Important RD Documents

NAHMA's Rural Multifamily Housing Policy Priorities 2012
Rural Development Procedure Notices
Rural Development Administrative Notices
Rural Development Unnumbered Letters
RHS Homepage

Rural 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)

Capital Needs Assesments

• 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. 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

• Click here to read the report

Dun and Bradstreet Registration

• USDA-RHS AN 4554 (1910-C) "Procedure for Ordering Dun and Bradstreet Commercial Credit Reports for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing" (March 3, 2011)

EIV Access

• For a brief overview of the EIV issue, please click here
• EIV phone/meeting script for Congressional Members and Staff
• Industry Letter Requesting RHS Access to EIV Program (July 18, 2008)
  

Fair Housing

• 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 "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

• 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

• 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

• Executive Order 13575 "Establishment of the White House Rural Council" (June 9, 2011)

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. 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 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

• 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)

Rental Assistance (Section 521)

• 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)
  

Regulatory Review

• 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 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 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

• 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

• 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)

Smoking Policies

• USDA-RD UL "Multi-Family Housing - Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy" (November 21, 2012)

Sequestration and Rental Assistance Contracts

• USDA Presentation on Sequestration Funding Reductions to Rental Assistance (June 2013)
• Generic Letter from USDA Sent to Affected Borrowers (August 5, 2013)
• List of Properties that Could be Affected by Reduced Rental Assistance (August 5, 2013)

Student Eligibility Rule

• USDA-RD Unnumbered Letter “Student Income Eligibility Determination for Rural Development Multi-Family Properties” (November 30, 2011)

Guidance for Implementing Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy

• RD Unnumbered Letter "Multi-Family Housing - Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy" (December 29, 2010)

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-RD Procedure Notice 450: Tenant Certification Form (August 2011)

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.

• 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.

Unauthorized Assistance & Repayment Agreements

• USDA-RD Procedure Notice 450: Multifamily Unauthorized Assistance Notification/Repayment Agreement Form(June 2011)