City of Milwaukee - File #: R13401

• File #: R13401
• Version: 0
• Type: Housing Authority Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2023
• In control: HOUSING AUTHORITY
• On agenda: 6/7/2023
• Final action: 6/7/2023
• Title: Resolution approving the submissions of a proposed Significant Amendment to the 2023 Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Agency Plan and to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan in order to implement regulatory changes regarding over-income households in low-income public housing
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/7/2023	0	HOUSING AUTHORITY	ADOPTED; Minutes note: During the public hearing in item R13400, Ken Barbeau, HACM’s Chief Operating Officer of Program Services, summarized the documents included with the agenda for this item. He explained that the proposed Significant Amendment to the 2023 Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Agency Plan and to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan would follow the new regulatory changes for low-income public housing, make low-income units available to families who need housing, and encourage over-income households into the public market or homeownership.	Pass	3:0

Number
R13401

Version
Original

Reference
R13400

Sponsor

Title
Resolution approving the submissions of a proposed Significant Amendment to the 2023 Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Agency Plan and to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan in order to implement regulatory changes regarding over-income households in low-income public housing

Analysis

Body
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) requests to submit a significant amendment to the 2023 PHA Annual Plan; and

WHEREAS; the significant amendment will update the 2023 Annual Plan and the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) to reflect revised HUD guidance on how public housing authorities (PHAs) will treat “over-income” households in public housing as detailed in HUD Notice PIH-2023-03 (HA); and

WHEREAS, HUD Notice PIH-2023-03 (HA) issued on March 13, 2023 describes over-income families as “a family whose income exceeds the over-income limit of 120 percent of area median income”; and

WHEREAS, HUD has clarified that PHAs must establish a policy for families that have exceeded the over-income limit for 24 consecutive months that the PHA will either (1) terminate them from public housing not later than 6 months after the final notice confirming to the family that they have been over-income for 24 months; or (2) classify the household as a non-public housing over-income family and charge the family monthly rent of an amount equal to the greater of fair market rent (FMR) for a dwelling unit of the same size in the area or the amount of monthly total subsidy (operating and capital fund); and

WHEREAS, HUD regulations require that all housing authorities fully implement the over-income requirements by June 14, 2023; and

WHEREAS, after reviewing the two possible options, HACM staff are recommending changes to incorporate the policy to terminate families in public housing that have exceeded the over-income limit for 24 consecutive months; and

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