Self-Certification of
Income and Credible Information on HIV Status.
Project/Activity: Maui AIDS Foundation; City of Kansas City, MO;
City of Cincinnati, OH; State of Louisiana; City of Tampa, FL; City
of Boston, MA; State of Arkansas; State of Connecticut; City of Salt
Lake City, UT; State of Wisconsin; Chicago House and Social Service
Agency; City of Denver, CO; City of New York City, NY; City of Los
Angeles, CA; State of New York; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; State
of Georgia; State of Hawaii; City of Las Vegas, NV.
Nature of Requirement: HOPWA grantees and project sponsors must
maintain records to document compliance with HOPWA requirements,
which includes determining the eligibility of a family to receive
HOPWA assistance.
Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Special Needs.
Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of requests to
waive the requirement at 24 CFR 574.530 to have source documentation
of HIV status at the time of the determination of eligibility. In
utilizing the waiver, grantees and project sponsors may accept
written certification of HIV status and income to document
eligibility of an individual or family seeking assistance if the
grantee or project sponsor agrees to obtain source documentation of
HIV status and income eligibility within 90 days of obtaining the
written certification. Grantees and project sponsors must provide
justification as to why source documentation cannot be acquired at
the time of the eligibility determination. The waiver request must
specify the period during which the grantee needs to use this waiver
and that effective period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].
I. Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Fiona--Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
On September 27, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Fiona in areas covered
by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act), DR-4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, and as may be amended
(the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the
waivers available for CoC Program Recipients. The September 27,
2022, memorandum was updated on December 8, 2022, to clarify the
documentation requirements to support the use of some waivers to
assist impacted individuals and provide greater clarity on the use
of some waivers outside of the declared disaster area.
CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months of Rental
Assistance
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C), and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i).
Project/Activity: For two years from September 27, 2022 the 24-
month limit on rental assistance is waived for individuals and
families who meet the following criteria. (1) The individual or
family lives in a declared-disaster area or was displaced from a
declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster; and (2) the
individual or family is currently receiving rental assistance or
begins receiving rental assistance within two years after the date
of the memorandum.
Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR
578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium-term
rental assistance as 3 to 24 months and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits rapid re-housing projects to
medium-term rental assistance, or no more than 24 months.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month cap on rapid re-housing
rental assistance will assist individuals and families affected by
the disaster, including those already receiving rental assistance as
well as those who will
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receive rental assistance within 2 years of the date of the
memorandum, to maintain stable permanent housing in another area and
help them return to their hometowns, as desired, when additional
permanent housing becomes available. It will also provide additional
time to stabilize individuals and families in permanent housing
where vacancy rates are extraordinarily low due to the disaster.
Experience with prior disasters has shown us some program
participants need additional months of rental assistance to identify
and stabilize in housing of their choice, which can mean moving
elsewhere until they are able to return to their hometowns.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--One Year Lease Requirement
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent
housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for
two years beginning on September 27, 2022, for program participants
living in a declared-disaster area or program participants displaced
from a declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster, so long
as the initial lease term of all leases is for more than one month,
and the leases are renewable for terms that are a minimum of one
month long and the leases are terminable only for cause.
Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR
578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1)
requires program participants residing in permanent housing to be
the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and
terminable only for cause.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving the one-year lease requirement will allow
program participants receiving PSH or RRH assistance under the CoC
Program to enter leases that have an initial term of less than one
year, so long as the leases have an initial term of more than one
month. While some program participants desire to identify new
housing, many program participants displaced during the disaster
desire to return to their original permanent housing units when
repairs are complete because of proximity to schools and access to
public transportation and services. Additionally, it will permit new
program participants to identify permanent housing units in a tight
rental market where many landlords prefer lease terms of less than
one year and might not be willing to alter their policies regarding
the length of lease terms when considering permanent housing
applicants. Therefore, HUD had determined that waiving the one-year
lease requirement will improve the housing options available to
program participants in permanent housing projects.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--One-Time Limit on Moving Costs
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(2).
Project/Activity: The one-time limit on moving costs of program
participants is waived for two years beginning on September 27,
2022, for program participants living in a declared-disaster area or
program participants displaced from a declared-disaster area as a
result of the disaster.
Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR
578.53(e)(2) limits recipients of supportive service funds to using
those funds to pay for moving costs to provide reasonable moving
assistance, including truck rental and hiring a moving company, to
only one-time per program participant.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving this provision will permit recipients to
pay for reasonable moving costs for program participants more than
once and will assist program participants affected by the disaster
as well as those who become homeless in the areas impacted by the
disaster to stabilize in housing locations of their choice. Many
current program participants received assistance moving into their
assisted units prior to being displaced by the disaster, and
experience with prior disasters has shown us some program
participants will need additional assistance moving to a new unit
while others will need assistance moving back to their original
units after repairs are completed. Further, until the housing market
stabilizes, experience has shown many program participants will need
to move more than once during their participation in a program to
find a unit that best meets their needs.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid With Leasing Funds
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any lease
executed by a recipient or subrecipient in declared-declared areas
to provide transitional or permanent supportive housing during the
2-year period beginning on September 27, 2022. The affected
recipient or subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for
individual units that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars
meet the rent reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) meaning
the rent paid must be reasonable in relation to rents being charged
for comparable units, taking into account the location, size, type,
quality, amenities, facilities, and management services.
Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR
578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for
leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the
rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving the limit on using leasing funds to pay
above FMR for individual units above FMR, but not greater than
reasonable rent, will provide recipients and subrecipients with more
flexibility in identifying housing options for program participants
in declared-declared areas. The rental markets in areas impacted by
disasters are often more expensive after the disaster due to
decreased housing stock and increased rents. These more expensive
rents are not reflected in the HUD-determined FMRs.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
Project/Activity: The requirement that intake-staff recorded
observations of disability be confirmed and accompanied by other
evidence no later than 45 days from the date of application for
assistance is waived for any program participant admitted into PSH
funded by the CoC program one-year from September 27, 2022, so long
as (1) the intake-staff records observations of disability in the
client file at time of application; or (2) the individual seeking
assistance provides written certification that they have a
qualifying disability is provided at time of application.
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipient to
maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements
and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for
documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the
``chronically homeless'' definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable
evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations
of disability no later than 45 days from the date of application for
assistance, which is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in
paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is
waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence to confirm
staff-recorded observations of disability.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement to obtain additional
evidence of disability as provided in 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(4))
as specified below will allow recipient to house people impacted by
Hurricane Fiona by relying on intake staff-recorded observations of
disability or a written self-certification by the program
participant. This will help individuals and families with
disabilities to expeditiously receive needed housing assistance when
paperwork from the Social
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Security Administration or medical professionals cannot be quickly
obtained.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
II. Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Fiona--Emergency Solutions Grants
(ESG) Program
On September 27, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Fiona in areas covered
by a major disaster declaration under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act), DR-4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, and as may be amended
(the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the
waivers available for ESG Program Recipients.
ESG--Citizen Participation Public Comment Period for Consolidated Plan
Amendment
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2); 24 CFR 91.105(k) and
24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and 24 CFR 91.115(i)--30-day Public Comment
Period for Consolidated Plan Amendment.
Project/Activity: Many individuals and families residing in the
declared-disaster area were affected, including the current
beneficiaries of the ESG Program and families eligible to receive
ESG assistance. The state has inquired about the availability of
certain regulatory waivers of ESG Program requirements to facilitate
recovery and assist individuals and families affected by the
disaster. This authority is in effect through the end of the 2022
program year for grantees within the declared-disaster areas.
Nature of Requirement: An ESG Program recipient may amend an
approved consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR 91.505.
Substantial amendments to the consolidated plan, such as the
addition of new activities or a change in the use of ESG Program
funds from one eligible activity to another, are subject to the
citizen participation process in the recipient's citizen
participation plan. The citizen participation plan must provide
citizens with 30 days to comment on substantial amendments.
Regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115
(c)(2) and (i) set forth the citizen participation plan requirements
for local governments and states, respectively. For substantial
amendments to the consolidated plan, the regulations require the
recipient to follow its citizen participation plan to provide
citizens, for both local government and state plans, and units of
general local government, for state plans, with reasonable notice
and opportunity to comment. The citizen participation plan must
state how reasonable notice and opportunity to comment will be
given.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: HUD recognizes the destruction wrought by
Hurricane Fiona makes it difficult for impacted jurisdictions within
the declared-disaster areas to provide notice to citizens in
accordance with their citizen participation plans. Therefore, HUD
waives 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i)
to allow these grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable
notice and opportunity to comment given their circumstances.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Term Limits on Rental Assistance and Housing Relocation and
Stabilization Services
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a); 24 CFR 576.105(a)(5);
and 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2)--Term limits on Rental Assistance and
Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services.
Project/Activity: The 24-month limits on rental assistance and
housing relocation and stabilization services are waived for
individuals and families who meet both of the following criteria:
(1) the individual or family lives in a declared-disaster area or
was displaced from a declared-disaster area as a result of Hurricane
Fiona; and (2) the individual or family is currently receiving
rental assistance or housing relocation stabilization services or
begins receiving rental assistance or housing relocation and
stabilization services within two years after the date of the
memorandum. For these individuals and families, ESG funds may be
used to provide up to 36 consecutive months of rental assistance,
utility payments, and housing stability case management, in addition
to the 30 days of housing stability case management that may be
provided before the move into permanent housing under 24 CFR
576.105(b)(2). HUD will also consider further waiver requests to
allow assistance to be provided for longer than three years, if the
recipient demonstrates good cause.
Nature of Requirement: The ESG regulation at 24 CFR 576.106(a)
prohibits a program participant from receiving more than 24 months
of ESG rental assistance during any 3-year period. Section
576.105(a)(5) prohibits a program participant from receiving more
than 24 months of utility payments under ESG during any 3-year
period. Section 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision of housing
stability case management to 30 days while the program participant
is seeking permanent housing and 24 months while the program
participant is living in permanent housing.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month caps on rental assistance,
utility payments, and housing stability case management assistance
will assist individuals and families, both those already receiving
assistance and those who will receive assistance subsequent to the
date of the memorandum to maintain stable permanent housing in place
or in another area and help them return to their hometowns, as
desired, when additional permanent housing is available.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below
Fair Market Rent (FMR)
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any rent
amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning on
September 27, 2022, for any individual or family who is renting or
executes a lease for a unit in a declared-disaster area. However,
the affected recipients and their subrecipients must still ensure
that the units in which ESG assistance is provided to these
individuals and families meet the rent reasonableness standard. HUD
will consider requests to waive the FMR restriction for rent amounts
that take effect after the two-year period, if a recipient
demonstrates good cause.
Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: HUD granted this waiver to enable ESG recipients
to meet the critical housing needs of individuals and families whose
housing was damaged or who were displaced as a result of Hurricane
Fiona. Waiving the FMR restriction will make more units available to
individuals and families in need of permanent housing.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Housing Standards
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(c).
Project/Activity: The ESG housing standards at 24 CFR 576.403(c)
are waived for units in the declared disaster area that are or will
be occupied by individuals or families eligible for ESG Rapid Re-
housing or Homelessness Prevention assistance, provided that: 1.
Each unit must still meet applicable state and local standards; 2.
Each unit must be free of life-threatening conditions as defined in
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA); and 3. Recipients must make sure all units
in which program participants are assisted meet the ESG housing
standards within 60 days of September 27, 2022.
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Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used to help a program
participant remain in or move into housing, the housing must meet
the minimum habitability standards provided in 24 CFR 576.403(c).
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to
expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of many eligible
individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Shelter Standards
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(b).
Project/Activity: The ESG shelter standards at 24 CFR 576.403(b)
are waived for shelters in the declared disaster area that are or
will be occupied by individuals and families eligible for ESG
emergency shelter assistance, provided that: (1) Each shelter must
meet applicable state and local standards; (2) Each shelter must be
free of life-threatening conditions defined in Notice PIH 2017-20
(HA); and (3) Recipients ensure that these shelters
Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used for shelter
operations costs, the shelter must meet the minimum safety,
sanitation and privacy standards under 24 CFR 576.403(b). If ESG
funds are used to convert a building into a shelter, rehabilitation
a shelter, or otherwise renovate a shelter, the shelter must meet
the minimum safety, sanitation, and privacy standards in 24 CFR
576.403(b) as well as applicable state or local government safety
and sanitation standards.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to
expeditiously meet the critical emergency shelter needs of many
eligible individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Limited Waiver of 24-Month Expenditure Deadline for Rapid Re-
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Assistance and Related
Administrative and HMIS Costs
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(b).
Project/Activity: The expenditure deadline is waived only for
costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing
assistance to individuals and families under the flexibility
provided by and reasonable HMIS and administrative costs related to
that assistance. In addition, no expenditure may be made or charged
to any grant on or after the date Treasury closes the relevant
account as provided by 31 U.S.C. 1552.
Nature of Requirement: Section 576.203(b) of the ESG regulations
requires all expenditures under an ESG grant to be made within 24
months after the date HUD signs the grant agreement with the
recipient. For purposes of this requirement, expenditure means
either an actual cash disbursement for a direct charge for a good or
service or an indirect cost, or the accrual of a direct charge for a
good or service or an indirect cost.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: Providing a limited waiver of the expenditure
deadline as described in the applicability paragraph below will
support recipients' ability to assist individuals and families as
provided by waivers 19 and 20 above.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105 and 24 CFR 576.106.
Project/Activity: The requirements in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106
are waived to the extent that the references to ``owner'' and
``lease'' in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict an individual or
family from receiving assistance in a unit they rent from the
primary leaseholder, provided that all of the following criteria are
met: 1. The individual or family lives in the declared-disaster area
or was displaced from the declared-disaster area as a result of
Hurricane Fiona; 2. The individual or family is currently receiving
ESG-funded rental assistance as the leaseholder or housing
relocation stabilization services or begins receiving rental
assistance or housing relocation stabilization services within two
years after September 27, 2022; 3. The individual or family chooses
to rent a unit through a legally valid sublease or lease with the
primary leaseholder for the unit; and 4. The recipient has developed
written policies to apply the requirements of 24 CFR 576.105, 24 CFR
576.106, 24 CFR 576.409, and 24 CFR 576.500(h) with respect to that
program participant by reading the references to ``owner'' and
``housing owner'' to apply to the primary leaseholder and reading
the references to ``lease'' to apply to the program participant's
sublease or lease with the primary leaseholder.
Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 prohibit program participants from receiving
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants rent
from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent.
Justification: By increasing the permissible housing options for
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and
families in the declared disaster area.
Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
Reason Waived: By increasing the permissible housing options for
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and
families in the declared disaster area.
Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
III. Expedited COVID-19 Waivers (Notice CPD-22-09)--CoC
CoC--Suitable Dwelling Size and Housing Quality Standards--Permanent
Housing--Rapid Re-Housing Projects
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(c), and 24 CFR
982.401(d)(2)(ii) as required by 24 CFR 578.75(b).
Nature of Requirement: 4 CFR 578.75(c), suitable dwelling size,
and 24 CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii) as required by 578.75(b), Housing
Quality Standards, requires units funded with CoC Program funds to
have at least one bedroom or living/sleeping room for each two
persons.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Project/activity
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date granted Reasons waived
Grantee Grant Nos.
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Erie County............................ PA0856L3E052004, 7/1/2022 A, B
PA0856L3E052105.
Project Community Connections, Inc..... GA0314L4B002005, 7/18/2022 A, B
GA0278LB012006,
GA0334L4B012004,
GA0317L4B012005,
GA0327L4B082005.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization.. SC0123L4E032106, 7/25/2022 A
SC0123L4E032005,
SC0147L4E032104,
SC0147L4E032003,
SC0148L4E032104,
SC0148L4E032003,
SC0166L4E032102,
SC0166L4E032001,
SC0160D4E032103,
SC0160D4E032002,
SC0179D4E032100.
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Clark County Homeless Coalition, Inc... KY0204L4I001901................ 8/16/2022 A
The Kitchen, Inc....................... MO0187L7P002007, 8/16/2022 A
MO0208L7P002005.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.................. GA0295L4B012106................ 8/16/2022 A
Lee County Board of County FL0537L4D032107, 8/16/2022 A, B
Commissioners. FL0815L4D032102,
FL0816L4D032102,
FL0817L4D032102,
FL0818L4D032102.
Services for the Underserved, Inc...... NY1174L2T032104, 8/16/2022 A
NY1231L2T031901.
County of Kent......................... MI0173L5F062013, 8/18/2022 A
MI0173L5F062114,
MI0174L5F062013,
MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition............. KY0024L4I002114, 8/17/2022 A
KY0138L4I002005,
KY0138L4I002106,
KY0145L4I002005,
KY0150L4I002005,
KY0151L4I002005,
KY0151L4I002013,
KY0152L4I002006,
KY0152L4I002107,
KY0154L4I002005,
KY0154L4I002106,
KY0156L4I002005,
KY0156L4I002106.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious PA0767L3T042005................ 8/24/2022 A, B
Communities.
Valley Youth House Committee........... PA0808L3T092004, 8/24/2022 A
PA0808L3T092105,
PA0887L3T092003,
PA0887L3T092104,
PA0825L3T122004,
PA0825L3T122105,
PA0893L3T122003,
PA0893L3T122104,
PA0924L3T082002,
PA0924L3T082103,
PA0970L3T112001,
PA0970L3T112102,
PA0917L3T042002,
PA0917L3T042103,
PA0765L3T032005,
PA0765L3T032106,
PA0687L3T042107.
Valencia Shelter Services.............. NM0056L6B012112, 8/24/2022 A
NM0129D6B012103.
Strategies to End Homelessness......... OH0686Y5E002100, 8/24/2022 A
OH0683U5E002100,
OH9999U5E002106.
Decatur Cooperative Ministry........... GA0364L4B082003................ 8/30/2022 A
San Diego Housing Commission........... CA0534L9D012013................ 9/7/2022 A
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc...... KY0206D4I002002; 9/7/2022 A
KY0206D4I002103.
Partners for HOME...................... GA0418D4B002100................ 9/9/2022 A
Community Resource Center.............. CA1598L9D012105, 9/9/2022 A
CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO................... MO0304L7E002001, 9/9/2022 A
MO0248L7E002003.
City of Indianapolis................... IN0227Y5H031800, 9/29/2022 A
IN0228Y5H031800,
IN0230Y5H031800,
IN0186L5H032106,
IN0196L5H032105,
IN0209L5H032104,
IN0225D5H032102,
IN0247L5H032100.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local data related to the pandemic's impact that supports the waiver flexibility, the number of unassisted
households living in units with more than two persons per room in the geographic area).
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--Fair Market Rent for Individual Units and Leasing Costs
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient
from using grant funds for leasing to pay above FMR when leasing
individual units, even if the rent is reasonable when compared to
other similar, unassisted units.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Mental Health Association of Tulsa, Inc OK0114L6I012005, 7/1/2022 A, B
OK0114L6I012106,
OK0043L6I012012,
OK0043L6I012113.
Erie County............................ PA0854L3E052004, 7/1/2022 A
PA0463L3E052110.
The Center of Concern.................. IL0275L5T112013, 7/8/2022 A
IL0275L5T112114.
EightCAP, Inc.......................... MI0435L5F002007, 7/12/2022 A
MI0668L5F002001.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council KY0131L4I012108, 7/15/2022 A
of Louisville, Inc. KY0095L4I012012,
KY0095L4I012113.
Keystone Opportunity Center............ PA0625L3T042007, 7/18/2022 A, B
PA0625L3T042108.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization.. SC0136L4E032105, 7/25/2022 A, B
SC0136L4E032004,
SC0034L4E032114,
SC0034L4E032013,
SC0147L4E032104,
SC0147L4E032003,
SC0148L4E032104,
SC0148L4E032003,
SC0160D4E032103,
SC0160D4E032002,
SC0179D4E032100.
Arizona Department of Housing.......... AZ0022L9T002013, 7/25/2022 A, B
AZ0022U9T002114.
Housing First Inc...................... AL0131L4C012005, 8/1/2022 A, B
AL0028L4C012013,
AL0037L4C012013.
Community Rebuilders................... MI0315L5F062111, 8/1/2022 A
MI0345L5F062110,
MI0412L5F062007,
MI0412L5F062108,
MI0578L5F062003,
MI0578L5F062104,
MI0650D5F062001,
MI0650D5F062102.
Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.. FL0247L4D012114, 8/1/2022 B
FL0192L4D002013.
City of Oklahoma....................... OK0127L6I022004, 8/1/2022 A, B
OK0127L6I022105,
OK0052L6I022109.
Families First of Palm Beach County.... FL0275L4D052012................ 8/1/2022 B
Clark County Homeless Coalition, Inc... KY0204L4I001901................ 8/16/2022 A
The Kitchen, Inc....................... MO0182L7P002007................ 8/16/2022 A, B
Family Gateway......................... TX0285L6T002009................ 8/16/2022 A, B
Crossroads Rhode Island................ RI0003L1T002013, 8/16/2022 A, B
RI0003L1T002114,
RI0030L1T002013.
Housing Services Mid Michigan.......... MI0327L5F232009, 8/16/2022 A, B
MI0327L5F232110.
County of Kent......................... MI0173L5F062013, 8/18/2022 A, B
MI0173L5F062114,
MI0174L5F062013,
MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition............. KY0027L4I002013, 8/17/2022 A, B
KY0027L4I002114,
KY0022L4I002013,
KY0022L4I002114,
KY0012L4I002013,
KY0012L4I002114,
KY0155L4I002005,
KY0155L4I002106,
KY0113L4I002008,
KY0113L4I002109,
KY0157L4I002005,
KY0157L4I002106,
KY0121L4I002009,
KY0121L4I002110,
KY00304LI002114,
KY0106L4I002110,
KY0013L4I002114,
KY0039L4I002013,
KY0014L4I002114.
Together We Cope....................... IL0237L5T112012, 8/17/2022 B
IL0252L5T112013,
IL0237L5T112113,
IL0252L5T112114.
Wayne County CoC....................... PA0883L3T092003, 8/24/2022 B
PA0883L3TO92104.
Valley Youth House Committee........... PA0893L3T122003, 8/24/2022 B
PA0893L3T122104,
PA0917L3T042002,
PA0917L3T042103.
Strategies to End Homelessness......... OH0686Y5E002100, 8/24/2022 A, B
OH0683U5E002100,
OH9999U5E002106.
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Thresholds............................. IL0554L5T112107, 8/25/2022 B
IL0578L5T102107,
IL0417L5T022110,
IL0577L5T102007,
IL0577L5T102108,
IL0002L5T002013,
IL0002L5T002114,
IL1675L5T002001,
IL1675L5T002102.
Concern for Independent Living......... NY0528L2T032013................ 8/31/2022 B
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless, OH0383L5E072108................ 8/30/2022 B
Inc.
Decatur Cooperative Ministry........... GA0364L4B082003................ 8/30/2022 B
Coalition for the Homeless............. KY0048L4I012011, 9/9/2022 B
KY0048L4I012112,
KY0050L4I012114,
KY0061L4I012114,
KY0097L4I012113,
KY0099L4I012012,
KY0099L4I012113,
KY0124L4I012009,
KY0124L4I012110,
KY0173L4I012004,
KY0173L4I012105.
Volunteers of America Oklahoma......... OK0060L6I012112................ 9/7/2022 B
Monroe County Opportunity Program...... MI0248L5F152012................ 9/9/2022 A, B
St. Louis County, MO................... MO0003L7E002012, 9/9/2022 A, B
MO0106L7E002010.
OneEighty.............................. OH0469L5E072105................ 9/23/2022 A, B
Connections for the Homeless, Inc...... IL0053L5T112114................ 9/23/2022 B
City of Indianapolis................... IN0073L5H032114................ 9/29/2022 B
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal........... GU0018L9C002007, 9/29/2022 A, B
GU0018L9C002108.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--One-Year Lease Requirement
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3 and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent
housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) requires program participants
residing in permanent housing to be the tenant on a lease for a term
of at least one year that is renewable and terminable for cause.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Erie County............................ PA0331L3E052013, 7/1/2022 A, B
PA0331L3E052114,
PA0854L3E052004,
PA0856L3E052004,
PA0856L3E052105,
PA0463L3E052110.
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee... TN0241L4J012106................ 7/12/2022 A, B
Project Community Connections, Inc..... GA0314L4B002005, 7/18/2022 A
GA0278LB012006,
GA0334L4B012004,
GA0317L4B012005,
GA0327L4B082005.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health CT0161L1E052009, 7/25/2022 A
and Addiction Service. CT0022L1E052013,
CT0054L1E052013,
CT0062L1E052013,
CT0070L1E052013,
CT0073L1E052013,
CT0089L1E052013,
CT0164L1E052011,
CT0035L1E032013,
CT0061L1E052013,
CT0211L1E052008,
CT0011L1E052013,
CT0013L1E052013,
CT0131L1E052012,
CT0151L1E052012,
CT0212L1E052009,
CT0246L1E052007,
CT0265L1E052006,
CT0285L1E032005,
CT0286L1E052005,
CT0297L1E052004,
CT0328L1E032002,
CT0329L1E032002,
CT0340L1E052001,
CT0077L1E052013,
CT0162L1E052006,
CT0034L1E032013,
CT0176L1E052009,
CT0052L1E052013,
CT0129L1E052012,
CT0142L1E052012,
CT0154L1E052010,
CT0172L1E052008,
CT0185L1E052010,
CT0200L1E052009,
CT0204L1E052009,
CT0210L1E032009,
CT0076L1E052013,
CT0053L1E052013,
CT0141L1E052012,
CT0104L1E032013,
CT0324L1E032002,
CT0012L1E052013,
CT0023L1E052013,
CT0135L1E052012,
CT0237L1E052008,
CT0161L1E052110,
CT0022L1E052114,
CT0054L1E052114,
CT0062L1E052114,
CT0070L1E052114,
CT0073L1E052114,
CT0089L1E052114,
CT0164L1E052112,
CT0035L1E032114,
CT0061L1E052114,
CT0211L1E052109,
CT0011L1E052114,
CT0013L1E052114,
CT0131L1E052113,
CT0151L1E052012,
CT0212L1E052009,
CT0246L1E052108,
CT0265L1E052107,
CT0285L1E032106,
CT0286L1E052106,
CT0297L1E052105,
CT0328L1E032103,
CT0329L1E032103,
CT0340L1E052102,
CT0077L1E052114,
CT0034L1E032114,
CT0176L1E052110,
CT0052L1E052114,
CT0129L1E052113,
CT0142L1E052113,
CT0154L1E052111,
CT0172L1E052109,
CT0185L1E052111,
CT0200L1E052110,
CT0204L1E052110,
CT0210L1E032110,
CT0076L1E052114,
CT0053L1E052114,
CT0141L1E052113,
CT0104L1E032114,
CT0324L1E032103,
CT0012L1E052114,
CT0023L1E052114,
CT0135L1E052113,
CT0237L1E052109,
CT0355L1E052100.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization.. SC0136L4E032105, 7/25/2022 A, B
SC0136L4E032004,
SC0123L4E032106,
SC0123L4E032005,
SC0034L4E032114,
SC0034L4E032013,
SC0147L4E032104,
SC0147L4E032003,
SC0148L4E032104,
SC0148L4E032003,
SC0166L4E032102,
SC0166L4E032001,
SC0160D4E032103,
SC0160D4E032002,
SC0179D4E032100.
Housing First Inc...................... AL0131L4C012005, 8/1/2022 A, B
AL0028L4C012013,
AL0037L4C012013.
Community Renewal Team................. CT0059L1E052114, 8/16/2022 A, B
CT0272L1E052106,
CT0261L1E052107.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.................. GA0295L4B012106................ 8/16/2022 A
Dakota County.......................... MN0077L5K02114................. 8/16/2022 A
Lee County Board of County FL0537L4D032107, 8/16/2022 A
Commissioners. FL0815L4D032102,
FL0816L4D032102,
FL0817L4D032102,
FL0818L4D032102.
Chester County Department of Community PA0148L3T052114, 8/16/2022 A
Development. PA0729L3T052106,
PA0768L3T052106,
PA0877L3T052104,
PA0919L3T052103,
PA0990L3T052102,
PA1025L3T052100.
Humboldt County........................ CA1192L9T222007, 8/16/2022 A
CA0852L9T222009.
Services for the Underserved, Inc...... NY1174L2T032104, 8/16/2022 A
NY1231L2T031901.
Partners Health management............. NC0099L4F092113, 8/18/2022 A
NC0116L4F092110,
NC0042L4F032114.
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Kentucky Housing Coalition............. KY0110L4I002011, 8/17/2022 A
KY0110L4I002112,
KY0145L4I002005,
KY0027L4I002013,
KY0027L4I002114,
KY0022L4I002013,
KY0022L4I002114,
KY0151L4I002005,
KY0151L4I002013,
KY0150L4I002005,
KY0012L4I002013,
KY0012L4I002114,
KY0155L4I002005,
KY0155L4I002106,
KY0122L4I002005,
KY0122L4I002106,
KY0154L4I002005,
KY0154L4I002106,
KY0156L4I002005,
KY0156L4I002106,
KY0113L4I002008,
KY0113L4I002109,
KY0157L4I002005,
KY0157L4I002106,
KY0138L4I002005,
KY0138L4I002106,
KY0152L4I002006,
KY0152L4I002107,
KY0121L4I002009,
KY0121L4I002110,
KY0114L4I002010,
KY0114L4I002111,
KY0105L4I002109,
KY0105L4I002110,
KY0021L4I002115,
KY0020L4I002115,
KY0127L4I002109,
KY00304LI002114,
KY0026L4I002114,
KY0024L4I002114,
KY0120L4I002105,
KY0106L4I002110,
KY0013L4I002114,
KY0025L4I002114,
KY0123L4I002105,
KY0014L4I002114.
Together We Cope....................... IL0237L5T112012, 8/17/2022 B
IL0252L5T112013,
IL0237L5T112113,
IL0252L5T112114.
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri MO0245L7P061903, 8/24/2022 B
MO0209L7P001904,
MO0210L7P021904.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious PA0767L3T042005, 8/24/2022 A
Communities. PA0133L3T042013.
Valley Youth House Committee........... PA0808L3T092004, 8/24/2022 B
PA0808L3T092105,
PA0887L3T092003,
PA0887L3T092104,
PA0825L3T122004,
PA0825L3T122105,
PA0893L3T122003,
PA0893L3T122104,
PA0924L3T082002,
PA0924L3T082103,
PA0989L3T042001,
PA0989L3T042102,
PA0970L3T112001,
PA0970L3T112102,
PA0917L3T042002,
PA0917L3T042103,
PA0765L3T032005,
PA0765L3T032106,
PA0687L3T042107.
Valencia Shelter Services.............. NM0056L6B012112, 8/24/2022 A
NM0129D6B012103.
Thresholds............................. IL0554L5T112107, 8/25/2022 B
IL0225L5T102114,
IL0578L5T102107,
IL0417L5T022110,
IL0577L5T102007,
IL0577L5T102108,
IL0002L5T002013,
IL0002L5T002114,
IL1675L5T002001,
IL1675L5T002102.
Home Forward........................... OR0036L0E012114................ 8/30/2022 B
Women's Resource Center................ PA0733L3T082005................ 8/30/2022 A, B
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk NY1232L2T032103................ 8/30/2022 B
Decatur Cooperative Ministry........... GA0364L4B082003................ 8/30/2022 B
San Diego Housing Commission........... CA1602L9D012004, 9/7/2022 A, B
CA0534L9D012013,
CA1208L9D0112007,
CA1349L9D012006.
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc...... KY0206D4I002002; 9/7/2022 B
KY0206D4I002103.
Coalition for the Homeless............. KY0048L4I012011, 9/9/2022 A
KY0048L4I012112,
KY0050L4I012114,
KY0061L4I012114,
KY0097L4I012113, and
KY0124L4I012009,
KY0124L4I012110,
KY0173L4I012004,
KY0173L4I012105.
Community Resource Center.............. CA1598L9D012105, 9/9/2022 A
CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO................... MO0304L7E002001, 9/9/2022 A, B
MO0003L7E002012,
MO0248L7E002012,
MO0106L7E002010.
OneEighty.............................. OH0469L5E072105................ 9/23/2022 A
City of Indianapolis................... IN0228Y5H031800, 9/29/2022 A
IN0230Y5H031800,
IN0186L5H032106,
IN0196L5H032105,
IN0209L5H032104,
IN0225D5H032102,
IN0247L5H032100.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, challenges securing 12-month leases due to
landlord trepidation or low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months Rental
Assistance
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR
578.51(a)(1)(i), 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), and 24 CFR
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR
578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium term rental assistance as 3-24 months
and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits
rental assistance in Rapid Re-housing projects to medium-term rental
assistance, or no more than 24 months.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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NYC Department of Social Services...... NY1276D2T001900, 7/1/2022 A, B
NY1044L2T002005,
NY1110L2T002004,
NY1223D2T002002,
NY1224L2T002002,
NY1225L2T002002,
NY1274D2T002001,
NY1275D2T002001,
NY1276D2T002001,
NY1297L2T002001,
NY1110L2T002105,
NY1223D2T002103,
NY1225L2T002103,
NY1274D2T002102,
NY1275D2T002102,
NY1276D2T002102,
NY1297L2T002102.
Erie County............................ PA0856L3E052004, 7/1/2022 A, B
PA0856L3E052105.
The House of Faith, Inc................ NJ0507L2F062105................ 7/8/2022 A, B
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee... TN0241L4J012106................ 7/12/2022 A, B
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council KY0230D4I012001, 7/15/2022 A, B
of Louisville, Inc. KY0230D4I012102.
Options for Community Living, Inc...... NY1234L2T032002................ 7/18/2022 A, B
Keystone Opportunity Center............ PA0625L3T042007, 7/18/2022 A, B
PA0625L3T042108.
Community Action Partnership of NE0106L7D022004................ 8/1/2022 A, B
Lancaster and Saunders County.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.................. GA0295L4B012106................ 8/16/2022 A, B
Dakota County.......................... MN0077L5K02114................. 8/16/2022 A, B
YWCA St. Joseph........................ MO0276D7P032002................ 8/18/2022 A, B
Kentucky Housing Coalition............. KY0145L4I002005, 8/17/2022 A, B
KY0151L4I002005,
KY0151L4I002013,
KY0150L4I002005,
KY0154L4I002005,
KY0154L4I002106,
KY0156L4I002005,
KY0156L4I002106,
KY0138L4I002005,
KY0138L4I002106,
KY0152L4I002107,
KY0121L4I002009,
KY0024L4I002114.
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Wayne County CoC....................... PA0883L3T092003, 8/24/2022 B
PA0883L3TO92104.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious PA0767L3T042005................ 8/24/2022 B
Communities.
Valley Youth House Committee........... PA0808L3T092004, 8/24/2022 B
PA0808L3T092105,
PA0825L3T122004,
PA0825L3T122105,
PA0924L3T082002,
PA0924L3T082103,
PA0765L3T032005,
PA0765L3T032106,
PA0687L3T042107.
Strategies to End Homelessness......... OH0686Y5E002100, 8/24/2022 A, B
OH0683U5E002100,
OH9999U5E002106.
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk NY1232L2T032103................ 8/30/2022 A
Decatur Cooperative Ministry........... GA0364L4B082003................ 8/30/2022 A, B
San Diego Housing Commission........... CA0534L9D012013................ 9/7/2022 A
Partners for HOME...................... GA0418D4B002100................ 9/9/2022 A
Community Resource Center.............. CA1598L9D012105, 9/9/2022 A, B
CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO................... MO0204L7E002001, 9/9/2022 B
MO0248L7E002003.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, low vaccination rates or high
hospitalization rates of people experiencing homelessness or higher unemployment rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing
Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
Nature of Requirement: Intake-staff recorded observations of
disability is acceptable evidence when documenting disability for
individuals and families that meet the ``chronically homeless''
definition at 24 CFR 578.3. However, the CoC Interim Rule requires
such observations to be confirmed and accompanied by other evidence
no later than 45 days from the application for assistance.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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The Salvation Army, Beaver County...... PA0321L3E032114................ 7/1/2022 B
Mental Health Association of Tulsa, Inc OK0114L6I012005, 7/1/2022 B
OK0114L6I012106,
OK0043L6I012012,
OK0043L6I012113,
OK0153L6I012102.
Bethesda Project....................... PA0074L3T002114, 7/8/2022 B
PA0075L3T002114.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health CT0161L1E052009, 7/25/2022 B
and Addiction Service. CT0022L1E052013,
CT0054L1E052013,
CT0062L1E052013,
CT0070L1E052013,
CT0073L1E052013,
CT0089L1E052013,
CT0164L1E052011,
CT0035L1E032013,
CT0061L1E052013,
CT0211L1E052008,
CT0011L1E052013,
CT0013L1E052013,
CT0131L1E052012,
CT0151L1E052012,
CT0212L1E052009,
CT0246L1E052007,
CT0265L1E052006,
CT0285L1E032005,
CT0286L1E052005,
CT0297L1E052004,
CT0328L1E032002,
CT0329L1E032002,
CT0340L1E052001,
CT0077L1E052013,
CT0162L1E052006,
CT0034L1E032013,
CT0176L1E052009,
CT0052L1E052013,
CT0129L1E052012,
CT0142L1E052012,
CT0154L1E052010,
CT0172L1E052008,
CT0185L1E052010,
CT0200L1E052009,
CT0204L1E052009,
CT0210L1E032009,
CT0076L1E052013,
CT0053L1E052013,
CT0141L1E052012,
CT0104L1E032013,
CT0324L1E032002,
CT0012L1E052013,
CT0023L1E052013,
CT0135L1E052012,
CT0237L1E052008,
CT0161L1E052110,
CT0022L1E052114,
CT0054L1E052114,
CT0062L1E052114,
CT0070L1E052114,
CT0073L1E052114,
CT0089L1E052114,
CT0164L1E052112,
CT0035L1E032114,
CT0061L1E052114,
CT0211L1E052109,
CT0011L1E052114,
CT0013L1E052114,
CT0131L1E052113,
CT0151L1E052012,
CT0212L1E052009,
CT0246L1E052108,
CT0265L1E052107,
CT0285L1E032106,
CT0286L1E052106,
CT0297L1E052105,
CT0328L1E032103,
CT0329L1E032103,
CT0340L1E052102,
CT0077L1E052114,
CT0034L1E032114,
CT0176L1E052110,
CT0052L1E052114,
CT0129L1E052113,
CT0142L1E052113,
CT0154L1E052111,
CT0172L1E052109,
CT0185L1E052111,
CT0200L1E052110,
CT0204L1E052110,
CT0210L1E032110,
CT0076L1E052114,
CT0053L1E052114,
CT0141L1E052113,
CT0104L1E032114,
CT0324L1E032103,
CT0012L1E052114,
CT0023L1E052114,
CT0135L1E052113,
CT0237L1E052109,
CT0355L1E052100.
Community Rebuilders................... MI0315L5F062111, 8/1/2022 B
MI0345L5F062110,
MI0412L5F062007,
MI0412L5F062108.
City of Oklahoma....................... OK0127L6I022004, 8/1/2022 B
OK0127L6I022105,
OK0052L6I022109.
Community Renewal Team................. CT0059L1E052114, 8/16/2022 A
CT0272L1E052106,
CT0261L1E052107.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence.. GA0338L3B022004, 8/16/2022 A, B
GA0338L4B022105.
Services for the Underserved, Inc...... NY1174L2T032104, 8/16/2022 B
NY1231L2T031901.
Partners Health management............. NC0099L4F092113, 8/18/2022 B
NC0116L4F092110,
NC0042L4F032114.
County of Kent......................... MI0173L5F062013, 8/18/2022 B
MI0173L5F062114,
MI0174L5F062013,
MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition............. KY0110L4I002011, 8/17/2022 A, B
KY0110L4I002112,
KY0027L4I002013,
KY0027L4I002114,
KY0022L4I002013,
KY0022L4I002114,
KY0012L4I002013,
KY0012L4I002114,
KY0155L4I002005,
KY0155L4I002106,
KY0122L4I002005,
KY0122L4I002106,
KY0113L4I002008,
KY0113L4I002109,
KY0157L4I002005,
KY0157L4I002106,
KY0121L4I002009,
KY0121L4I002110,
KY0114L4I002010,
KY0114L4I002111,
KY0105L4I002109,
KY0105L4I002110,
KY0021L4I002115,
KY0020L4I002115,
KY0127L4I002109,
KY00304LI002114,
KY0026L4I002114,
KY0120L4I002105,
KY0106L4I002110,
KY0013L4I002114,
KY0025L4I002114,
KY0123L4I002105,
KY0014L4I002114.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious PA0133L3T042013................ 8/24/2022 A, B
Communities.
Strategies to End Homelessness......... OH0686Y5E002100, 8/24/2022 A, B
OH0683U5E002100,
OH9999U5E002106.
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless, OH0383L5E072108................ 8/30/2022 A
Inc.
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A Safe Haven Foundation................ IL00095L5T101912, 8/30/2022 A
IL0371L5T101911,
IL0121L5T101912,
IL0222L5T101912,
IL0236L5T101912.
San Diego Housing Commission........... CA0534L9D012013................ 9/7/2022 B
City of Philadelphia................... PA0013L3T002114................ 9/9/2022 B
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Insufficient staffing levels to carry out activities due to the pandemic's impact on the community or
jurisdiction.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, low vaccination rates or high
hospitalization rates of people experiencing homelessness or people living with HIV).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
IV. Expedited COVID-19 Waivers (Notice CPD-22-09)--ESG
ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105; 24 CFR 576.106.
Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict program participants from receiving
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants sublease
or lease from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Lee County Human and Veteran Services.. E21UC120013.................... 7/12/2022 A, B
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, challenges securing 12-month leases due to
landlord trepidation or low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Durational Limits on Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2); 24 CFR 576.105(c).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision
of housing stability case management to 30 days while the program
participant is seeking permanent housing and to 24 months during the
period the program participant is living in housing. 24 CFR
576.105(c) limits the total amount of time a program participant may
receive services under 24 CFR 576.105(b) to 24 months during any 3-
year period.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Lee County Human and Veteran Services.. E21UC120013.................... 7/12/2022 A, B
City of Evanston....................... E22MC170012, E21MC170012....... 7/12/2022 A, B
Orange County Office of Community E21UC360105; E22UC360105....... 08/18/2022 A, B
Development.
City of Lexington...................... E21MC210004.................... 08/17/2022 A, B
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--24-Month Limit on Rental Assistance
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.106(a) limits the total amount
of time a program participant may receive rental assistance to 24-
months during a 3-year period.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Lee County Human and Veteran Services.. E21UC120013.................... 7/12/2022 A
City of Evanston....................... E22MC170012, E21MC170012....... 7/12/2022 A
Orange County Office of Community E21UC360105, E22UC360105....... 08/18/2022 A
Development.
Collier County Government.............. E21UC120016, E22UC120016....... 08/16/2022 A
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City of Lexington...................... E21MC210004.................... 08/17/2022 A
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below
FMR
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1) provides that rental
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.
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Grantee Grant Nos. Date granted Reasons waived
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Lee County Human and Veteran Services.. E21UC120013, E19UC120013....... 7/12/2022 A
New York State Office of Temporary and E21DC360001.................... 7/1/2022 A
Disability Assistance.
City of Evanston....................... E22MC170012, E21MC170012....... 7/12/2022 A
State of Arizona....................... E21DC040001.................... 7/25/2022 A
Pinellas County Housing and Community E21UC120005, E22UC120005....... 7/25/2022 A
Development Department.
Orange County Office of Community E21UC360105; E22UC360105....... 08/18/2022 A
Development.
Collier County Government.............. E21UC120016, E22UC120016....... 08/16/2022 A
City of Raleigh........................ E21MC370009, E22MC370009....... 9/23/2022 A
City of Dallas......................... E21MC480009, E22MC480009....... 9/29/2022 A
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
low vacancy rates).
Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 708-4300.
II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal
Housing Administration (FHA)
For further information about the following regulatory waivers,
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows
the description of the waiver granted.
Regulation: 24 CFR 200.73 (c), Property Development.
Project/Activity: O'Keefe Apartments, Project No. 071-11545,
Chicago, Illinois.
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 200.73(c). The regulation requires
that a site contain at least five rental dwelling units [of an FHA
insured multifamily housing project] shall be on one site and it is
part of other contiguous sites comprised of one marketable
manageable real estate entity. The regulation reads as follows:
(c) The improvements shall constitute a single project. Not less
than five rental dwelling units or personal care units, 20 medical
care beds, or 50 manufactured home pads, shall be on one site,
except that such limitations do not apply to group practice
facilities.
Chapter 3 Section 3.1.30 of the MAP Guide permits a project with
two or more noncontiguous parcels of land when the parcels comprise
one marketable, manageable real estate entity.
The lender, Merchants Capital Corporation, proposes to finance
the acquisition of O'Keefe Apartments project with a loan to be
insured pursuant to Section 223(f). The property is in the South
Shore neighborhood of Chicago and is comprised of 5 buildings with a
total of 67 units within a one-mile radius. Of the 5 buildings one
has only 3 units within a two-story townhouse building. The O'Keefe
Apartments has been part of HUD Multifamily' s assisted housing
portfolio for many years and is now under a single Housing
Assistance Payment (HAP) contract for rental assistance.
Granted by: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary Office of
Housing-Federal Housing Administration.
Date Granted: September 23, 2022.
Reason Waived: The Lender, Merchants Capital Corporation has
deep roots in affordable housing in the Chicago market. All units
are covered by a Section 8 HAP contract and New 20-year renewals
will be requested. The proposed mortgage amount is $6,232,400. There
is a total of $1,270 in repairs. The project currently has one
vacant unit for an overall occupancy of 98.5% per May 17, 2022, rent
roll. The O'Keefe Apartments property continue to remain affordable
and would preserves much needed affordable housing options for low-
income residents in the South Shore neighborhood and is consistent
with the Secretary's goal of maintaining affordable housing for low-
income persons.
Contact: Willie Fobbs, Director, Office of Multifamily
Production, Office of Housing, HTD, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 402-6257.
Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b)(1995) Payment and
Repayment of Operating Assistance.
Project/Activity: Warren Gardens Apartments; FHA No. 023-55049.
Nature of Requirement: This regulation sets forth the
requirements that govern the repayment of operating assistance under
the Flexible Subsidy Program for Troubled Projects and states
``Assistance that has been paid to a project owner under this
subpart must be repaid at the earlier of the expiration of the term
of the mortgage, termination of mortgage insurance, prepayment of
the mortgage, or sale of the project.''
Granted by: Julia R. Gordon Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
Date Granted: September 20, 2022.
Reason Waived: The regulation at 24 CFR 219.220(b)(1995) was
waived to permit the deferment of the outstanding balance of the
Flexible Subsidy Loans, plus accrued interest, for Warren Gardens,
and permit the Owner to repay the loans through a repayment plan.
This waiver is effective from the date of issuance.
Contact: Saadia Figueroa-Smallwood, Acting Director, Office of
Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Field Asset Management
Division, HTN, Office of Housing, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone (904) 208-6026.
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III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian
Housing
For further information about the following regulatory waivers,
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows
the description of the waiver granted.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)(1).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod
Rehab) Program. Allows PHAs to grant a family one or more extensions
of the initial voucher term regardless of the policy described in
the Administrative Plan. PHAs should ensure consistency with these
requests and remain in compliance with the PHA's informally adopted
interim standard.
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 and 2021-34 to provide
continued flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the County of San
Joaquin; Tulare County Housing Authority; Kings County Housing
Authority; St. Petersburg Housing Authority; Great Bend Housing
Authority; Liberty Housing Authority; Howell County Public Housing
Agency; Jersey City Housing Authority; Lakewood Housing Authority;
Newark Housing Authority; Village of Cobleskill; Montgomery County
Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Housing
Authority of Texarkana; Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office;
Newport News Regional Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Racine
County; Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations, Office of Public
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)(1).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s). Allows PHAs to grant a family
one or more extensions of the initial voucher term regardless of the
policy described in the Administrative Plan. PHAs should ensure
consistency with these requests and remain in compliance with the
PHA's informally adopted interim standard.
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Harrison Housing Authority; St. Francis County
Housing Authority; South Tucson Housing Authority; Housing Authority
of the County of Merced; Housing Authority of the County of
Stanislaus; Benicia Housing Authority; Suisun City Housing
Authority; Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach; Housing
Authority of the City of Madera; Compton Housing Authority; Santa
Rosa Housing Authority; Burbank Housing Authority; Housing Authority
of the City of Glendale; Housing Authority of the City of National
City; Hartford Housing Authority; Middletown Housing Authority;
Naugatuck Housing Authority; Cocoa Housing Authority; Housing
Authority of Pompano Beach; Ocala Housing Authority; Fort Walton
Beach Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing Authority; Collier
County Housing Authority; Winnebago County Housing Authority; Terre
Haute Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority; Cambridge
Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority; Milford Housing
Authority; Andover Housing Authority; Hingham Housing Authority;
Housing Authority of St. Mary's County (MD), Maryland Department of
Housing And Community Development; Old Town Housing Authority;
Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing Commission; St.
Clair Shores Housing Commission; Muskegon Housing Commission; Saint
Paul Public Housing Agency; Independence Housing Authority; High
Point Housing Authority; Greensboro Housing Authority; Durham
Housing Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; Southeastern
Community & Family Services, Inc.; Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity
Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Northern Regional Housing Authority;
Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority; Ithaca
Housing Authority; Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Allen
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Miami Metropolitan Housing Authority; Morrow Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Pittsburgh Housing Authority; Columbia County Housing
Authority; Newport Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority
(RI); Rhode Island Housing; Municipality Of Mayaguez; Municipality
Of Gurabo; Municipality Of Anasco; Municipality Of Naguabo; Lake
City Housing Authority; Hartsville Housing Authority; South Carolina
State Housing Finance and Development Authority; Meade County
Housing and Redevelopment Commission; Lawrence County Housing and
Redevelopment Commission; Butte County Housing Authority; Kingsport
Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Morristown Housing Authority;
San Antonio Housing Authority; Denton Housing Authority; Tarrant
County Housing Assistance Office ; Terrell Housing Department;
Virginia Beach Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation;
Springfield Housing Authority; Bremerton Housing Authority; Madison
Housing Authority; Sauk County Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations, Office of Public
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 984.303(k).
Project/Activity: Idaho Housing and Finance Association.
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 984.303(k) is a regulation
pertaining to termination with Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) escrow
disbursement.
Reason Waived: The agency requested a waiver of this regulation
to allow the accrued escrow to be passed to a participant's mother.
The mother is elderly and unable to work, which would prevent her
from being able to assume the Contract of Participation and complete
it, as envisioned in 24 CFR 984.305(d), Succession of FSS Account.
After considering the information presented by the agency and absent
a statutory prohibition, HUD finds good cause to waive 24 CFR
984.303(k) to allow for both a completion of the Contract of
Participation and release of escrow without graduation.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: September 2, 2022.
Contact: Jayme Brown, Director, Community and Supportive
Services Division, Office of Public Housing Investments; Office of
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20140, telephone
(202) 402-3624.
Regulation: 24 CFR 983.153(c).
Project/Activity: St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA).
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.153(c) prohibits a PHA from
entering into the Agreement to Enter into Housing Assistance
Payments (AHAP) contract with the owner if construction or
rehabilitation has commenced after proposal submission.
Reason Waived: The HUD Miami Field Office reviewed the Request
for Proposals issued by SPHA and the award to Innovare's
development. The request addressed the requirement to not begin
construction prior to entering into the AHAP. SPHA reported that the
developer did not involve SPHA in its decision to start
construction. Upon being notified of commenced work and resulting
programmatic violations, SPHA requested that the contractor
immediately cease construction activities, and began correcting
deficiencies noted during the review. Notwithstanding the
developer's failure to execute an AHAP with SPHA prior to beginning
construction, it should be noted that the developer from the outset
complied with all applicable Davis-Bacon requirements. Based on the
above analysis and considering the good cause presented, HUD waived
the regulation and allowed SPHA to sign and enter into an AHAP
contract for 25 project-based vouchers in the Innovare project
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Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: September 7, 2022.
Contact: Nathaniel Johnson, Senior Housing Program Specialist,
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW, Washington, DC 20140, telephone: (202) 402-5156.
Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101, 24 CFR 985.105.
Project/Activity: Marion County Housing Authority.
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101 states that a PHA must
submit to HUD a required Section 8 Management Assessment Program
(SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar days after the end of
its fiscal year. 24 CFR 985.105 states that HUD shall assess each
PHA's performance under SEMAP annually and shall assign each PHA a
SEMAP score and overall performance rating.
Reason Waived: MCHA was greatly impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic, causing staff shortages, participant difficulty in
submitting documentation and delayed scheduled inspections. In
addition, the agency transitioned to a new software system--causing
delayed Rent Reasonableness Certifications, which resulted in late
annual reexaminations of family income--and was also impacted by two
natural disasters--a major wildfire in September 2020 and an ice
storm in February 2021. The agency hired 10 case managers and only
retained three due to turnover. The Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
Inspector's ongoing health condition limits their work assignments.
In the past 2 months, 25 percent of scheduled inspections have been
delayed because of a COVID-19 infection in the household. Further,
landlords citied high cost of materials and delays in obtaining
parts and appliance replacements delaying repairs. Despite MCHA
losing its Housing Program Supervisor in November of 2021, and the
former Executive Director in April of 2022, the agency's operations
are now stabilized, including a third-party HQS Inspector assisting
with overdue inspections along with the completed implementation of
the new software system. The MCHA received a standard rating on its
prior SEMAP certifications in 2019 (which carried over due to the
regulatory waivers provided by the CARES Act) from 2018 and 2017.
Moreover, the Portland Field Office recommended approval of MCHA's
waiver request.
Due to these circumstances, HUD determined, pursuant to the
waiver authority provided at 24 CFR 5.110, that there is good cause
to waive both regulations.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: Sep. 27, 2022.
Contact: Michelle Daniels, Housing Program Specialist, Community
and Supportive Services Division, Office of Public Housing
Investments; Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC
20140, telephone: (202) 402-6051.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod
Rehab) Program.
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 and PIH 2021-34 to
provide continued flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic
recovery. HUD expeditiously responded to these waiver request in
accordance with Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Lonoke County Housing Authority; Housing
Authority of the County of San Joaquin; Kings County Metropolitan
Housing Authority; Livermore Housing Authority; West Hartford
Housing Authority; St. Petersburg Housing Authority; Dekalb County
Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority; Wichita Housing
Authority; Great Bend Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority;
Liberty Housing Authority; Howell County Public Housing Agency;
Lakewood Housing Authority; Plattsburgh Housing Authority; Geneva
Housing Authority; Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Huron
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Crawford Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority; Seneca Metropolitan
Housing Authority; Berks County Housing Authority; Union County
Housing Authority; Smithfield Housing Authority; Garland Housing
Agency; Newport News Regional Housing Authority; Rhinelander Housing
Authority; Ashland County Housing Authority; Chippewa County Housing
Authority; Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing
Authority; Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and Compliance
Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. SW,
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s).
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Jasper;
Opelika Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Foley; Tallassee
Housing Authority; Troy Housing Authority; Northwest Regional
Housing Authority; Harrison Housing Authority; Flagstaff Housing
Authority; Winslow Housing Authority; South Tucson Housing
Authority; Oakland Housing Authority; Benicia Housing Authority;
Suisun City Housing Authority; Carlsbad Housing Agency; Burbank
Housing Authority; Placer County Housing Authority; Hartford Housing
Authority; Middletown Housing Authority; Ansonia Housing Authority;
Vernon Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Pompano Beach; Ocala
Housing Authority; Plant City Housing Authority; Punta Gorda Housing
Authority; Boca Raton Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of
the City and County of Honolulu; Waukegan Housing Authority;
Delaware County Housing Authority; Lawrence County Housing and
Redevelopment Commission; Butte County Housing Authority; Kingsport
Housing and Redevelopment Authority; LaFollette Housing Authority;
Brownsville Housing Authority; Morristown Housing Authority; Dayton
Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority (TN); Roanoke-Chowan
Regional Housing Authority; Southeastern Community & Family
Services, Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Portsmouth Housing
Authority; Bergen County Housing Authority; Union County Housing
Authority; Mesilla Valley Housing Authority; Northern Regional
Housing Authority; Herkimer Housing Authority; Kingston Housing
Authority; Ithaca Housing Authority; Harrietstown Housing Authority;
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development;
City of New Rochelle Housing Authority; City of Peekskill; Town of
Southampton Housing Authority; Zanesville Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority; Logan County
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Broken Bow Housing Authority;
Columbia County Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; West
Warwick Housing Authority; Coventry Housing Authority; East
Greenwich Housing Authority; Rhode Island Housing; Municipality of
Gurabo; Municipality of Anasco; Rock Hill Housing Authority;
Watertown Housing Authority; Anthony Housing Authority; Central
Texas Council of Governments; Anderson County; Terrell Housing
Department; Housing Authority of Utah County; Logan City Housing
Authority; Roosevelt City Housing Authority; Bear River Regional
Housing Authority; Cedar City Housing Authority; Scott County
Regional Housing Authority; Bremerton Housing Authority; Grays
Harbor Housing Authority; Walla Walla Housing Authority; Madison
Housing Authority; New London Housing Authority; Kenosha Housing
Authority; Barron County Housing Authority; Richmond Housing
Authority; Terre Haute Housing Authority; Warsaw Housing Authority;
Lafayette Housing Authority; Atchison Housing Authority; Somerset
Housing Authority; New Orleans Housing Authority; Springfield
Housing Authority (MA); Milford Housing Authority; Hagerstown
Housing
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Authority; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development;
Old Town Housing Authority; Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton
Harbor Housing Commission; The Kandiyohi County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority; McLeod County Housing and Redevelopment
Authority; Independence Housing Authority; Wilmington Housing
Authority; Rocky Mount Housing Authority; Wadesboro Housing
Authority; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment Commission;
Housing Authority of Lubbock; Brenham Housing Authority; Burnet
Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St.
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod
Rehab) Program.
Reason Waived: PHAs have the option to increase the payment
standard for the family at any time after the effective date of the
increase, rather than waiting for the next regular reexamination.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Kings County Housing Authority; Suisun City
Housing Authority; Orange County Housing Authority; St. Petersburg
Housing Authority; Boise City Housing Authority; Ada County Housing
Authority; Great Bend Housing Authority; Great Bend Housing
Authority; Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority; Plattsburgh
Housing Authority; Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Huron Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority; Crawford
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority;
City of Bowling Green Housing Division; Portland Housing Authority;
Independence Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority; Lincoln
County Public Housing Agency; Liberty Housing Authority; Howell
County Public Housing Agency; Seneca Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Berks County Housing Authority; Housing Connect-Salt Lake County;
Superior Housing Authority; Chippewa County Housing Authority;
Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St.
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s).
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Mobile Housing Authority; Housing Authority of
the City of Jasper; Opelika Housing Authority; Opp Housing
Authority; Housing Authority of Foley; Tallassee Housing Authority;
St. Francis County Housing Authority; Winslow Housing Authority;
Cocoa Housing Authority; Ocala Housing Authority; Plant City Housing
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of
the City and County of Honolulu; Southwestern Idaho Cooperative
Housing Authority; Winnebago County Housing Authority; Delaware
County Housing Authority; Tell City Housing Authority; Terre Haute
Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority; Lafayette
Housing Authority; Beatrice Housing Authority; Portsmouth Housing
Authority; Bergen County Housing Authority; Mesilla Valley Housing
Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority;
Town of Southampton; Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority;
Municipality of Anasco; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment
Commission; Lawrence County Housing and Redevelopment Commission;
Butte County Housing Authority; Johnson City Housing Authority;
Chattanooga Housing Authority; Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment
Authority; Lafayette Housing Authority; Brownsville Housing
Authority; Morristown Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority
(TN); Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency; South Tucson
Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the County of Merced;
Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus; Carlsbad Housing
Agency; City of Norwalk; Hartford Housing Authority; Middletown
Housing Authority; Naugatuck Housing Authority; Hingham Housing
Authority; Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community
Development; Maryland Department of Housing and Community
Development; Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing
Commission; St. Clair Shores Housing Commission; Biloxi Housing
Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; East Spencer Housing
Authority; Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc,; Franklin-
Vance-Warren Opportunity Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Springfield
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Columbiana Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority; Miami
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; West
Warwick Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority (TN);
Municipality of Gurabo; Housing Authority of the City of Waco;
Edgewood Housing; Central Texas Council of Governments; Terrell
Housing Department; Housing Authority of Utah County; Springfield
Housing Authority (VT); Bremerton Housing Authority; Grays Harbor
Housing Authority; Madison Housing Authority; Wausau Housing
Authority; Barron County Housing Authority; Clarksburg/Harrison
Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St.
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 982.634(a).
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Waivers for
the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream
and Mod Rehab) Program(s), 24 CFR 982.634(a) allows PHAs to extend
homeownership assistance for one additional year.
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: High Point Housing Authority; Greensboro
Housing Authority; Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc.;
Omaha Housing Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; New York
Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Lorain
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Charleston County Housing Authority;
Madison Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St.
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
Regulation: 24 CFR 985.105, 24 CFR 985.101.
Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Waivers for
the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream
and Mod Rehab) Program(s), 24 CFR 985.105, 24 CFR 985.101 whereas
PHAs with a fiscal year end 3/31/22, 6/30/22, or 9/30/22 may request
to waive Section 8 Management Assessment Program if an indicator
declines as a result of operational disruptions and from its
adoption of one or more CARES Act waivers.
Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with
Section 106 of the Department and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989.
Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing.
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Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
Project/Activity: Opelika Housing Authority; Tuscaloosa Housing
Authority; Tallassee Housing Authority; Hot Springs Housing
Authority; Paragould Housing Authority; St. Francis County Housing
Authority; City of Tempe Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the
County of Stanislaus; Housing Authority of the City of San
Buenaventura; Benicia Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the
County of Yolo; Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach; Housing
Authority of the City of Madera; Compton Housing Authority; Housing
Authority of the City of Santa Paula; Frederick Housing Authority;
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Saginaw
Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing Commission; Muskegon
Housing Commission; Dowagiac Housing Commission; Saint Paul Public
Housing Agency; Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Virginia;
Independence Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority; Greenville
Housing Authority; Orange County Housing Authority; Roanoke-Chowan
Regional Housing Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; East
Spencer Housing Authority; Stillwater Housing Authority; Housing
Authority of Malheur County; Northeast Oregon Housing Authority;
Berks County Housing Authority; Cumberland County Housing Authority;
Providence Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; Bristol
Housing Authority (RI); Rhode Island Housing; Municipality Of
Mayaguez; Municipality of Trujillo Alto; Bear River Regional Housing
Authority; Bristol Regional Housing Authority; Scott County Regional
Housing Authority; Loudoun County Office of Housing; Springfield
Housing Authority (VT); Bremerton Housing Authority; Carlsbad
Housing Agency; Santa Rosa Housing Authority; Burbank Housing
Authority; Housing Authority of the City of Glendale; Placer County
Housing Authority; South Metro Housing Options; Middletown Housing
Authority; Jacksonville Housing Authority; Ocala Housing Authority;
Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of
the City of Statesboro; Muscatine Housing Authority; Oskaloosa
Municipal Housing Agency; Coastal Community Action, Inc.;
Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc.; Franklin-Vance-
Warren Opportunity Inc.; Atlantic City Housing Authority; Bergen
County Housing Authority; Penns Grove Housing Authority; New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs; Mesilla Valley Housing Authority;
Northern Regional Housing Authority; Saratoga Springs Housing
Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority;
Hornell Housing Authority; New York City Department of Housing
Preservation and Development; City of Utica; Housing Authority of
Myrtle Beach; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development
Authority; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment Commission;
Lawrence County Housing and Redevelopment Commission; Butte County
Housing Authority; Dayton Housing Authority; Housing Authority of
Slaton; Brenham Housing Authority; Denton Housing Authority; Tarrant
County Housing Assistance Office; Logan City Housing Authority; Sauk
County Housing Authority; Marinette County Housing Authority;
Huntington Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing Authority;
Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority; Albia Housing Agency; Central
Iowa Regional Housing Authority; Iowa Northland Regional Housing
Authority; Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority; Idaho
Housing and Finance Association; Joliet Housing Authority; Winnebago
County Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority;
Campbellsville Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority
(KY); City of Covington; Appalachian Foothills; Springfield Housing
Authority (MA); Milford Housing Authority; Hingham Housing
Authority; Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority; Portsmouth
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Lorain Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority; Ironton
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Belmont Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Greene
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Columbiana Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority; Allen
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Adams Metropolitan Housing
Authority; Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority; Morrow Metropolitan
Housing Authority; Broken Bow Housing Authority; Municipality of
Carolina; Municipality of Morovis; Municipality of Maricao;
Municipality of Vega Baja; Municipality of Gurabo; Municipality of
Naguabo; Municipality of Adjuntas; Charleston County Housing
Authority; Columbia Housing Authority; Lake City Housing Authority;
Hartsville Housing Authority.
Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St.
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
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