State and local administrators of the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program can get more relief to more renters more quickly by adopting proven practices. NCSHA encourages all ERAP grantees to adopt the practices compiled in this document. View Document Find your state on the Emergency Rental Assistance Programs by State map. Access Resource […]
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This document provides guidance on the use of the Treasury Department’s Emergency Rental Assistance by households also receiving rental assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing. View Document […]
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This notice provides the population residing in qualified disaster zones for the 12 states (including Puerto Rico) that qualified for disaster Housing Credit authority under Section 305 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020. View Document […]
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This Dear Colleague letter seeks support from House Democrats in signing a letter to House leadership in support of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act. View Document […]
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On July 23, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development detailing the impact of its Federal Housing Administration Mortgagee Letter 2021-15, specifically the Advance Loan Modification requirement, on state HFA mortgage revenue bond programs and operations. View Document […]
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On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Multifamily Housing published these updated Questions and Answers related to COVID-19. View Document […]
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On July 29, 2021, NCSHA and the Council of State Community Development Agencies jointly sent this letter to the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee, Housing Financial Services Committee, and House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging programmatic reforms to the Housing Trust Fund program in light of a possible infrastructure funding increase. View Document […]
On July 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released this online tool to help renters and landlords impacted by the pandemic find and apply for payment assistance for rent, utilities, and other expenses. The Rental Assistance Finder, available at www.consumerfinance.gov/renthelp, connects renters and landlords with the state and local programs distributing federal assistance. […]
To help government agencies, companies, advocates, nonprofits, and faith communities promote its Rental Assistance Finder, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) prepared this toolkit with sample messages and graphics that can be shared via social media, email, websites, and press releases, as well as printed and posted. View Document […]
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