March 3, 2015
Helen R. Kanovsky, General Counsel
Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, SW, Room 10276
Washington, DC 20410-0500
Re: Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs, 80 Fed. Reg. 423 (January 6, 2015)
Dear Ms. Kanovsky and staff,
We are writing on behalf of the undersigned regional housing mobility programs and fair housing organizations to express our serious concerns about a provision in the recent proposed “Streamlining Administrative Regulations” that would permit Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to “limit[] the effective date of the [Section 8] lease to a certain day or days of the month, such as the first day of the month” (proposed § 982.309(a)(5)). Under current procedures, tenants can begin the move-in process as soon as they find a unit.
