Shutdown 2019Postmortem

&Planning for the next one!

Agenda• Introductions

• Webinar Housing Keeping Issues

• Review of what has occurred

• Looking forward - what can we expect

• Impacts of another shutdown and funding not available to landlords - what are your choices/resources?

• Communication strategy to Landlords, participants and community

• Advocacy with NAHRO

Webinar Housekeeping• 75 Registrants for webinar

• For crowd control, all attendees are currently in “mute” mode

• Submit questions during presentation through “Q&A” button

• We can “un-mute” you at the appropriate time to ask questions and to provide additional information - RAISE your hand

Resource Materials

• January 15, 2019 HUD Notice to Executive Directors on Accessing Reserves and utilizing ”other sources”

• National Housing Law Project Shutdown memo

• NAHRO sample letter to landlords

Overview

Post Mortem• December 22 - Government Shutdown

Congress failed to provide FY19 funding for several agencies - including HUD and USDA- affected expiring PBRA, Section 202, Section 811 contracts

• Housing Choice Voucher Program Funding

• HUD obligated for January and February

• No funding for March!

• January 25th - Government Reopens through short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) - expires February 15th

• March and April - Initial indication CR will support payments Public Housing and Voucher Funding - Need HUD confirmation

Assuming shutdown with No funding obligated

• Request use of HUD Held Reserves - HUD Letter -1/15/2019:

No HHR?How about outside resources?• PIH Notice: 2013-28 - Guidance on the Use of Outside

Sources of Funds in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program

Acceptable funds to prevent termination of participants: Proceeds from PH Demo/Dispo, COCC funds, State Funds, donations from philanthropic parties

Impact to tenantsIf HAP not paid

• Can’t be evicted for non HAP payment but:

• Could get a 90 day notice if not in the initial 12 month term of lease

• Could have disregarded HQS Fails which lead to defat landlords leaving the program

• Check for Eviction controls in your jurisdiction. San Jose Moratorium

• Need to communicate that the tenant must pay their portion of rent, even if HAP is not paid.

Looking forward:What can we expect?

Advocacy

• Utilize NAHRO’s Advocacy Center to send timely letters to congressional representatives

• NAHRO working with HUD to minimize burdensome requirements for accessing reserves and approval process for utilizing outside sources if normal HAP funding is not available