The Impact of Sequestration on the Section 8 Program
Friday, November 1, 2013
Housing News
November 1, 2013
October 31, 2013
STATE UPDATES
Conference Committee Finalizes Housing Bond Bill - $1.4 billion investment in affordable housing pledged over five years
October 30, 2013
Thank you to John McDonough for your presenation at CHAPA's 46th Annual Dinner and Meeting last night on health and housing! To view the PowerPoint presenation please click here.
October 29, 2013
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on October 28 that her office has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to recognize disparate impact claims under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA).
October 17, 2013
STATE UPDATES
Housing Bond Bill Remains in Conference Committee
October 10, 2013
CHAPA Breakfast Forum:
Planning Ahead for Elder Housing Needs
October 10, 2013
Commonwealth Housing Task Force
WELCOMING COMMUNITIES COMPETITION
REQUEST FOR IDEAS
Commonwealth Housing Task Force
Expanding Opportunities Committee
Fall 2013
October 2, 2013
Provide your direct input to CHAPA by taking our
"Community Survey on CHAPA Policy Priorities"
CHAPA wants your input on our policy work for 2014 so that we can effectively address the biggest barriers to the production and preservation of affordable housing for low and moderate income households.
October 2, 2013
CHAPA recently sent a brief questionnaire to all ten candidates for Congress for District 5 in Massachusetts. A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district will take place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate. Primary elections are scheduled for October 15.
October 1, 2013
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has posted a detailed contingency plan for a possible lapse in appropriations on their website. To view the full document please click here.