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HUD NOTICE PIH 2020-5

The chart below summarizes the waivers authorized under HUD Notice PIH 2020-5 issued on April 10th 2020. Through HUD Notice PIH 2020-13 issued on July 2nd, 2020, Northwest Regional Housing Authority is required to post this information to the public.


Item
Statutory and regulatory waivers
Summary of alternative requirements
Availability Period Ends
Did PHA implement waiver and alternative requirement?
Date of PHA adoption
PH and HCV-1 PHA 5-Year and Annual Plan
Statutory Authority Section 5A(a)(1), Section 5A(b)(1), Section 5A(g), Section 5A(h)(2)
Regulatory Authority §§ 903.5(a)(3), 903.5(b)(3), 903.21
> Alternative dates for     submission
> Changes to significant
    amendment process
> Varies based     on FYE

> 7/31/20    
Yes
4/14/20
PH and HCV-2 Family Income and Composition: Delayed Annual Reexaminations
Statutory Authority
Section 3(a)(1)


Regulatory Authority
§
§ 982.516(a)(1),
960.257(a)
> Permits the PHA to delay the     annual reexamination of income     and family composition

> HCV PHAs must implement HCV-7     for impacted families if they     implement this waiver
> 12/31/20    
Yes    
4/14/20
PH and HCV-3
Annual Reexamination; Income Verification Requirements
Regulatory Authority
§ 5.233(a)(2),

Sub-regulatory
Guidance
PIH Notice 2018-18
> Waives the requirements to use the income     hierarchy, including the use of EIV, and will     allow PHAs to consider self-certification as the     highest form of income verification

> PHAs that implement this waiver will be     responsible for addressing material income     discrepancies that may arise later
> 7/31/20    
Yes
4/14/20
PH and HCV-4
Interim reexaminations
Statutory Authority
Section 3(a)(1)

Regulatory Authority
§ 5.233(a)(2),
982.516(c)(2), 960.257(a), (b) and (d)

Sub-regulatory Guidance
PIH Notice 2018-18
>  Waives the requirement to use the income     verification requirements, including the use of     EIV, for interim reexaminations
> 7/31/20
Yes
4/14/20
PH and HCV-5
Enterprise
Income Verification (EIV) Monitoring
Regulatory Authority
§ 5.233

Sub-regulatory Guidance
PIH Notice 2018-18
>    Waives the mandatory EIV monitoring       requirements.
> 7/31/20    
Yes
4/14/20
PH and HCV-6
Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) Contract of Participation
Regulatory Authority
§ 984.303(d)
Provides for extensions to FSS contract of     participation
> 12/31/20
No

PH and HCV-7 Waiting List
Regulatory Authority
§ 982.206(a)(2)

PIH Notice 2012-34
Waives public notice requirements for opening     and closing waiting list

> Requires alternative process
> 7/31/20
No

HQS-1
Initial inspection    
Statutory Authority
Section 8(o)(8)(A)(i), Section 8(o)(8)(C)
Regulatory Authority
§ 982.305(a), 982.305(b), 982.405
>  Changes initial inspection requirements, allowing     for owner certification that there are no
    life-threatening deficiencies
>  Where self-certification was used, PHA must     inspect the unit no later than October 31, 2020.
> 7/31/20


> 10/31/20


HQS-2: PBV Pre-HAP Contract Inspections, PHA acceptance of completed units
Statutory Authority:
Section 8(o)(8)(A)

Regulatory Authority:
§§ 983.301(b), 983.156(a)(1)
>  Changes inspection requirements, allowing for     owner certification that there are no
    life-threatening deficiencies

>  Where self-certification was used, PHA must     inspect the unit no later than October 31, 2020.
> 7/31/20


> 10/31/20


HCV-7
Increase in Payment Standard
Regulatory Authority
§ 982.505(c)(4)
>  Provides PHAs with 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 to do so.
>12/31/20





HCV-8
Utility Allowance Schedule
Regulatory Authority
§ 982.517
>  Provides for delay in updating utility allowance     schedule
> 12/31/20



HCV-9
Homeownership Counseling
Statutory Authority
Section 8(y)(1)(D)

Regulatory Authority
§ 982.630, 982.636(d)
>  Waives the requirement for the family to obtain
    pre-assistance counseling
> 7/31/20



HCV-10
FUP
Statutory Authority
Section 8(x)(2)
>  Allows PHAs to increase age to 26 for foster youth     initial lease up
> 12/31/20



PH-1
Fiscal closeout of Capital Grant Funds
Regulatory Authority
§ 905.322(b)
>  Extension of deadlines for ADCC and AMCC
Varies by PHA
NO

PH-2
Total Development Costs
Regulatory Authority
§ 905.314(c)
>  Waives the TDC and HCC limits permitting approval     of amounts in excess of published TDC by 25% to     50% on a case by case basis
Applies to development proposals submitted to HUD no later than December 31, 2021
NO

PH-3
Cost limitations
Regulatory Authority
§ 905.314(j)
>  Allows for the use of force account labor for     modernization activities in certain     circumstances
> 12/31/20
YES
04/14/20
PH-4
ACOP
Regulatory Authority
§ 960.202(c)(1)
>  Changes to approval process for ACOP
> 7/31/20   
YES
04/14/20
PH-5
CSSR
Statutory Authority
Section 12(c)

Regulatory Authority
§ 960.603(a) and 960.603(b)
>  Temporarily suspends CSSR
> 3/31/21
YES
04/14/20
PH-6
Energy Audits
Regulatory Authority
§ 965.302
>  Allows for delay in due dates of energy audits
One year beyond
2020 audit deadline
YES
04/14/20
PH-7
Over-income families
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: Final Implementation of the Public Housing Income Limit 83 FR 35490 Notice: Notice PIH 2019-11
>  Changes to timeframes for determination     of over-income
> 12/31/20

YES
04/14/20
PH-8
Resident Council Elections
Regulatory Authority
§ 964.130(a)(1)
>  Provides for delay in resident council     elections
> 7/31/20

NO

PH-9
Utility Allowance
Regulatory Authority
§ 965.507
>  Provides for delay in updating utility     allowance schedule
> 12/31/20

YES
04/14/20
PH-10
Tenant notifications
Regulatory Authority
§ 966.5
>  Advance notice not required except for     policies related to tenant charges
> 7/31/20
YES
04/14/20
11a
PHAS
Regulatory Authority
24 CFR Part 902
>  Allows for alternatives related to     inspections

>  PHA to retain prior year PHAS score     unless requests otherwise
HUD will resume issuing new PHAS scores starting with PHAs with FYE dates of 3/31/21
N/A
N/A
11b
SEMAP
Regulatory Authority
24 CFR Part 985
>  PHA to retain prior year SEMAP score     unless requests otherwise
HUD will resume issuing new SEMAP scores starting with PHAs with FYE dates of 3/31/21
N/A
N/A
11c
Financial reporting
Regulatory Authority
§§ 5.801(c), 5.801(d)(1)
>  Allows for extensions of financial reporting     deadlines
Varies by PHA FYE
YES
04/14/20
12a
Form HUD 50058
Regulatory Authority
24 CFR Part 908, § 982.158

Sub-regulatory Guidance
PIH Notice 2011-65
>  Waives the requirement to submit 50058     within 60 days
>  Alternative requirement to submit within     90 days of the effective date of action
> 12/31/20    
YES
04/14/20
12b
Designated housing plan
Statutory Authority
Section 7(e)(1)
>  Allows for HUD to delay notification about     designated housing plan
> 7/31/20
N/A
N/A
12c
Deadline for reporting Operating and Capital Fund expenditures
Statutory Authority
Section 9(j)

Regulatory Authority
§ 905.306(d)(5)
>  Provides a one-year extension
One-year extension, however no programmatic expenditure end date shall be extended beyond one month prior to closure of relevant appropriations acc
NO


The source of the above notice was taken from the PDF document PIH2020-05

APPLICATIONS
We provide housing without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental handicap, familial status, national origin, or other protected class. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call Customer Service at 202-260-1026 (Voice), 1-866-632-9992 (Toll Free), 1-800-877-8339 and 1-866-337-8642 (TDD or Local Relay and Federal Relay Service). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. In accordance with federal law and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or familial status. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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