Housing

1 day ago
Housing HUD Requests Damage, Vacancy Reports Following Arctic Storm: In anticipation of this past weekend’s storm, HUD sent a message to stakeholders requesting damage self-reporting from all housing communities participating in its MFH programs and ongoing reporting of any vacant units to assist with rehousing of displaced residents.

16 days ago
Housing 18 Organizations Join LeadingAge NY in Urging Governor Hochul to Fund Resident Assistance for Affordable Senior Housing in SFY27: The letter urges the creation of a State-funded program that would allow more affordable independent senior housing properties to offer on-site, on-request Resident Assistance to help low-income older adults age safely in their home while keeping high-cost health care and long-term care spending in check.

16 days ago
Housing Register Now to Meet with HUD Northeast Region Leadership on Jan. 22nd: The call, open to LeadingAge members in the HUD Northeast Region, will feature updates from the regional leadership team on staffing and workflows, HOTMA, inspection protocols, and more.

22 days ago
Housing LeadingAge NY Urges Governor to Create and Fund Senior Housing Resident Assistance Program in SFY 2027 Executive Budget: The program would allow more affordable senior housing properties to engage a staff person to help older adults understand and access the resources they need to remain independent. Use our new digital action letter to add your support today!

1 month ago
Housing HUD Delays HOTMA to 2027 for Multifamily Housing: The new compliance date allows the agency to complete implementation tools for HOTMA compliance, including new housing forms and new rent software used by federally assisted housing communities.

Housing CMS Announces Rural Health Transformation Program Awards: NYS awarded $212,058,208 for the first year of the five-year grant.
28 days ago

Housing Governor Signs Bills to Protect Workers and Authorize Nursing Home Equity Withdrawals, Vetoes Bill Banning For-Profit Hospice: Bills signed include legislation to prohibit exploitative training reimbursement agreements and prevent workplace violence, to authorize enhanced withdrawals of equity from certain nursing homes, and to dedicate nursing home staffing fines to recruitment and safety grants. The Governor vetoed a bill banning new and expanded for-profit hospice programs.
1 month ago

Housing HUD Delays HOTMA to 2027 for Multifamily Housing: The new compliance date allows the agency to complete implementation tools for HOTMA compliance, including new housing forms and new rent software used by federally assisted housing communities.
1 month ago

Housing HUD Withdraws Controversial Homelessness Funding Opportunity: Following the filing of two separate lawsuits protesting significant policy changes to the CoC program, HUD has withdrawn the NOFO to review it for the plaintiff’s concerns.
1 month ago

Housing Update: Governor Acts on 2025 Priority Legislation: LeadingAge NY provides a status update on all priority bills passed by the Legislature in 2025.
1 month ago

Housing Court Temporarily Blocks HUD Shift on Homelessness Funding: The court's order will temporarily prevent HUD from reissuing harmful funding policies that limit funds for existing and future PSH units while the court continues to deliberate.
1 month ago

Housing HUD Publishes 2026 Annual Adjustment Factors; OCAF Delayed: The AAFs for 2026 are effective as of Dec. 9, 2025 and are applied at the anniversary of certain Section 8 HAP contracts. The separate OCAFs and Utility Allowance Factors are still delayed due to the shutdown.
1 month ago

Housing Take Action Today! Tell Congress to Protect and Expand Affordable Housing Programs: Congress is currently determining FY 2026 appropriations levels for HUD; easily reach your lawmakers to fight for strong investments in affordable senior housing programs using LeadingAge’s new action alert.
1 month ago