HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs Posts Updates to Coronavirus Q&A Guides

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, updated two sets of Questions and Answers on April 26: “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” and “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium Order.” The most recent previous updates for each were issued on April 2 (see Memo, 4/12).

There is only one change in “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),” which adds Q25 (page 18) in the subsection “Moratorium on Evictions under the CARES Act” of the “CARES Act and Additional Resources Available for Response” section. Multifamily clarifies that although the eviction moratorium in the CARES Act expired, the 30-day notice to vacate requirement for nonpayment of rent is still in effect for CARES Act covered properties.

“Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium Order” has two updates. Q6 has links to updated CDC declaration forms in eight languages. Q1 is revised to reflect changes to requirements individuals must meet in order to be protected from eviction for nonpayment of rent by the CDC eviction moratorium, which was extended to June 30 (see Memo, 3/29). A clause was added to a paragraph in Q1 indicating that the CDC Order “only applies to the extent its application is not prohibited by federal court order.”

“Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” is at: https://bit.ly/3e2FcFf

“Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium Order” is at: https://bit.ly/3e29KXZ

More information about Project-Based Rental Assistance is on page 4-64 of NLIHC’s 2021 Advocates’ Guide.