HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the […] The post Trump administration rescinds Obama-era housing mandate blamed for driving up building costs appeared first on American Almanac .
HUD and the Justice Department jointly scrapped a 2013 Obama-era policy that exposed homebuilders to indefinite legal liability over accessibility flaws, a mandate officials say added hundreds of millions in costs and choked off affordable housing. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor moved to replace the old enforcement framework with strict filing deadlines that mirror what Congress actually wrote into the Fair Housing Act more than three decades ago. Under the new guidance, individuals and advocacy groups now face a one-year window to file administrative complaints with HUD, starting from the date a building receives its certificate of occupancy. Private federal…Open
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner joined “National Report” to discuss the Trump administration’s housing agenda, expanding homeownership, and making housing more affordable for working Americans.
President Trump will headline the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington on Friday afternoon. The annual “Road to Majority” event comes as the Trump administration grapples with fallout from the Iran war, rising affordability concerns ahead of the midterms and as Democrats find an opportunity to bring abortion issues back to the spotlight four years after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The conference will also mark Trump’s first visit to the Washington Hilton hotel since the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting earlier this year. Other notable guests include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and a slew of House and Senate Republicans, among others.
The cost of compliance, according to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott, adds $31,000 to the cost of a home and adds to the housing shortage Americans are facing.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has suspended funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) amid allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and failure to address homelessness effectively.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has suspended funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) over allegations of fraud , mismanagement, and failure to address homelessness effectively. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD ) has suspended federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) following allegations of fraud, financial mismanagement, and failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars. HUD’s Inspector General is investigating the agency, which has received nearly $1 billion in federal funding since 2021, for serious violations, including conflicts of interest and misuse of funds. DETAIL: HUD highlighted a federal judge’s finding of…Open
“The ‘housing first’ experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner wrote in a press release Monday when announcing the shift in federal priorities.
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner got into a heated discussion on Thursday, with the New York Democrat raising her voice at Turner over his repeated references to the Biden administration. #Housing #Homelessness #Senate #HUD READ MORE: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5878670-gillibrand-hud-turner-testimony/
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request. The Trump administration is seeking $73.5 billion for HUD in 2027, focusing primarily on tackling homelessness and affordability concerns, according to the White House. It also comes as lawmakers have been pressed to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill that has stalled in the House amid divisions over certain provisions, including a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes. The lower chamber on Thursday put out an amended bill and a vote is expected next week. #scottturner #senate #hudbudget
