USDA Rural Housing Issues
Policies & links to RHS Regulatory Sites and NAHMA positions
Important RD Documents
Multifamily Housing Regional Directors Contact Information (November 23, 2020)
Policy Maps Data Tool
NAHMA’s Rural Multifamily Housing Policy Priorities 2012
Rural Development Procedure Notices
Rural Development Administrative Notices
Common USDA Acronyms
Rural Development Unnumbered Letters
USDA Rural Development Plan for Operations in the Absence of Appropriations (December 21, 2018)
RHS HomepageRural Development Contingency Plan in the Event of a Federal Government Shutdown (September 18, 2013)
Appraisals
- Updates to RD’s Multifamily Project Service Handbook (RD HB-3-3560) (September 24, 2012, Procedure Notice 458)
Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)
- Introductory BABAA Webinar Recording and companion Questions and Answers Document
- USDA provides Build America, Buy America Act Customer Guide (March 27, 2023)
- USDA Departmentwide Public Interest Waivers: De Minimis, Small Grants and Minor Components of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Recipients of USDA Federal Financial Assistance
Capital Needs Assessments
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) Process” (January 17, 2018)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Guidance on the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) Process (March 16, 2015)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Guidance on the Capital Needs Assessment Process” (August 7, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on the RD Capital Needs Assessment (CAN) process” (January 7, 2011)
CCR Registration
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4861 “Procedure for Ordering Comprehensive Commercial Credit and Business Owner Credit Reports”
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4692 “Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Comprehensive Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing” (November 8, 2012, Replaces AN 4649)
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4649 “Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Comprehensive Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing and Ordering Individual Consumer Credit Reports from CBCInnovis” (May 18, 2012, Replaces AN 4623)
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4623 “Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Commercial Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing” (March 1, 2012)
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4595 “Compliance with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006” (June 22, 2011)
Comprehensive Property Assessment and Portfolio Analysis Prepared for RHS
Dun and Bradstreet Registration
EIV Access
Fair Housing
- Results of the 2022 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report (March 21, 2023)
- Results of the 2019 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report (January 28, 2020)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Compliance in Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Properties (January 10, 2020)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Results of 2017 MFH Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report” (April 18, 2018)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Results of the 2012 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report” (December 6, 2016)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Results of the 2012 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report” (August 1, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Results of the 2011 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report” (October 4, 2011)
- USDA-RD Administrative Notice 4586 “Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans for Community Facilities Projects” (May 23, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Results of the 2010 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report” (August 5, 2010)
GAO Reports
- GAO Report “Rural Housing Service: Additional Actions Would Help Ensure Reasonableness of Rental Assistance Estimates” (September 14, 2017, GAO-17-725)
- GAO Report “Housing Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Increase Collaboration and Consider Consolidation” (August 16, 2012, GAO-12-554)
- GAO Report “Rural Housing Service: Efforts to Identify and Reduce Improper Rental Assistance Payments Could Be Enhanced” (May 31, 2012, GAO-12-624)
- GAO Report for Rural Housing “Changing the Definition of Rural Could Improve Eligibility Determinations” (December 2004)
General Regulatory Documents
- Unnumbered Letter: Updated Guidance for Section 504 Compliance (January 14, 2022)
- Unnumbered Letter: Ensuring Access to Safe Housing for Rural Development Tenants VAWA (December 3, 2020)
- Multifamily Housing Announces Start of New Programs Integration Model (July 7, 2020)
- Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Low Loan-to-Cost Ratio (February 7, 2019)
- Unnumbered Letter: Guidance on Use of Rent Incentive Options in MFH Properties (November 28, 2018)
- Supervised Bank Accounts (December 4, 2019)
- Unnumbered Letter: Short Sale and REO Acquisitions by Nonprofit Organizations and Public Bodies (November 28, 2018)
- Unnumbered Letter: Reserve Accounts for Rural Development’s Multi-Family Housing Properties (Supervised Bank Accounts) (October 4, 2018)
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant for FY18 (May 3, 2018)
- Proposed Changes to Eligibility of Certain Rural Areas (April 4, 2018)
- Unnumbered Letter: Fiscal Year 2018 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program (March 19, 2018)
- MFH Financial Reporting Requirements for Fiscal Year 2017 (January 29, 2018)
- Rural Development Senior Executive Leadership Changes (November 15, 2017)
- USDA MFH 515 and 514 Financial Reporting Requirements (November 1, 2017)
- 2017-2018 Periodic Review of Rural Areas for Housing Programs (November 1, 2017)
- Section 542 Rural Development Voucher Program (May 16, 2017)
- Unnumbered Letter: Determination and Documentation of Availability of Other Credit (March 21, 2017)
- Unnumbered Letter: Fiscal Year 2017 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program (March 21, 2017)
- Administrative Notice: Service Area for Certain Community Facilities (March 21, 2017)
- Administrative Notice: Community Facility Funds for Leased Space (March 21, 2017)
- Unnumbered Letter: Participation in Summer Meals Program (February 13, 2017)
- Administrative Notice: Implementation of 42 U.S.C. 14043e-11 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in Rural Development’s Multi-Family Housing Programs (January 18, 2017)
- Unnumbered Letter: Management of Loan Payoffs in Multi-Family Housing Properties (December 28, 2016)
- Unnumbered Letter: Hosting the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Programs at Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Properties (May 10, 2016)
- 2016 Industry Forums – Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings (May 10, 2016)
- Updated: Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act in RD’s Multifamily Housing Programs (January 5, 2015)
- Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act in RD’s Multifamily Housing Programs (February 10, 2014)
- Proposed Civil Monetary Penalty Provisions – Federal Register (January 4, 2013)
Income Limits and Calculations
- 2022 Income Limits for Sec. 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (August 5, 2022)
- Income Limits 2019 Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Program (July 22, 2019)
- Special Procedure Notice (February 14, 2014)
- Special Procedure Notice (February 7, 2013)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Changes in Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income” (October 9, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4679 “Implementation of 2010 Census Data for Rural Development Programs” (September 27, 2012)
- RD Procedure Notice-Guaranteed Single Family Housing Loans: Revised to update the Low and Moderate Income Limits for the Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) programs (July 1, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter on Changes to the Multifamily Housing Income Limits (July 16, 2010) based on the June 2, 2010 Special Procedural Notice
- RD Special Procedural Notice on Single Family Housing Income Limits (June 2, 2010) which are now the same for Multifamily Housing
Interagency Harmonization
Internal Payments Audit and Improper Payments
- RD’s Supervisory Visit and Improper Payments Audit “Worksheet for MFH Individual Tenant File Review” (September 25, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program” (December 5, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Fiscal Year 2012 State Internal Review Handbook” (October 21, 2011)
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4597 “OMB Circular A-133 Audit Reporting Requirements Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loan Borrowers and Grant Recipients” (August 18, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Improper Payment Information Act Compliance Report Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program” (June 23, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program” (December 29, 2010)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Rural Development Audit Program” (September 22, 2010)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Improper Payment Information Act Compliance Report Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program” (July 14, 2010)
- RHS Letter “Compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program ” (December 9, 2008)
- RHS Letter to NAHMA on Status of FY 2009 Appropriation Request for Management Fees (September 9, 2008)
- RHS Documentation Checklists (February 28, 2008)
- RHS Letter to State Directors About Internal Payment Audits, with data (May 28, 2008)
- RHS Improper Payments Audit Letter to NAHMA (May 27, 2008)
- Multi-Family Housing FY 2008 Improper Payment Audit Powerpoint
- Example of the Management Agent Letter
Lead Based Paint
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4850: Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule (January 29, 2018)
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4602 “Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule” (October 28, 2011)
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4537: “Rural Development Compliance with Lead-Based Paint Rule” (July 26, 2010)
Management Fees and Issues
- RD Procedural Notice 567, Management Fees Update (September 12, 2022)
- Attachment 3-F, Chapter 3 of HB-2-3560 (see pages 54-55 for FY23 management fee adjustment)
- RD Procedural Notice 553, Management Fees Update (September 13, 2021)
- Fiscal Year 2020 Property Management Fees (August 27, 2019)
- Fiscal Year 2019 Property Management Fees (June 22, 2018)
- Non-Profit Asset Management Fee in Multi-Family Housing Properties (April 4, 2018)
- Fiscal Year 2018 Property Management Fees (July 6, 2017)
- Fiscal Year 2017 Management Fees Schedule (July 29, 2016)
- Fiscal Year 2016 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program (February 22, 2016)
- Fiscal Year 2016 Management Fee Schedule (June 25, 2015)
- Unnumbered Letter: Fiscal Year 2015 Site Manager of the Year Recognition Program (March 17, 2015)
- Fiscal Year 2015 Management Fees (September 30, 2014)
- RD Procedure Notice PN 472 Announces FY 2015 Management Fees (September 29, 2014)
- Industry Letter Signed by NAHMA Proposing a Performance Based Management Fee System (April 11, 2014)
- RD Procedure Notice 466, Attachment 3-F: No Management Fee Increases for FY 2014 (December 5, 2013)
- Updates to RD’s Multifamily Asset Management Handbook (RD HB-2-3560) (September 24, 2012, Procedure Notice 458)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Administrator Exception Authority Requests” (July 19, 2011)
- USDA-RHS PN 447: Revision to the the Multi-Family Project Borrower’s/Management Agent’s Management Certification Form (March 24, 2011)
- USDA-RHS Unnumbered Letter “Fiscal Year 2011 Site Manager of the Year Recognition Program” (March 7, 2011)
- RD Management Fees and 3560 Guidebook changes (August 7, 2009)
- NAHMA’s Comments on the Proposed RD Management Fee (June 12, 2009)
- NJHMFA Managing Agent Evalaution (March 27, 2009)
- RD Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (PAR) (May 2009)
Multifamily Housing Revitalization and Preservation Program
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Housing Preservation Grant Program – Fiscal Year 2019 (May 30, 2019)
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Housing Preservation Grant Program (June 27, 2018)
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization Demonstration Program (September 5, 2017)
- Guidance on Implementing a Revitalization Relief Plan for Approved MPR Deferral Transactions (June 8, 2017)
- Connecting Communities Webinar: Rural Rental Preservation Presentation (May 4, 2017)
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2015 (August 3, 2015)
- Underwriting Guidance for Transfer and MRP Multifamily Housing Transactions (September 30, 2013)
- USDA-RD Federal Register “Notice of Funding Availability: Multi- Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Demonstration Program—Section 514, 515, and 516 for Fiscal Year 2013” (December 19, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter”Program Loan Cost Expense Funds FY 2013 Allocations and Requirements Under the Credit Reform Act of 1990″ (October 19, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Changes in Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income” (October 9, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4678 “Submitting Servicing Action Requests to Rural Development (National Office)” (September 13, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Comparative Cost Data – Hyperion” (April 20, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4630 “Response to CF MCR findings from the 2011 MCR” (March 1, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Management Fee Survey” (March 27, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Supervised Bank Accounts” (March 26, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Transfer Tracking” (October 14, 2011)
- Federal Register “Notice of Funding Availability: Sections 514, 515 and 516 Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2011” (July 7, 2011)
- Federal Register “Notice of Funds Availability for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2011” (July 7, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Servicing Issues Related to Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program Transactions” (June 21, 2011)
- RD Administrative Notice 4583 (1944-N)-Clarification of Issues within the Housing Preservation Grant Program (June 16, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Closing Multifamily Portfolio Revitalization Transactions” (May 31, 2011)
- USDA-RHS Report: “Multi-Family Housing Portfolio Revitalization Demonstration Program: The Efficacy of Efforts and Recommendations for Permanent Status” (December 24, 2009)
Pest Management
- Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4691 “Acceptance of Termite Forms” (November 14, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4600 “Acceptance of Termite Forms” (October 12, 2011)
Regulatory Review
- Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Report (May 11, 2018)
- USDA Agency Realignment Notice: Improving Customer Service (September 29, 2017)
- Identifying Regulatory Reform Initiatives (July 27, 2017)
- USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing Comprehensive Property Assessment (March 1, 2016)
- GAO Report “Housing Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Increase Collaboration and Consider Consolidation” (August 16, 2012, GAO-12-554)
- USDA’s Final “Plan for Retrospective Review of Regulatory Actions under E.O. 13563” (August 23, 2011)
- USDA’s Proposed “Plan for Retrospective Review of Regulatory Actions under E.O. 13563” (May 18, 2011)
- NAHMA Comments to USDA-RD “Reducing Regulatory Burden: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563” (May 20, 2011)
- USDA Federal Register Notice “Reducing Regulatory Burden: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563” (April 20, 2011)
Rental Assistance (Section 521)
- Industry Coalition Letter Requesting Congress to Continue Funding RA Contracts Provided Through the American Rescue Plan Act (July 8, 2022)
- Unnumbered Letter: Guidance for Reallocation of Rental Assistance Units for Properties No Longer in the Program (October 4, 2018)
- Final Rule: Civil Monetary Penalties (August 23, 2016)
- Unnumbered Letter: Management of Unused Rental Assistance (May 24, 2016)
- Unnumbered Letter: Rental Assistance Obligation Tool (March 18, 2016)
- Information Regarding the Methodology of Rental Assistance Obligation Tool Implemented in FY 2016 (March 18, 2016)
- Industry Letter Addressing the short-funding of RA Contracts (August 11, 2015)
- Industry Letter Opposing the Elimination of Automatic Contract Renewals in the Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance Program from USDA-Rural Development (7/8/2014)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Management of Rental Assistance” (July 2, 2015)
- Contract Shortfall Information from USDA-RHS Stakeholder Call (May 30, 2013)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Management of Rental Assistance” (May 1, 2013)
- Letter from RD Under Secretary on Additional Rescissions within the 2013 CR (April 16, 2013)
- USDA-RD Proposed Rule “Civil Monetary Penalties” (January 4, 2013, RIN 0575AC93)
- USDA OIG Audit ” Rural Development’s Project Cost and Inspection Procedures for the Rural Rental Housing Program” (October 11, 2012, Report No. 04601-0018-CH)
- RD’s Supervisory Visit and Improper Payments Audit “Worksheet for MFH Individual Tenant File Review” (September 25, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4678 “Submitting Servicing Action Requests to Rural Development (National Office)” (September 13, 2012)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Administrator’s Exception Authority Request” (August 31, 2012)
- GAO Report “Rural Housing Service: Efforts to Identify and Reduce Improper Rental Assistance Payments Could Be Enhanced” (May 31, 2012, GAO-12-624)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Comparative Cost Data – Hyperion” (April 20, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Management Fee Survey” (March 27, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Supervised Bank Accounts” (March 26, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Multi-Family Housing Servicing Goals” (December 5, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act Section 521 – Rental Assistance Program” (December 5, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Request for Fiscal Year 2012 Rental Assistance Data for Renewal Needs for Multi-Family Housing” (December 5, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Implementation of Revisions to Unauthorized Assistance” (October 26, 2011)
- USDA-RHS PowerPoint Presentation “Welcome to the World of Rental Assistance” (September 11, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Rural Development Audit Program” (September 22, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Multi-Family Housing Administrator Exception Authority Requests” (July 19, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Servicing Goals for FY 2010” (January 7, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: Request for Fiscal Year 2011 Rental Assistance Data for Renewal Needs for Multi-Family Housing (December 6, 2010)
Rental Housing Working Group
- “Federal Rental Alignment Administrative Proposals” (December 31, 2011)
- NAHMA’s Comments on the White House’s “Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities -Conceptual Proposals (Draft July 2011)” (August 22, 2011)
- “Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities –Conceptual Proposals (Draft, July 2011)”
- “Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities –Conceptual Proposals (Draft, July 2011)”-Summary
- White House Rental Policy Working Group Website
RHS Multifamily Housing Origination, Asset Management and Servicing Handbooks
RHS released these handbooks to accompany the Interim Final Streamlining (3560) Rule 3560. According to RHS, they are not effective until the effective date of the Interim Final Rule 3560, which is February 24, 2005. (The listings below are the links to RHS’ website).
- RD issues a Procedure Notice announcing revisions to the Multifamily Housing Loan Origination Handbook, Handbook-1-3560 Chapter 4, and the Multifamily Housing Project Servicing Handbook, Handbook-3-3560 Chapter 7 (December 8, 2022)
- Chapter 7 HB3-3560 Overview PowerPoint Industry Call (April 19, 2017)
- Revised Handbook HB-3-3560, Chapter 7: CHAPTER 7: Transfer of Project Ownership (January 13, 2017)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Force Placed Insurance” (May 8, 2013)
- RD Procedure Notice 458-Changes made to the MFH Project Servicing Handbook and MFH Asset Management Book (September 24, 2012)
- RD Procedure Notice 454-Changes made to the MFH Loan Origination Handbook and MFH Asset Management Book (December 16, 2011)
- RD Procedure Notice 450-Changes to the Multifamily Housing Project Servicing Handbook (July 29, 2011)
- RD Procedure Notice- Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Origination and Servicing Handbook: Partially revises Chapter 7 to replace obsolete form for physical inspections (July 1, 2011)
- As of December 17, 2008, changes have been made to HB-2-3560, Chapter 9 & HB-3-3560, Chapter 15. Please click here for a copy of the procedural notice.
Section 515
- Simple Transfer Pilot Program Announced for Sec. 515 Properties
- RD Quarterly Update Presentation Includes Sec. 515 Preservation Strategy (September 29, 2022)
- Unnumbered Letter: Allowable Expenses in Multi-Family Housing Properties (October 4, 2018)
- Request For Proposals: MFH Transfer and Prepayment Technical Assistance Grants (February 28, 2018)
- Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects (January 29, 2018)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: Allowable Expenses in MFH Properties (May 8, 2017)
- RD Unnumbered letter “Pilot Program to Promote Non-Profit Participation in Transactions to Retain the Section 515 Portfolio” (September 16, 2016)
- Final Rule: Civil Monetary Penalties (August 23, 2016)
- The Cost of Tenant Services in Multifamily Housing Properties (August 8, 2016)
- Section 515 Data-sets (July 25, 2016)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: Allowable Expenses in MFH Properties (January 22, 2016)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Management of Loan Payoffs in Multifamily Housing Properties” (April 28, 2015)
- Management of Loan Payoffs for the Multifamily Direct Loan Portfolio (January 16, 2015)
- Results of the 2013 Multi-Family Housing Annual Fair Housing Occupancy Report (February 21, 2014)
- NAHMA Comments: Civil Monetary Penalties (February 4, 2013)
- USDA-RD Proposed Rule “Civil Monetary Penalties” (January 4, 2013, RIN 0575AC93)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Direct Loan Programs: Multi-Family Housing Occupancy Standards” (December 13, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Fiscal Year 2013 Site Manager of the Year Recognition Program” (December 11, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter”Program Loan Cost Expense Funds FY 2013 Allocations and Requirements Under the Credit Reform Act of 1990″ (October 19, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on the Use of the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program with Section 515 Properties” (October 9, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4689 “Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects” (October 4, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4678 “Submitting Servicing Action Requests to Rural Development (National Office)” (September 13, 2012)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Administrator’s Exception Authority Request” (August 31, 2012)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Dynamic Servicing Strategies for the Multi-Family Housing Direct Loan Portfolio” (August 28, 2012)
- Revised Version of Form RD HB-1-3550 and HB-2-3550, the Subsidy Repayment Agreement, Announced in Procedure Notice 457 (May 2012)
- USDA-RD Federal Register FY 2012 NOFA for the Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation Revolving Loan Fund Demonstration Program (July 18, 2012)
- USDA-RHS Final Rule “Reserve Account” (July 9, 2012, RIN 0575–AC66)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Prepayment Clarifications and Related Issues” (May 14, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Comparative Cost Data – Hyperion” (April 20, 2012)
- USDA Rural Development Administrative Notice No. 4645 “Response to the 2011 MFH 514/515/516 Management Control Review (MCR) Weaknesses” (April 18, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Servicing Section 515 Loans that Received Damages under the Prepayment Settlement Agreement and File Retention for Loans Subject to Future Claims” (April 2, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4638 “Separate File for Prepayment/Transfers” (April 2, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Management Fee Survey” (March 27, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Supervised Bank Accounts” (March 26, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Designated Place List Fiscal Year 2012” (March 13, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4630 “Response to CF MCR findings from the 2011 MCR” (March 1, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Establishing the 2012 Area Loan Limits” (March 1, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Guidance on Unliquidated Multi-Family Housing Obligationsand Farm Labor Housing (FLH) Market Studies” (December 7, 2011)
- RD Procedure Notice 452- Revision of Methodology And Formulas For Allocations Of Loan And Grant Program Funds (October 31, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (October 18, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Program Loan Cost Expense Funds FY 2012 Allocations and Requirements Under the Credit Reform Act of 1990” (October 14, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Transfer Tracking” (October 14, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Rural Development Audit Program” (September 22, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (September 20, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Guidance for Rural Development Appraisers Completing Rent Comparability Studies for the Rural Development Voucher Program” (September 9, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Processing Section 515 Pre-Application Loan Requests” (August 15, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Fiscal Year 2011 Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Incentive Funding” (August 8, 2011)
- USDA-RHS Federal Register “Notice of Funding Availability: Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation Revolving Loan Fund (PRLF) Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2011” (August 22, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Multi-Family Housing Administrator Exception Authority Requests” (July 19, 2011)
- Federal Register USDA-RD “Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for New Construction or Purchase and Rehabilitation of Existing Rural Multi-Family Properties in Fiscal Year 2011” (July 13, 2011)
- Federal Register “Notice of Funding Availability: Sections 514, 515 and 516 Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2011” (July 7, 2011)
- RD Procedure Notice-Interest Rates, Amortization, Guarantee Fee, Annual Charge, and Fixed Period: Revised to update the program rates (July 1, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Dynamic Servicing Strategies for the Multi-Family Housing Direct Loan Portfolio” (May 18, 2011)
- RD Administrative Notice 4565 “Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects” (April 12, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (February 15, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Servicing Section 515 Loans that Received Damages under the Settlement Agreement and File Retention for Loans Subject to Future Claims” (January 4, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Servicing Goals for FY 2010” (January 7, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Section 515 Designated Place List Fiscal Year 2011” (December 29, 2010)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Use of Rent Incentives in a Workout Plan for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Programs and Section 514/516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Programs” (December 22, 2010)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (December 21, 2010)
- Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): “Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation Revolving Loan Fund (PRLF) Demonstration Program for
Fiscal Year 2011” (November 9, 2010) - RD Unnumbered Letter “Fiscal Year 2010 Survey of Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Transfers and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds used in Conjunction with Transfer Transactions” (October 15, 2010)
- RD Administrative Notice No. 4524: “Design/Build and Construction Management Proposals for 514/515 Housing Projects” (July 22, 2010)
Section 538
- Proposed Rule on Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Change in Priority Projects Criteria ([Docket No. RHS–19–MFH–0024], January 31, 2023 )
- Recent revisions to the Sec. 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Handbook included a correction to Attachment 4-A GRRHP Application Checklist in Chapter 4, to align the Market Study and Appraisal submission requirements with Chapters 3 and 4 of the Handbook (January 23, 2023)
- New Fee Structure for Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Initial and Annual Guarantee Fees ([Docket No. RHS–19–MFH–0024], March 3, 2022)
- Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Change in Initial Guarantee Fee and Annual Guarantee Fee (December 18, 2020)
- Proposed Rule Change for Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing (September 3, 2019)
- Guidance on the Use of Section 538 Loan Guarantees with Section 515 Properties (December 6, 2017)
- Guidance on Refinancing Existing Loans in the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (May 16, 2017)
- Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016 (December 29, 2015)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Program Loan Cost Expense Funds FY 2013 Allocations and Requirements Under the Credit Reform Act of 1990” (October 19, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on the Use of the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program with Section 515 Properties” (October 9, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4678 “Submitting Servicing Action Requests to Rural Development (National Office)” (September 13, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4674 “Direct and Guaranteed Loan Parity Lien Requirements” (September 10, 2012)
- RD Federal Register Notice “Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Low Loan-to-Cost Ratio” (September 6, 2012)
- RD Unumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Administrator’s Exception Authority Request” (August 31, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Prepayment Clarifications and Related Issues” (May 14, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Comparative Cost Data – Hyperion” (April 20, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Management Fee Survey” (March 27, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter“Supervised Bank Accounts” (March 26, 2012)
- RD Administrative Notice 4630 “Response to CF MCR findings from the 2011 MCR” (March 1, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Establishing the 2012 Area Loan Limits” (March 1, 2012)
- USDA-RD Federal Register:”FY 2012 NOFA for Loan Guarantees Under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program” (February 6, 2012)
- RD Procedure Notice 452- Revision of Methodology And Formulas For Allocations Of Loan And Grant Program Funds (October 31, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (October 18, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Transfer Tracking” (October 14, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Rural Development Audit Program” (September 22, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (September 20, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing Programs Guidance for Rural Development Appraisers Completing Rent Comparability Studies for the Rural Development Voucher Program” (September 9, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on the Use of the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program with Section 515 Properties” (August 16, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter: “Multi-Family Housing Administrator Exception Authority Requests” (July 19, 2011)
- RD Procedure Notice-Interest Rates, Amortization, Guarantee Fee, Annual Charge, and Fixed Period: Revised to update the program rates (July 1, 2011)
- USDA Federal Register Notice “Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Loan Guarantees Under Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) for Fiscal Year 2011” (May 26, 2011, FR Doc. 2011–13012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (February 15, 2011)
- USDA-RHS Federal Register Notice “Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2011 Industry Forums–Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings” (February 15, 2011, FR Doc No: 2011-3303)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Guidance on Recording the Restrictive-Use Language in the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program” (January 4, 2011)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Interest Rate Changes for Housing Programs and Credit Sales (Nonprogram)” (December 21, 2010)
- RD Procedure Notice 445 Updated Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Origination and Servicing Program Appendix 1 (January 12, 2011)
- USDA Final Rule “Continuous Construction-Permanent Loan Guarantees Under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program” (January 3, 2011, RIN 0575–AC80)
Sequestration and Rental Assistance Contracts
Smoking Policies
- USDA-RD UL “Multi-Family Housing – Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy” (November 21, 2012)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Multi-Family Housing – Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy” (December 29, 2010)
Student Eligibility Rule
Supreme Court Prepayment Decision
- 515 Prepayment Case Franconia Associates et al vs U.S. – Supreme Court Opinion June 10, 2002 (23 pages)
- Oral Arguments in the Franconia Associates Case (67 Pages)
Tenant Certifications
- USDA-RHS Notice on Temporary Change in the Tenant Recertification Requirements (December 6, 2022 [Docket No. RHS–22–MFH–0024])
- USDA-RD Procedure Notice 450: Tenant Certification Form (August 2011)
Unauthorized Assistance & Repayment Agreements
USDA Voucher Program
THe USDA Office of Housing and Community Facilities Programs, and HUD Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, issued a notice announcing the demonstration USDA Voucher Program to be administered by HUD. HUD and USDA issued a joint public noice announcing $16 million was available for these vouchers and setting forth the policies and procedures for using the vouchers.
- Notice: Rural Development Voucher Program (June 29, 2016)
- RHS Unnumbered Letter “Guidance for Rural Development to Complete Area Market Rent Studies for the RD Voucher Program (January 16, 2015)
- RHS Proposed Rule to Make the Rural Development Voucher Program Permanent (August 14, 2013)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “Studies for the Rural Development Voucher Program” (May 8, 2013)
- RD Unnumbered Letter “HUD’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program” (April 2, 2012)
- USDA-RD Federal Register “Notice of Funding Availability: Rural Development Voucher Program” (January 24, 2012)
- USDA-RHS Federal Register “FY 2011 Notice of Funding Availability: Rural Development Voucher Program” (June 30, 2011)
- Click here to read the notice.