NEWS FLASH


N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition (herinafter "the Coalition")completes it
subcontract list of local housing coalitions.  As of July 17, 2000, the
Coalition has entered into three subcontract agreements with area housing
coalitions and legal services organizations. These agreements are for the
performance of tenant organizing in properties with expiring Section 8
Contracts.  These specific organizations are Durham Affordable Housing
Coalition (DAHC); Piedmont Peace Project (PPP); and Pamlico Sound Legal
Services (PSLS). Each organization has been assigned select properties in
their respective target regions. DAHC will organize tenants in the Northern
region, PPP will work in the Southern area encompassing Charlotte; and PSLS
will span across the Eastern part of the state.
In addition to these organizational subcontracts, the Coalition was awarded
three National Alliance for HUD Tenant VISTA slots. One of the slots has
been filled at the Greensboro Housing Coalition. The VISTA at that location
will organize tenants in the Mid-Western Region of the state including
Greensboro. Currently, the Coalition in Raleigh is scheduled to employ a
VISTA to organize through the Central Region of the state including Raleigh
and Fayetteville. The Coalition plans to locate a VISTA in the western part
of the state to undertake tenant organizing. Currently, the Coalition does
not have an organizing presence in that region.

The regional format of organizing will permit the Coalition to serve more
tenants during the contract period.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kane <naht@...>
To: Ann Norton <anorton@...>; Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>;
chopc@... <chopc@...>; Chip Halbach
<chalbach@...>; Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>; Linda Couch
<linda@...>; Craig Stephens <pahcwpa@...>; Dbandy2@...
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Geraldine Thomas <gthomas720@...>; HAC.co@... <HAC.co@...>;
HCMC@... <HCMC@...>; khenson456@...
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<jbaptist@...>; Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>; Jeff Terry
<jwterry@...>; Jim Grow <jgrow@...>; Joe Heaphy
<JHeaphy256@...>; Larry Gross <ces@...>; Laura Barrett
<hcf@...>; lta@... <lta@...>; Melanie Greene
<mjgreene@...>; mto@... <mto@...>; MPA@...
<MPA@...>; Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>; Siobhan Ring
<siobhan_stop@...>; SAMKEEPER@... <SAMKEEPER@...>; Sandy
Rollins <ttu@...>; Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>; Wanda Hood
<watkinshood@...>; Warner, Charlie <charliew@...>;
Spencer Wells <ohiotenants@...>; Foley <Foley@...>; Mike
Foley <HN7096@...>; Susan Chase <SHChase@...>; Gloria
Sandiford <sandifor@...>; Tracy Suber <tracysuber@...>; mail
<mail@...>; mbonan <mbonan@...>; stjbpower <stjbpower@...>;
Ichjc <Ichjc@...>; Ichhrs <Ichhrs@...>; nmpief <nmpief@...>;
ssheerin <ssheerin@...>; otag_nclihousing
<otag_nclihousing@...>; k-forbes <k-forbes@...>; HNoo6
<HN0006@...>; dhc <dhc@...>; Jill Russ
<jiller66@...>; Keith French <keithhcf@...>; Catherine
Rhodes <homey@...>; hcci <hcci@...>; Jeff Terry
<hn3861@...>; Lee Bradley <leebr97@...>
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:32 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Statement of Support- Sign on NOW for Pres. Matching Grant]


>Hello NAHTites--attached is an Organizational Sign On Letter in support
>of S. 2733.   We urge all NAHT affiliates to sign on.   Deadline is
>Monday.   You can either respond to NAHT and we'll notify Linda Couch,
>or you can email Linda directly with your group's endorsement.   (If you
>contact Linda directly, please cc: NAHT so we can keep track of who's on
>this letter.   Thanks.)
>
>Also, we are planning to enlist NAHT affiliates in support of NAHT's own
>comments, to be filed next week with the Subcommittee.    These will be
>more substantive, involving NAHT's entire position, as outlined in the
>two-page handout at the NAHT Conference.  We will circulate an e-mail on
>this next Tuesday.
>

below and attached is the final Statement of Support for the preservation
matching grant.  please send out to your networks ASAP.  deadline for
signing on is monday at 6pm EST.  thank you for all of your comments.  -linda


**********
Sign On NOW to Statement of Support
for the Preservation Matching Grant and S. 2733

On Tuesday, July 18 the Senate Banking and Urban Affairs Committee will
hold a hearing on S. 2733, the Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families
Act.  This bill was introduced by Senator Santorum (R-PA) in June and
includes the establishment of a preservation matching grant program.  While
there are specific issues in the bill requiring further refinement, we
strongly support the creation of the preservation matching grant program.
The bill authorizes HUD to distribute funds, on a matching basis, to states
and localities that put forth their own funds toward preservation.  This
Statement of Support will give the Senate Banking Committee a good sense of
the broad support for S. 2733 and the matching grant concept.  We hope you
can sign on to this Statement of Support (below).  Additional tools will be
available after the July 18 hearing to garner additional co-sponsors to S.
2733, and pursue any necessary revisions in the statutory language.

The deadline for signing on to this Statement of Support is by 6 pm EST,
Tuesday, July 17.

You can sign on by either emailing (linda@...) or faxing
(202/393-1973) the following information us.

Name:

Organization:

Address:

Phone / Fax / Email:

**Statement of Support**

The undersigned organizations support Title IV of S. 2733 that would
establish a preservation matching grant program.

Under this program, the Department of Housing and Urban Development would
distribute funds, on a matching basis, to states and localities that also
commit their own dollars, or other housing funds within their control, to
preserve HUD-assisted housing for low income families.  The federal
preservation matching grant program would greatly leverage state- and
locally-dedicated funds toward preservation.  Given the growing needs for
affordable housing throughout the United States and the recent lack of
federal capital funds to meet preservation needs of much of the stock, we
support this program to preserve existing housing affordable to low income
families.  If appropriators provide sufficient resources, the preservation
matching grant program will give states and localities a new tool and a
strong incentive to take action to protect the hundreds of thousands of
families in HUD-assisted housing by preserving this vital housing stock.

Last year we supported similar legislation authorizing a preservation
matching grant program when it passed the U.S. House of Representatives by
405-5 in September 1999 (H.R. 202.)

We look forward to working with the Senate to further refine the
legislation, and to secure additional support from the Senate and in the
appropriations process.

[organizational signatories listed]

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Bodaken <mbodaken@...>
To: Welch, Mark <mwelch@...>; Faith, Bill <billfaith@...>;
Achtenberg, Emily <ejpa@...>; Brown, Kyra <kbrown@...>; Burke,
Dan <dburke6945@...>; Charlie Warner <charliew@...>; Crowley,
Sheila <sheila@...>; Grow, Jim <jgrow@...>; Janet Falk
<jfalk@...>; Kane, Michael <naht@...>; Norton, Ann
<anorton@...>; O'Donnel, Vince <vodonnel@...>
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 9:03 AM
Subject: Fw: HDR HEADLINES (TM)


>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barry G. Jacobs" <hdrom@...>
>To: <Recipient list suppressed>
>Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:55 AM
>Subject: HDR HEADLINES (TM)
>
>
>> HDR HEADLINES (TM) -- July 14, 2000
>>
>> SENATE SCHEDULED TO ACT TODAY
>> ON TAX CREDIT CAP INCREASE
>> The Senate is expected to take action today on a proposal by Sen. Rick
>> Santorum (R-Pa.) to increase the low-income housing tax credit and
private
>> activity bond caps.
>> Santorum has offered an amendment to the estate tax relief bill (H.R. 8)
>> that would provide community renewal incentives and the cap increases,
but
>> Sen. Charles Robb (D-Va.) has raised a point of order against the
>amendment
>> as a violation of the Congressional Budget Act.  Santorum has moved to
>waive
>> the point of order, and a vote on his motion is pending.
>> Also, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has offered an amendment to the bill to
>> create a national housing trust fund to promote affordable housing.
>Action
>> on that amendment is also pending.
>>
>> HDR HEADLINES (TM) is a free e-mail service of the Housing and
Development
>> Reporter available exclusively to HDR subscribers to keep them informed
of
>> breaking news in the housing and development field.  HDR HEADLINES (TM)
is
>> sent whenever events warrant to subscribers who have provided their
e-mail
>> address to HDR.  The last previous HDR HEADLINES (TM) was sent on July
12.
>>
>
>

-----Original Message-----
From: Catherine M. Bishop <cbishop@...>
To: cbishop@... <cbishop@...>; s.browne@...
<s.browne@...>; mconklin@...
<mconklin@...>; linda@... <linda@...>;
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Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:50 PM
Subject: HUD agreements on REAC Guide


>The following notice was posted on the NHLP bulletin board.  It looks as if
>we are back on track with the REAC Income Verification process, thanks to
>everyone's good work.  If you have time in the next few days to review and
>draft comments to any portion of the Guide, please contact Catherine
Bishop.
>
>For advocates not attending the HUD meeting of June 28, 2000 (in person or
>on the phone) regarding the REAC Income Verification, a short summary of
>the agreements.
>
>Agreements reached at the HUD meeting (June 28,2000).
> 1. HUD agrees that there will be no retroactive adjustment of rents for
>tenants.  The Guide in its present form (release 1.7 (June 9, 2000), HUD
>admits does not reflect that agreement.
> 2. The no retroactive adjustments will be the policy until HUD provides
>notice to all tenants nationwide of the income verification program.
> 3. HUD will suspend all current efforts, including training on the income
>verification program until the Guide is revised again.  HUD will also hold
>up sending out the 154,000 letters that have not been sent out to tenants
>and POAs.  (FYI 61,000 to tenants and POAs have been sent out.)  HUD will
>post on its website that it is suspending the income verification program
>until further notice and will post on the website that the Guide will be
>revised and that no POA should follow older versions of it.
> 4. HUD wants comments on the Guide as it exists in the 1.7 version no
>later than Thursday, July 8
> 5. HUD has pulled chapter 3 of the Guide (Release 1.7)  except for 3.1 and
>3.5 and will rewrite that chapter.  It is the remainder of the Guide on
>which HUD is seeking comments.
> 6. Advocates will have an opportunity to review the Guide in its next
>version (Release 1.8) before it is posted on the HUD website.  It is
>anticipated that the next release of the Guide (Release 1.8) will be
>available for review by advocates by Monday July 10.
>
>
>Catherine M. Bishop
>National Housing Law Project
>614 Grand Ave., Suite 320
>Oakland, CA 94610
>(510) 251-9400, X-105
>Fax:  (510) 451-2300
>E-Mail: cbishop@...
>
>

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>From: otag_nclihousing@... (Corrie Foster)
>Subject: NAHT and allies win postponement of REAC Training
>Cc: staff@...
>
>>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 18:46:27 -0400
>>From: Michael Kane <naht@...>
>>X-Accept-Language: en
>>MIME-Version: 1.0
>>To: Ann Norton <anorton@...>,
>>        Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>,
>>        "chopc@..." <chopc@...>,
>>        Chip Halbach <chalbach@...>,
>>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
>>        Craig Stephens <pahcwpa@...>, Curtis Brown <cbrown@...>,
>>        "Dbandy2@..." <Dbandy2@...>,
>>        Denise Irwin <dirwin1@...>,
>>        "mvut@..." <mvut@...>,
>>        "jdd@..." <jdd@...>,
>>        "homecoal@..." <homecoal@...>,
>>        "robeshelman@..." <robeshelman@...>,
>>        Geraldine Thomas <gthomas720@...>,
>>        "HAC.co@..." <HAC.co@...>,
>>        "HCMC@..." <HCMC@...>,
>>        "khenson456@..." <khenson456@...>,
>>        "hhck@..." <hhck@...>,
>>        Joan Baptist <jbaptist@...>, Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>,
>>        Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>, Jim Grow <jgrow@...>,
>>        Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>, Larry Gross <ces@...>,
>>        Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
>>        "lta@..." <lta@...>, Melanie Greene <mjgreene@...>,
>>        "mto@..." <mto@...>,
>>        "MPA@..." <MPA@...>,
>>        Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>,
>>        Siobhan Ring <siobhan_stop@...>,
>>        "SAMKEEPER@..." <SAMKEEPER@...>,
>>        Sandy Rollins <ttu@...>, Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>,
>>        Wanda Hood <watkinshood@...>,
>>        "Warner, Charlie" <charliew@...>,
>>        Spencer Wells <ohiotenants@...>, Foley <Foley@...>,
>>        Mike Foley <HN7096@...>,
>>        Susan Chase <SHChase@...>,
>>        Gloria Sandiford <sandifor@...>,
>>        Tracy Suber <tracysuber@...>, mail <mail@...>,
>>        mbonan <mbonan@...>, stjbpower <stjbpower@...>,
>>        Ichjc <Ichjc@...>, Ichhrs <Ichhrs@...>,
>>        nmpief <nmpief@...>, ssheerin <ssheerin@...>,
>>        otag_nclihousing <otag_nclihousing@...>,
>>        k-forbes <k-forbes@...>, HNoo6 <HN0006@...>,
>>        dhc <dhc@...>, Jill Russ <jiller66@...>,
>>        Keith French <keithhcf@...>,
>>        Catherine Rhodes <homey@...>, hcci <hcci@...>,
>>        Jeff Terry <hn3861@...>, Lee Bradley <leebr97@...>
>>Subject: NAHT and allies win postponement of REAC Training
>>
>>The REAC training scheduled for Monday June 26 has been postponed.   On
>>Friday, NAHT learned that HUD's redraft of the Income Verification
>>"Guide", posted by REAC on the Web on June 22, did NOT make appropriate
>>changes to match Sec. Cuomo's commitment to revamp the process.
>>Instead, the Guide still instructed owners to go after back rent, etc.
>>
>>Following a conference call on Friday convened by Catherine Bishop of
>>the National Housing Law Project, who discovered this problem, NHLP,
>>NAHT, the Public Housing Residents Campaign, Center for Community Change
>>and National Low Income Housing Coalition sent a joint letter to HUD
>>demanding that the Trainings scheduled for Monday be postponed, and that
>>a meeting be scheduled immediately to review the Guide.   Friday
>>evening, we learned that HUD had agreed to these demands.    Today,
>>Saturday, REAC's Website confirms the postponement of the trainings.
>>
>>HUD is convening a meeting with representatives of the interested
>>national groups this coming Wednesday at 4 pm EST.  The meeting will be
>>in D.C., but arrangements will be made to plug in some by teleconference
>>call.   To prepare for our comments, the NHLP is hosting a
>>teleconference call to which all interested NAHTites are invited, NEXT
>>TUESDAY, June 27, at 1 pm EST.   Please review the Guide, posted on
>>REAC's Website, prior to this call, so we can identify the issues prior
>>to the Wednesday meeting.    We will send out the number and access code
>>for Tuesday's call on Monday.
>>
>>Special thanks to Catherine Bishop for making this "catch" and drafting
>>Friday's letter to HUD.
>>
>
>Corrie Foster
>N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
>3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
>Raleigh, NC 27609
>Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
>Email otag_nclihousing@...
>

Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

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>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:22:38 -0500
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>        Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>,
>        "chopc@..." <chopc@...>,
>        Chip Halbach <chalbach@...>,
>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
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>        Geraldine Thomas <gthomas720@...>,
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>        "khenson456@..." <khenson456@...>,
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>        Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>, Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>,
>        Jim Grow <jgrow@...>, Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>,
>        Larry Gross <ces@...>, Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
>        "lta@..." <lta@...>, Melanie Greene <mjgreene@...>,
>        "mto@..." <mto@...>, "MPA@..." <MPA@...>,
>        Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>,
>        Siobhan Ring <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        "SAMKEEPER@..." <SAMKEEPER@...>, Sandy Rollins <ttu@...>,
>        Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>,
>        Wanda Hood <watkinshood@...>,
>        "Warner, Charlie" <charliew@...>,
>        Spencer Wells <ohiotenants@...>, Foley <Foley@...>,
>        Mike Foley <HN7096@...>, Susan Chase <SHChase@...>,
>        Gloria Sandiford <sandifor@...>,
>        Tracy Suber <tracysuber@...>, mail <mail@...>,
>        mbonan <mbonan@...>, stjbpower <stjbpower@...>,
>        Ichjc <Ichjc@...>, Ichhrs <Ichhrs@...>,
>        nmpief <nmpief@...>, ssheerin <ssheerin@...>,
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>        k-forbes <k-forbes@...>, HNoo6 <HN0006@...>,
>        dhc <dhc@...>, Jill Russ <jiller66@...>,
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>From: "Texas Tenants' Union" <ttu@...>
>Subject: BUSH WON'T ASK APPOINTEE TO QUIT
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>
>
>BUSH WON'T ASK APPOINTEE TO QUIT
>Official's indictment stalls funding
>
>06/21/2000
>By George Kuempel / The Dallas Morning News
>
>AUSTIN - Gov. George W. Bush will not ask for the resignation of one
>of his appointees whose federal criminal indictment has stalled
>funding for low-income housing projects and could cost the state
>millions in federal grants, an aide said Tuesday.
>
>Mike Jones, a spokesman for Mr. Bush, said the governor has no plans
>to ask Dr. Florita Bell Griffin of College Station to step down from
>the Texas Housing and Community Affairs governing board.
>
>Any such decision, Mr. Jones said, will have to be made by Ms.
>Griffin, whom Mr. Bush appointed to the nine-member board in 1995.
>The six-year term of the former Bryan city planner and Texas A&M
>University lecturer expires Jan. 31.
>
>Ms. Griffin's fellow board members, meanwhile, say they have been
>forced to put on hold $63 million in grants for affordable housing,
>home repairs for the elderly and flood disaster relief because of her
>refusal to resign.
>
>Taking any official action while she remains on the board, whether
>she votes or not, could threaten federal funding, which accounts for
>more than 90 percent of the agency's budget, they say.
>
>Ms. Griffin was indicted in Houston on June 7 along with two others
>on federal charges of bribery, theft, money laundering and mail fraud.
>
>Prosecutors allege that she used her influence on the housing board
>to award lucrative federal tax credits to a contracting company in
>which she was a silent partner.
>
>If convicted, she faces up to 55 years in prison, and up to $2
>million in fines.
>
>Ms. Griffin could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
>
>But when it became public last year that the FBI and the Texas
>Rangers were investigating her actions on the board, she said the
>allegations against her were politically motivated.
>
>The situation involving the black female appointee poses a political
>dilemma for Mr. Bush, the probable Republican presidential nominee,
>who is actively courting minorities and women - and at the same time
>campaigning for $1.7 billion in tax credits for low-income housing.
>
>The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development notified Ms.
>Griffin on June 15 that she has been suspended from voting or
>otherwise participating in the awarding of grants involving federal
>funds because of the charges against her.
>
>She was given 30 days to appeal.
>
>"I have determined that this suspension action is necessary to
>protect the public interest," wrote Edward Kraus, director of the HUD
>departmental enforcement center.
>
>The suspension, he said, is temporary, "pending the completion of
>such legal, debarment or Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act proceedings
>as may ensue in this matter."
>
>Projects put on hold at the housing department include $20.8 million
>for a low-income apartment complex in Dallas and $10 million for a
>similar project in DeSoto, according to Gordon Anderson, an agency
>spokesman.
>
>About $7.5 million in flood relief for victims in San Antonio and
>three other South Texas cities also is being held up, Mr. Anderson
>said.
>
>State lawmakers, meanwhile, said Tuesday their "hands are tied" and
>they are uncertain what to do.
>
>Members of the Sunset Advisory Commission, which is reviewing the
>agency, said Tuesday that Ms. Griffin's continued service could cost
>the state millions in federal housing funds.
>
>"That is one of the many things that may happen," acknowledged Daisy
>Stiner, the agency's executive director.
>
>The commission voted to instruct its staff to inform the Legislative
>Audit Committee if the problem isn't resolved by June 30. If it
>isn't, the commission said it would consider whether it can recommend
>that the governor appoint a conservator to oversee the agency.
>
>But Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, said that could be done only if the
>state auditor determines that the agency is guilty of gross fiscal
>mismanagement.
>
>"I'm not sure we can do that," he said.
>
>The Sunset Advisory Commission approved a long list of reforms
>recommended for the department, but postponed consideration of two
>that are vital to its future.
>
>One calls for replacement of the nine-member board with a five-member
>panel composed of "public members with demonstrated interests in
>housing and community support services issues."
>
>The other recommended that the agency be allowed to continue for two
>more years, with another review by the commission before the 2003
>legislative session.
>
>Commissioners said it would be premature to vote on those issues now
>because of the uncertainty over Ms. Griffin's situation.
>
>Sandy Rollins
>Texas Tenants' Union
>5405 East Grand Avenue
>Dallas, TX  75223
>214-823-2999 phone and fax, 214-823-3846 phone
>ttu@...
>

Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:58:34 -0400
>From: Michael Kane <naht@...>
>X-Accept-Language: en
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: Ann Norton <anorton@...>,
>        Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>,
>        "chopc@..." <chopc@...>,
>        Chip Halbach <chalbach@...>,
>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
>        Craig Stephens <pahcwpa@...>, Curtis Brown <cbrown@...>,
>        "Dbandy2@..." <Dbandy2@...>,
>        Denise Irwin <dirwin1@...>,
>        "mvut@..." <mvut@...>,
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>                  Allard backing E. Village
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>                  June 15, 2000 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard is
>pushing to retain affordable units in Colorado following recent low-income
>housing eviction notices at Denver's East Village Apartments.
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>                  "If (HUD) does their job, we don't think that those
>(eviction) notices will happen," said Allard, R-Colo.
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>                  He added that the Department of Housing and Urban
>Development in Denver should be working to keep more properties like East
>Village enrolled in the Section 8 housing subsidy program.
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>                  Rents that lag behind market value and stodgy
>bureaucratic practices are prompting landlords to abandon Section 8 and
>pursue other options, like renting their units at higher prices.
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>                  Allard said the agency should be actively renegotiating
>leases with property owners to ensure that they receive a more equitable
>price for their units. Casden Properties Inc., which owns the complex, can
>make almost twice as much in rent payments in the free market than what it
>receives from HUD.
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>                  Allard sent a letter last week to HUD in Denver asking
>if the agency was using a policy designed to pay landlords the market
>value. Under the Mark Up to Market program, HUD has the authority to raise
>rents after appraising neighborhood prices. HUD officials pledged they
>were doing all they could to keep owners from opting out of the Section 8
>program. "It's really up to the owner to come in and say, 'My rents are
>lower than the rents of a marketrate project across the street. This isn't
>fair,' " said Joseph Garcia, who represents HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo in
>Denver.
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>                  But some landlords have complained that the agency is
>not responding to their repeated attempts to renew Section 8 contracts.
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>                  James Young, who owns the 52unit Mayfair Apartments in
>Colorado Springs, has been trying to get back into the program since his
>20year contract ran out during the government shutdown of 1995. Only 13
>units in the mostly senior citizen-occupied building are covered under
>Section 8 leases that must be renewed annually. The rest use vouchers or
>are not subsidized. Most Section 8 housing leases will expire within the
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>mixture," said Young, who owns several other residences covered under
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>said Gabriel Guillaume, a spokesman for the Community Resource Center in
>Denver. "We don't feel like they have done anything at this point,"
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>be slightly difficult."
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Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>From: Dbandy2@...
>Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:41:41 EDT
>Subject: Staff position open - CCRH
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>The California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) is looking to add a
>full-time Outreach Specialist to provide outreach, training, organizing and
>technical assitance to residents in HUD subsidized housing undergoing
>opt-outs, prepayment or M2M.  The job includes medical and dental, vacation
>and sick leave.  Starting salary depends on experience but is will probably
>be in the $28,000 neighborhood.  Our timeline for hiring is probably in
>August/September. CCRH is located in Sacramento California and we work with
>tenants in the Sacramento metro area, the Central Valley and rural areas of
>the state.  Housing prices aren't too bad in Sacramento and we are about 70
>miles from the bay area.  For more information please contact me (Dewey
>Bandy) at 916-443-4448 or at this E-Mail Address.
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

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Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

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>Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:58:19 +0100
>To: m2m@egroups.com
>From: otag_nclihousing@... (Corrie Foster)
>Subject: Call to Action: CALL IN SUPPORT OF A STRONG HUD BUDGET
>Cc: bill@...
>
>>X-Sender: jgrow@...
>>Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:25:34 -0700
>>To: nystnis@..., dbandy2@..., jbaptist@...,
>>        hcf@..., mbodaken@..., mbonan@...,
>>        cbrown@..., kbrown@..., dburke6945@...,
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>>From: National Low Income Housing Coalition <memo@...> (by way of
>>Jim Grow <jgrow@...>)
>>Subject: Call to Action: CALL IN SUPPORT OF A STRONG HUD BUDGET
>>Cc: lalsmfam@egroups.com
>>Mime-Version: 1.0
>>
>>FYI, in case you haven't seen this Alert from NLIHC.  JG
>>
>>CALL TO ACTION
>>May 17, 2000
>>
>>CALL IN SUPPORT OF A STRONG HUD BUDGET
>>
>>CONGRESSIONAL ALLOCATIONS FOR HOUSING ARE VERY LOW
>>
>>CONGRESS TO ACT QUICKLY
>>
>>The process for passing the FY2001 HUD spending bill is well
>>underway and things are grim at this point.  Calls are
>>needed immediately to Representatives and Senators urging
>>them to provide adequate funds for housing and community
>>development programs. The allocations to the House and
>>Senate appropriations subcommittees that fund HUD,
>>Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA and the National
>>Science Foundation programs, among other programs, are
>>dangerously low.  The HUD/VA/Independent Agencies
>>subcommittees are now tasked with passing bills with these
>>unacceptable allocations that fall far short of even
>>maintaining the current level of service.  The House
>>HUD/VA/IA Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to mark
>>up its FY2001 bill next Tuesday, May 23 and the Senate
>>subcommittee will follow shortly thereafter.
>>
>>The Senate has allocated $77.8 billion in discretionary
>>budget authority to its HUD/VA/IA Appropriations
>>Subcommittee, while the House has allocated $78 billion in
>>budget authority to their HUD/VA/IA subcommittee. These
>>allocations are approximately $6.5 billion below the $84.4
>>billion in budget authority requested by the Administration
>>for FY2001.  They are also more than $6 billion below the
>>level needed to maintain the current level of services,
>>according to the Congressional Budget Office.
>>
>>In light of the growing shortage of affordable housing and
>>the substantial budget surplus, additional investments in
>>affordable housing and community development are both
>>necessary and affordable.
>>
>>Please contact your congressional delegation and the
>>leadership in the House and Senate to explain how important
>>these programs are to meeting your goals and that reduced
>>funding for these programs has real consequences.  Tell your
>>Senators and Representatives that the allocations to the
>>HUD/VA subcommittees are unacceptable and that additional
>>funds are needed for housing and community development
>>programs.  Tell your Federal representatives about the
>>importance of renewing all Section 8 contracts, getting new
>>rental assistance vouchers, preserving all Federally
>>subsidized housing (public housing and Section 8) and
>>producing new rental housing affordable to people with
>>extremely low incomes.
>>
>>Senate Leadership (U.S. Senate, Washington, DC   20510)
>> Senator Trent Lott, Majority Leader
>> Senator Don Nickles, Assistant Majority Leader
>> Senator Thomas A. Daschle, Minority Leader
>> Senator Harry Reid, Assistant Minority Leader
>> Senator Pete Domenici, Chair, Senate Budget Committee
>> Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Ranking Democrat, Senate
>>Budget Committee
>>
>>House (U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
>>20515)
>> Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House
>> Rep. Richard Armey, Majority Leader
>> Rep. Tom DeLay, House Majority Whip
>> Rep. J.C. Watts, Chair, House Republican Conference
>> Rep. Richard Gephardt, House Minority Leader
>> Rep. David Bonior, House Minority Whip
>> Rep. Martin Frost, Chair, House Democratic Caucus
>> Rep. John Kasich, Chair, House Budget Committee
>> Rep. John M. Spratt Jr., Ranking Democrat, House Budget
>>Committee
>>
>>Plus, your Congressional delegation!!
>>
>>You can reach all Senators and Representatives through the
>>Capitol Switchboard at 202/224-3121.
>>
>>Please let us know who you contacted and what their response
>>was.
>>
>>Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
>Corrie Foster
>N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
>3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
>Raleigh, NC 27609
>Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
>Email otag_nclihousing@...
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Reply-To: "Melanie Greene" <mjgreene@...>
>From: "Melanie Greene" <mjgreene@...>
>To: "Gregg Schwartz" <g1schwartz@...>,
>        "Melvin Philpot" <melvin.a.philpot@...>,
>        "Tina" <dhc@...>,
>        "Jim Schaafsma" <jschaafs@...>,
>        "Curtis Brown" <cbrown@...>,
>        "James Olesak" <tyoder4395@...>,
>        "Ann Barnes" <mto@...>,
>        "David Arenberg" <arenberg@...>,
>        "Rob Weiner" <hn0006@...>,
>        "Larry Gross" <ces@...>,
>        "rob eshelman" <robeshelman@...>,
>        "Laura Stravino" <lstrav@...>,
>        "Maureen Skahan" <vplc@...>,
>        "Glenn Bailey" <xrdsrub@...>,
>        "Joan Baptist" <jbaptist@...>,
>        "VISTA" <vista@...>,
>        "Victor Lambert" <Victor_R._Lambert@...>,
>        "Tony Mitchell" <anthonym@...>,
>        "Tom Fischer" <tfischer@...>,
>        "Tim Dutton" <hspa@...>,
>        "Thomas Vetica" <Thomas_Vetica@...>,
>        "Tei Simmerman" <TSimmerman@...>,
>        "Steve Graziani" <grazsteve@...>,
>        "Stan Fitterman" <sffvjw@...>,
>        "St. Louis Housing Coalition" <hcf@...>,
>        "Spencer Wells" <ohiotenants@...>,
>        "DAS at Recap" <dsmith@...>,
>        "Warren" <WSmith@...>,
>        "Siobhan Ring" <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        <sheila@...>,
>        "Scott Kline" <skline@...>,
>        "Sandi Murphy" <ichhsm@...>,
>        "Rob Ippolito" <vmhrobi@...>,
>        "Quinton Willliams" <quinton@...>,
>        <otag_nclihousing@...>,
>        "Orlando Artze" <Oartze@...>,
>        "Nelson Black" <nelson.black1@...>,
>        "Nancy Trick" <NancyT@...>,
>        "Mike Skrebutenas" <skrebutenas@...>,
>        "Michael Bodaken" <mbodaken@...>,
>        "Mary Sorge" <mary.sorge@...>,
>        "Mark Hendrickson" <ZDOG416@...>,
>        "Maria Pellerin" <carrfour@...>,
>        "Manuel Castillo" <catert@...>,
>        "Lisa Mueller" <LMueller@...>,
>        <linda@...>,
>        "Kristen Packard" <packard@...>,
>        "Kira Brown" <kbrown@...>,
>        "Karen M. Forbes" <k-forbes@...>,
>        "Joni Foster" <jfoster@...>,
>        "John O'Brian" <hsijob@...>,
>        "Joe Heaphy" <jheaphy256@...>,
>        "Jim Dyal" <djdyal@...>,
>        "Jerry Kolo" <KOLO@...>,
>        "Jeff Kiss" <jeffkiss@...>,
>        "Jeff Terry" <jwterry@...>,
>        "Jean Hartnett" <jean@...>,
>        "Janet Hamer" <jhamer@...>,
>        "Janet Byrd" <OHNC@...>,
>        "James R. Grow" <jgrow@...>,
>        "James Hencin" <hencinja@...>,
>        "Jaimie Ross" <jaimieross@...>,
>        <Ian.Singerland@...>,
>        "Howie Carroll" <Howesee@...>,
>        "Gwendolyn Dawson" <ohadawson@...>,
>        "Gus Dominguez" <gdominguez@...>,
>        "Gregory Owens" <gowens@...>,
>        "Greg Herzog" <GHerzog@...>,
>        "Gloria Sandiford" <sandifor@...>,
>        "Gladys C. Schneider" <gladcook@...>,
>        "Gillian Ament" <gament@...>,
>        "Elaine D. Spencer" <Elaine_D._Spencer@...>,
>        "Elaine Beale" <ebeale@...>,
>        "Dennis O. Dorsey" <Dennis_O._Dorsey@...>,
>        "Deanna" <deanna@...>,
>        "David Hunter" <DHunter@...>,
>        "Darlene Kalada" <dkalada@...>,
>        "Dan Horvath" <bigdanfla@...>,
>        "Craig Stevens" <pahcwpa@...>,
>        "Community Alliance of Tenants" <cat@...>,
>        "CHW at Recap" <cwibiralske@...>,
>        "Carolyn Ettlinger" <carolyn@...>,
>        "Carol Strayer" <carol_a._strayer@...>,
>        "Carol Miller" <HN2019@...>,
>        "C. T. Grimm" <ctgpeinc@...>,
>        "Brian Gallagher" <bgallagher@...>,
>        "BPatten" <BPatten@...>,
>        "Bill Rumpf" <bill.rumpf@...>,
>        "Bill Patten" <PAbbruzzi@...>,
>        "Bill Faith" <billfaith@...>,
>        "Arthur D. Goldstein" <Arthur_D._Goldstein@...>,
>        <anorton@...>,
>        "Ana Perez Camayd" <acamayd@...>
>Subject: Section 8 Workshop
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:38:42 -0400
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>Good morning,
>
>Florida Housing Coalition, Inc. is pleased to provide you with information
>on an upcoming training opportunity on May 31 and June 1.  The Coalition,
>along with LISC and the National Housing Trust, will present information
>for nonprofit developers, community-based organizations, and OTAG
>recipients that will assist them in understanding how properties with
>expiring Section 8 contracts might be acquired and preserved.  The
>brochure and registration form can be found on Florida Housing Coalition's
>web site at:
>
> http://www.flhousing.org/section8.htm
>
>The web site outlines the location, comprehensive agenda, and the list of
>speakers who will share their expertise with those who attend.  The
>registration form can be printed and faxed back to our Tallahassee office
>at (850) 942-6312.  Florida participants will receive first priority when
>they register between May 1 and May 5.
>
>If you have difficulty downloading the workshop information or if you have
>questions about the workshop, please call Melanie Greene at 941-698-4184.
>
>Please share this information within your organization and with
>organizations in your community who may wish to take advantage of this
>informative training.  If your schedule is full but you would have liked
>to attend, let us know and we will pass the information along to our
>workshop partners who may wish to repeat the workshop in the future.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>
>
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good morning,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Florida Housing
>Coalition,
>Inc. is pleased to provide you with information on an upcoming training
>opportunity on May 31 and June 1.&nbsp; The Coalition, along with LISC and the
>National Housing Trust<FONT color=#000000 face="">,</FONT> will present
>information for nonprofit developers, community-based organizations, and OTAG
>recipients that will assist them in understanding how properties with expiring
>Section 8 contracts might be acquired and preserved.&nbsp; The brochure and
>registration form can be found on Florida Housing Coalition's web site
>at:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;<A
>href="http://www.flhousing.org/section8.htm">http://www.flhousing.org/secti
>on8.htm</A><FONT
>face=Arial size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>The web site outlines the location, comprehensive agenda, and the list of
>speakers who will share their expertise with those who attend.&nbsp; The
>registration form can be printed and faxed back to our Tallahassee office at
>(850) 942-6312.&nbsp; Florida participants will receive first priority
>when they
>register between May 1 and May 5.&nbsp; </DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>If you have difficulty downloading the workshop information or if you
>have
>questions about the workshop, please call Melanie Greene at 941-698-4184.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>Please share this information within your organization and with
>organizations in your community who may wish to take advantage of this
>informative training.&nbsp; If your schedule is full but you would have
>liked to
>attend, let us know and we will pass the information along to our workshop
>partners who may wish to repeat the workshop in the future.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
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Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Reply-To: "Melanie Greene" <mjgreene@...>
>From: "Melanie Greene" <mjgreene@...>
>To: "Tina" <dhc@...>,
>        "Spencer Wells" <ohiotenants@...>,
>        "Siobhan Ring" <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        "Scott Mills" <hcf@...>,
>        "Sandy Rollins" <ttu@...>,
>        "Sandi Murphy" <ichhsm@...>,
>        "Rob Weiner" <hn0006@...>,
>        "rob eshelman" <robeshelman@...>,
>        "Michael Kane" <naht@...>,
>        "Maureen Skahan" <vplc@...>,
>        "Laura Stravino" <lstrav@...>,
>        "Larry Gross" <ces@...>,
>        "Joe Heaphy" <jheaphy256@...>,
>        "Joan Baptist" <jbaptist@...>,
>        "Jim Schaafsma" <jschaafs@...>,
>        "Jeff Terry" <jwterry@...>,
>        "Janet Byrd" <OHNC@...>,
>        "James R. Grow" <jgrow@...>,
>        "James Olesak" <tyoder4395@...>,
>        "Glenn Bailey" <xrdsrub@...>,
>        "Geraldine Thomas" <gthomas720@...>,
>        "David Arenberg" <arenberg@...>,
>        "Curtis Brown" <cbrown@...>,
>        "Craig Stevens" <pahcwpa@...>,
>        "Corrie Foster" <otag_nclihousing@...>,
>        "Cleo Busby" <actcleve@...>,
>        "Charlie Warner" <cwarner@...>,
>        "Catilla Everette" <otag@...>,
>        "Bill Faith" <billfaith@...>,
>        "Ann Barnes" <mto@...>,
>        "Jeff Dycus" <jdycus@...>
>Subject: Transaction Workshop
>Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 11:02:26 -0400
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>X-Priority: 3
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>
>AT LAST!  The Florida Housing Coalition, Inc. with support from LISC and
>NHT is pleased to announce that we have a date for our Transactions
>workshop (If you were in D.C. in December, you'll remember that I
>announced our interest in presenting such a workshop) designed for
>non-profits to learn how to identify properties, analyze feasibility,
>identify financing, and prepare a bona-fide offer to purchase properties
>with expiring Section 8 contracts.  The Workshop will be held in Orlando
>Florida on May 31 and June 1.  Registration will be limited to 50 with
>Florida non-profits receiving registration priority through May 5.  After
>that, slots will be filled on a first received first served basis.  I will
>be sending out registration forms to everyone on my M2M Committee list and
>to those who indicated in interest at the D.C. meeting so keep your eye on
>the mail box.
>
>Melanie Greene
>Florida Housing Coalition
>1961 Mississippi Ave.
>Englewood, FL 34224
>941-698-4184
>941-698-4183 fax
>mjgreene@...
>
><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AT LAST!&nbsp; The Florida Housing Coalition,
>Inc.
>with&nbsp;support from LISC and NHT is pleased to announce that we have a date
>for our Transactions workshop (If you were in D.C. in December, you'll
>remember
>that I announced our interest in presenting such a workshop) designed for
>non-profits to learn how to identify properties, analyze
>feasibility,&nbsp;identify financing, and prepare a bona-fide offer to
>purchase
>properties with expiring Section 8 contracts.&nbsp; The Workshop will be
>held in
>Orlando Florida on May 31 and June 1.&nbsp; Registration will be limited to 50
>with Florida non-profits receiving registration priority through May 5.&nbsp;
>After that, slots will be filled on a first received first served
>basis.&nbsp; I
>will be sending out registration forms to everyone on my M2M Committee
>list and
>to those who indicated in interest at the D.C. meeting so keep your eye on the
>mail box.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Melanie Greene<BR>Florida Housing
>Coalition<BR>1961
>Mississippi Ave.<BR>Englewood, FL 34224<BR>941-698-4184<BR>941-698-4183
>fax<BR><A
>href="mailto:mjgreene@...">mjgreene@...</A></FONT></DIV
>></BODY></HTML>
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:22:26 -0400
>From: Michael Kane <naht@...>
>X-Accept-Language: en
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: Ann Norton <anorton@...>,
>        Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>,
>        "chopc@..." <chopc@...>,
>        Chip Halbach <chalbach@...>,
>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
>        Craig Stephens <pahcwpa@...>, Curtis Brown <cbrown@...>,
>        "Dbandy2@..." <Dbandy2@...>,
>        Denise Irwin <dirwin1@...>,
>        "mvut@..." <mvut@...>, "DHC@..." <DHC@...>,
>        "jdd@..." <jdd@...>,
>        "homecoal@..." <homecoal@...>,
>        "robeshelman@..." <robeshelman@...>,
>        Geraldine Thomas <gthomas720@...>,
>        "HAC.co@..." <HAC.co@...>,
>        "HCMC@..." <HCMC@...>,
>        "khenson456@..." <khenson456@...>,
>        "hhck@..." <hhck@...>,
>        Joan Baptist <jbaptist@...>, Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>,
>        Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>, Jim Grow <jgrow@...>,
>        Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>, Larry Gross <ces@...>,
>        Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
>        "lta@..." <lta@...>, Melanie Greene <mjgreene@...>,
>        "mto@..." <mto@...>,
>        "MPA@..." <MPA@...>,
>        Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>,
>        Siobhan Ring <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        "SAMKEEPER@..." <SAMKEEPER@...>,
>        Sandy Rollins <ttu@...>, Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>,
>        Wanda Hood <watkinshood@...>,
>        "Warner, Charlie" <charliew@...>,
>        Spencer Wells <ohiotenants@...>, Foley <Foley@...>,
>        Mike Foley <HN7096@...>,
>        Susan Chase <SHChase@...>,
>        Gloria Sandiford <sandifor@...>,
>        Tracy Suber <tracysuber@...>, mail <mail@...>,
>        mbonan <mbonan@...>, stjbpower <stjbpower@...>,
>        Ichjc <Ichjc@...>, Ichhrs <Ichhrs@...>,
>        nmpief <nmpief@...>, ssheerin <ssheerin@...>,
>        otag_nclihousing <otag_nclihousing@...>,
>        k-forbes <k-forbes@...>, HNoo6 <HN0006@...>,
>        dhc <dhc@...>, Jill Russ <jiller66@...>,
>        Keith French <keithhcf@...>
>Subject: Clarification re: PEG grant eligibility
>
>A few folks have contacted NAHT re: some flack raised by ITAG
>intermediaries as to whether tenants in project-based SEction 8
>buildings with state-financed mortgages or insurance (i.e.,
>Mitchell-Lama buildings in New York, state HFA buildings in MN or OR)
>are eligible for PEG/ITAG assistance--for example to pay for tenant
>travel to the NAHT conference from this source.
>
>Just received a handwritten note from Victor Lambert:
>"Regarding your last message about PEG grants, yes, state-financed deals
>are eligible and I'm going to be doing a conference call with Debbie
>Brain <HUD's legal counsel expert on ITAG/OTAG issues> and the ITAGs
>next Tuesday to clarify that!  I'll also issue another letter clarifying
>this."
>
>This should take care of this problem.  Please communicate this to the
>ITAGs in your next communication with them, if the issue is still coming
>up.
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:31:03 -0400
>From: Michael Kane <naht@...>
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>        Cara Lingstuyl <cara@...>,
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>        Chip Halbach <chalbach@...>,
>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
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>        "Dbandy2@..." <Dbandy2@...>,
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>        Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>, Jim Grow <jgrow@...>,
>        Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>, Larry Gross <ces@...>,
>        Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
>        "lta@..." <lta@...>, Melanie Greene <mjgreene@...>,
>        "mto@..." <mto@...>,
>        "MPA@..." <MPA@...>,
>        Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>,
>        Siobhan Ring <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        "SAMKEEPER@..." <SAMKEEPER@...>,
>        Sandy Rollins <ttu@...>, Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>,
>        Wanda Hood <watkinshood@...>,
>        "Warner, Charlie" <charliew@...>,
>        Spencer Wells <ohiotenants@...>, Foley <Foley@...>,
>        Mike Foley <HN7096@...>,
>        Susan Chase <SHChase@...>,
>        Gloria Sandiford <sandifor@...>,
>        Tracy Suber <tracysuber@...>, mail <mail@...>,
>        mbonan <mbonan@...>, stjbpower <stjbpower@...>,
>        Ichjc <Ichjc@...>, Ichhrs <Ichhrs@...>,
>        nmpief <nmpief@...>, ssheerin <ssheerin@...>,
>        otag_nclihousing <otag_nclihousing@...>,
>        k-forbes <k-forbes@...>, HNoo6 <HN0006@...>,
>        dhc <dhc@...>, Jill Russ <jiller66@...>,
>        Keith French <keithhcf@...>
>CC: "Victor R. Lambert" <Victor_R._Lambert@...>
>Subject: OTAG deadline to be extended Monday
>
>Victor Lambert has confirmed with certainty that the OTAG application
>deadline will be extended, by approximately one month, via announcement
>in the Federal Register on Monday, April 24.   The main reason for the
>extension is the difficulty people are having obtaining the required
>EC/EZ certification for the application; Victor was unable to get this
>requirement waived, hence the extension.
>
>Victor has asked me to inform the NAHT Network of this decision; I think
>all potential applicants for OTAG grants to organize unorganized tenants
>will receive this e-mail.
>
>Also, Victor will forward to NAHT a map and addresses of all EC/EZ zone
>administrators in the country, which I will forward to the NAHT Network
>by fax and/or e-mail as soon as I receive it from him.   Hopefully, this
>will expedite obtaining this required certification.
>
>Happy holidays everyone!





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:44:12 -0400
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>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
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>        "Dbandy2@..." <Dbandy2@...>,
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>        "robeshelman@..." <robeshelman@...>,
>        Geraldine Thomas <gthomas720@...>,
>        "HAC.co@..." <HAC.co@...>,
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>        "khenson456@..." <khenson456@...>,
>        "hhck@..." <hhck@...>, Ian Slingerland <cat@...>,
>        Joan Baptist <jbaptist@...>, Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>,
>        Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>, Jim Grow <jgrow@...>,
>        Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>, Larry Gross <ces@...>,
>        Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
>        "lta@..." <lta@...>, Melanie Greene <mjgreene@...>,
>        "mto@..." <mto@...>,
>        "MPA@..." <MPA@...>,
>        Nancy Zak <marycelest@...>,
>        Siobhan Ring <siobhan_stop@...>,
>        "SAMKEEPER@..." <SAMKEEPER@...>,
>        Sandy Rollins <ttu@...>, Sharon Sherman <sharsher@...>,
>        Wanda Hood <watkinshood@...>,
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>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:55:24 -0400
>From: Wayne Sherwood <WayneSherwood@...>
>Subject: Save Section 8 Coalition Denver
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>Low-cost housing advocates rally
>By J. Sebastian Sinisi
>Denver Post
>
>April 17 - Affordable housing advocates insist the time for studies has
>passed, and the time for action by the city of Denver is now.
>
>Advocates of low-cost housing will meet with Mayor Wellington Webb's
>Affordable Housing Task Force today to prod the body toward quicker action.
>"There have been plenty of studies and the task force knows what needs to
>be done," said Dan Lopp, community organizer for the Save Our Section 8
>Coalition, a group that represents more than 1,000 low-cost housing tenants
>in 15 city-operated and federally subsidized properties.
>
>"What's needed now is the political will to get something done," Lopp said.
>"We plan to push hard to get them to move immediately. But it's been a
>struggle. Historically, Denver has a re cord of assigning things to task
>forces - and then nothing happens for about five years.
>
>"We're tired of studies, and the time for action is now."
>
>The 18-month-old SOS 8 group, which has two members on the task force,
>hopes to bring nearly 200 low-income, elderly and disabled tenants of
>"Section 8" housing to today's meeting to call for a coherent city policy
>for low-cost, subsidized and special-needs housing.
>
>"Section 8" refers to federally subsidized, low-cost housing built in the
>early 1980s. Section 8 tenants typically pay 30 percent of their incomes in
>rent.
>
>In unsubsidized housing, low-income people can pay 50 percent or even 60
>percent of their incomes in today's mar ket - if they get housing at all,
>Lopp said.
>
>Denver has about 6,000 units of Section 8 housing whose leases, the SOS 8
>coalition says, are due to expire after 20 years.
>
>Lease expirations could result in landlords putting that housing back on
>the market at "market rates," which would worsen the affordable housing
>crunch, advocates contend.
>
>Specifically, the group is pushing to enact an ordinance to preserve
>Section 8 housing, similar to one in Portland, Ore. Under that plan, if an
>owner chooses to sell a Section 8 property, the city would have the first
>right of refusal to buy it - at the appraised market rate - and then
>maintain it as subsidized housing.
>
>"We'll be at Monday's meeting as an advocacy group focusing on two specific
>areas," Lopps said. "Housing for people with low incomes and with
>disabilities." SOS 8 will continue to advocate housing for families earning
>less than $24,000 per year, Lopps added. In the past, the coalition has
>accused the task force of ignoring those lower-rung income levels by
>focusing on families earning between 60 percent and 80 percent of the
>median family income in Denver, which translates to $30,000 to $45,000 per
>year.
>
>The task force meeting is open to the public and runs from noon to 2 p.m.
>in the basement of the Denver Public Library, at West 14th Avenue and
>Broadway.
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:54:55 -0500
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>        Cleo Busby <actcleve@...>, Linda Couch <linda@...>,
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>        Joan Baptist <jbaptist@...>, Jeff Dycus <jdycus@...>,
>        Jeff Terry <jwterry@...>, Jim Grow <jgrow@...>,
>        Joe Heaphy <JHeaphy256@...>, Larry Gross <ces@...>,
>        Laura Barrett <hcf@...>,
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>        otag_nclihousing <otag_nclihousing@...>,
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>Subject: [Fwd: cleveland article on income verification]
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>Subject: cleveland article on income verification
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>from today's Cleveland Plain Dealer. i hope this does not come out too
>choppy for you to read.  -linda
>
>
>
>                HUD seeks repayment of
>                subsidies
>
>                Friday, March 31, 2000
>
>                By STEPHEN KOFF
>
>                PLAIN DEALER BUREAU
>
>                WASHINGTON - More than 280,000 people on federal
>                housing assistance, including thousands in Ohio, may have
>                seriously underreported or falsified their incomes in order to
>                get low rent - and soon will be ordered to pay back the
>                government.
>
>                Among them are 816 people living in Cuyahoga
>                Metropolitan Housing Authority buildings, and 5,087 in
>                public housing developments elsewhere in the state,
>                according to the federal government.
>
>                The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
>                which has said it annually loses $900 million because of
>                underpayment of rent, next month will notify these tenants
>                that they must prove their incomes were not falsified or else
>                pay back the subsidies they received. Each of the public
>                housing tenants allegedly underreported income by $8,000
>                or more in 1998.
>
>                A similar number of Ohioans who live in privately owned
>                buildings, but receive vouchers to help pay their rent, also
>                will have to prove their incomes were reported accurately or
>                pay back HUD. According to HUD, each voucher recipient
>                underreported annual income by at least $4,000.
>
>                If HUD's total target of 284,000 residents nationwide holds
>                up, that would mean about 6 percent of all Americans
>                getting federal housing assistance underreported income in
>                1998.
>
>                But advocates for tenants aren't convinced. "Politically,"
>                said Michael Foley, executive director of the Cleveland
>                Tenants Organization, HUD has "got to do something about
>                what is perceived as fraud." But the income discrepancy
>                may be because the person taking a housing application
>                misunderstood the information, or the tenant changed jobs
>                later in the year.
>
>                "They've got 280,000 people they're sending out letters to,
>                accusing them of underreporting their income. It's crazy,"
>                Foley said.
>
>                HUD, which constantly faces more demand for housing the
>                poor than it can meet, picked out the alleged rent dodgers
>                by comparing the income they reported to their landlords or
>                to HUD with records of the Internal Revenue Service and
>                Social Security Administration. Although new tenants are
>                supposed to show proof of income, few checks are
>                performed of their annual updates after that.
>
>                But HUD now has completed its first systemwide check,
>                which it says was done at the behest of Congress.
>
>                "The point of this process is for them to come in and either
>                arrange a payment plan if there is this discrepancy, or
>                alternatively to tell us why this data is wrong," HUD
>                spokesman Lee Jones said yesterday. "And certainly there
>                will be instances of both."
>
>                But HUD has come under criticism from advocates for the
>                poor, who say that it may unnecessarily scare innocent
>                tenants or falsely accuse them of wrong-doing. As a result,
>                HUD last month agreed not to mail out letters that critics
>                saw as overly threatening. Kinder, gentler letters, now being
>                drafted, are expected to go to the tenants in about three
>                weeks.
>
>                "Unfortunately, tenants might get the letter, and they
>                assume that because they got this letter, the letter was
>                sent correctly and they've got some problem they didn't
>                know they have and they move out just out of fear," said
>                Linda Couch, legislative director for the National
>                Low-Income Housing Coalition. She said HUD told her this
>                week that 10 percent to 20 percent of the letters will
>                probably be sent "to people who aren't guilty of anything,"
>                and whose disparities can be easily explained.
>
>                Furthermore, tenants will have to find their 1998 tax and
>                income statements "if they are going to attempt at all to
>                disprove what this letter is saying about them. So the onus
>                is on the accused to prove themselves innocent, not the
>                housing authority or the owner or agent to validate their
>                claim," Couch said.
>
>                Jones maintains HUD is not seeking to "throw people out
>                onto the street or to throw them in jail."
>
>                "We see eviction as the fear that a lot of people have about
>                this program, but eviction is not the purpose and we don't
>                think eviction is going to be the result," he said. "We do
>                think there will be some families who decide, because there
>                is a discrepancy of a considerable magnitude in terms of
>                their household income, that they will not want to enter into
>                a repayment schedule and then they will leave."
>
>                It will be up to local landlords and agencies like CMHA to
>                arrange repayment schedules, but Couch said housing
>                agencies will be rewarded: They can keep any of the
>                money they recoup. CMHA spokeswoman Dorothy Noga
>                said the agency will develop a process to check the true
>                incomes of anyone receiving a letter, although CMHA has
>                not yet formally heard from HUD.
>
>                e-mail: skoff@...
>
>                Phone: (216) 999-4212
>
>                ©2000 THE PLAIN DEALER. Used with permission.





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

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>From: Larry Gross <ces@...>
>Subject: Subsidized Hsg Article (AP story) in Fresno Bee
>
>THE FRESNO BEE
>Thursday, March 30, 2000
>
>
>Housing owners abandoning subsidies where affordable apartments most needed
>
>By LEON DROUIN KEITH Associated Press Writer
>
>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- As the state's rising real-estate prices turn the
>market more miserable for low-income renters, California's pool of
>subsidized housing is shrinking -- especially in the areas where it's most
>needed.
>
>Expiring Section 8 contracts in California have led the owners of more than
>9,000 housing units to opt out or file to opt out of the federal housing
>assistance program, according to the California Housing Partnership
>Corporation.
>
>That number will almost certainly grow significantly in the next few years;
>92,000 units in the state have contracts expiring as of 2002, 40,000 of
>them in this year alone, according to the California Department of Housing
>and Community Development.
>
>In addition, owners of more than 10,000 subsidized units have paid or are
>in the process of paying off federal loans early. Three times as many
>projects have been lost through prepayments in California than in any other
>state, the department reports.
>
>The problem is not immediate for people currently living in subsidized
>housing; individual Section 8 vouchers in place of project-wide contracts
>will allow people to stay where they are. But in the long run, it makes the
>apartments less affordable for future tenants.
>
>"Vouchers soften the blow where no one has to deal with it, rather than
>throwing seniors and low-income people out on the street," said Larry
>Gross, executive director of the Coalition for Economic Survival, a Los
>Angeles group that helps tenants and low-income people organize to seek
>housing improvements. "You lose units and people through attrition; you
>don't see it."
>
>Owners are opting out because they feel they can get higher rents with
>vouchers, said Helen Haynes, senior project management coordinator in HUD's
>Los Angeles office.
>
>"When they started the program owners were making good money off this
>program and they still are making money off the program," said Haynes,
>speaking Wednesday at an affordable housing symposium at California State
>University, Fullerton. "They've gotten a little greedier."
>
>A task force created by the City Council to study the status of affordable
>housing was to present recommendations today on ways to make it easier for
>low-income people to find a home. Among them are that the city do more to
>help non-profit entities buy subsidized housing that is at risk of being
>lost, that the city consider charging a fee to property owners that opt
>out, and that the city better enforce rent-control laws.
>
>The panel, led by Cardinal Roger Mahoney, was to present its findings in
>front of Witmer Manor just west of downtown Los Angeles, where Kevin Brown
>lives in a one-bedroom apartment decorated with a host of trophies from
>football to rapping and a picture of his sixth-grade class.
>
>The 21-year-old Long Beach City College student said he's "blessed" to have
>a place in the 240-unit Section 8 complex, a clean facility where bars on
>the doors are common and surveillance cameras make sure extra tenants
>aren't living in the units.
>
>He was able to get in about a year ago for a $118 down payment, even though
>he didn't have a job at the time. Brown, who begins a telemarketing job
>next week, said he doesn't think he'd be so lucky if he had to look for
>another place right now.
>
>"I wouldn't be able to just sign a paper," he said. "What matters is money,
>which I don't have right now."
>
>Brown said a big problem with subsidized housing is that it's concentrated
>in economically depressed areas. It should be more spread out and more
>available, he said.
>
>But Gross said that because the properties that opt out of Section 8 are
>likely to be in the most desirable areas, the process "contributes to
>ghettoizing" and leads to less political clout for poor people.
>
>The problem is greatest in more affluent areas like Los Angeles' San
>Fernando Valley and suburban Orange County, where a weak housing market 20
>years ago enabled subsidized housing to be built in areas that are now hot
>housing markets, Gross said.
>
>Indeed, affordable housing was easier to obtain in the 1970s, said Berta
>Orquidia Moran Santiago de Pinto, 72, who came to the United States from
>Guatemala 38 years ago.
>
>She and her family lived in an apartment in Los Angeles' oceanfront
>community of Venice that "looked like a house," she said in Spanish. Its
>features included a dining room and a garden.
>
>"And you know how much I paid? Seventy-five dollars a month," she said.
>
>Now she and her husband, Moises Dario Pinto, 71, live in a one-bedroom
>apartment at Witmer Manor that is decorated with family photos and pictures
>of Jesus.
>
>Their portion of the rent, now $356 a month, rises and falls based on the
>benefits they receive.
>
>Witmer's owner, Alpha Property Management, has said it has no plans to opt
>out the complex.
>
>For those property owners that do, money isn't the only reason, said Sharon
>Lane, assistant vice president for Goldrich & Kest Industries, a
>development and property management company that has one of the state's
>biggest collections of assisted housing, about 120 properties.
>
>The company has opted out of project-based Section 8 contracts in "well
>into 15" of its properties, but continues to honor tenants' Section 8
>certificates, Lane said.
>
>Opting out, she said, makes for "a more relaxed and congenial relationship
>between management and tenants" because intrusive tasks like finding out
>each renter's income and the number of people in the apartment falls to the
>government and not the property owner.
>
>"We were like the police, questioning them on 'Who's living there?' and
>'What source of income do you have?"" Lane said.
>





Corrie Foster
N.C. Outreach & Training Assistance Grant
Mark-to-Market Program
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

---- you wrote:
> HUD has released information regarding its new Super NOFA. This new NOFA
> (notice for funding availability) makes $6 Million available to fund
> activities in M2M and nonM2M properties. This funding can be used for
> continued efforts to organize tenants in M2M eligible properties and even
> facilitate property transfers to nonprofits. This new source of funding
> does present an ideal opportunity for tenant/affordable housing
> organizations in North Carolina to step up and do their share to provide
> tenant education and organizing. At this time, our office is undecided if
> it will reapply for additional funding to provide outreach and training to
> tenants.
>
> If you are interested in learning more about the application process or
> have some general questions on how the funding can be used, feel free to
> contact me at your earliest convenience.
>
> Corrie Foster
> North Carolina
> Outreach & Technical Assistance Grant
> Mark-to-Market Program
> 3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
> Raleigh, NC 27609
> Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
> Email otag_nclihousing@...
>
>


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Begin forwarded message:

I hope this messages reaches you all in good spirits and great health.
My
name is Corrie Foster. I am the new N.C. OTAG Project Coordinator for
the
M2M program. I have just completed my first month on the job and it has
been a worldwind of activities. As I am sure most of you know, N.C. is
in
the second year of a three year grant to provide Outreach and Technical
Assistance to tenants in M2M eligible properties. Like most OTAG
grantees
our goal is to provide an opportunity for tenants to fully participate
in
the M2M program. This means that our office must address both policy and
implementation issues. Considering this goal, I hit the ground running.

This past October, the OTAG staff attended the first tenant comment
meeting
at Crescent Gardens Apts. in Wilson. This property will enter into the
Restructuring process and renew its Section 8 contract. This is the
first
property to go through the M2M process. The second meeting is in early
December. At that time, the tenants will be able to review the N.C.
Housing
Finance Agency's restructure plan before it is submitted to HUD for
approval. We were able to meet some enthusiastic tenants that are
interested in forming a tenants association.

Additionally, our staff recently traveled to Thomasville Church Homes in
Thomasville to knock on doors. Thomasville is renewing its Sec.8
contract
with a reduction in rents (this is affectionately called getting a
"haircut").

Although the policy issues with M2M have been slow to be resolved, there
has been a great of planning and organizing to get the information out
to
tenants.

Please pay special attention to the upcoming issues of the Coalition's
Housing Hotline and the N.C. Justice and Community Development
Newsletter.
There is so much information to share with you. I will use this email to
provide you with periodic updates on properties in N.C. If you have
specific questions, feel free to email me and I will respond as quickly
as
possible. If you do not receive these publications let me know.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you all, at some time, during
the
operation of this grant.

Corrie Foster
North Carolina
Mark-to-Market Outreach & Training Grant
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

I hope this messages reaches you all in good spirits and great health. My
name is Corrie Foster. I am the new N.C. OTAG Project Coordinator for the
M2M program. I have just completed my first month on the job and it has
been a worldwind of activities. As I am sure most of you know, N.C. is in
the second year of a three year grant to provide Outreach and Technical
Assistance to tenants in M2M eligible properties. Like most OTAG grantees
our goal is to provide an opportunity for tenants to fully participate in
the M2M program. This means that our office must address both policy and
implementation issues. Considering this goal, I hit the ground running.

This past October, the OTAG staff attended the first tenant comment meeting
at Crescent Gardens Apts. in Wilson. This property will enter into the
Restructuring process and renew its Section 8 contract. This is the first
property to go through the M2M process. The second meeting is in early
December. At that time, the tenants will be able to review the N.C. Housing
Finance Agency's restructure plan before it is submitted to HUD for
approval. We were able to meet some enthusiastic tenants that are
interested in forming a tenants association.

Additionally, our staff recently traveled to Thomasville Church Homes in
Thomasville to knock on doors. Thomasville is renewing its Sec.8 contract
with a reduction in rents (this is affectionately called getting a
"haircut").

Although the policy issues with M2M have been slow to be resolved, there
has been a great of planning and organizing to get the information out to
tenants.

Please pay special attention to the upcoming issues of the Coalition's
Housing Hotline and the N.C. Justice and Community Development Newsletter.
There is so much information to share with you. I will use this email to
provide you with periodic updates on properties in N.C. If you have
specific questions, feel free to email me and I will respond as quickly as
possible. If you do not receive these publications let me know.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you all, at some time, during the
operation of this grant.

Corrie Foster
North Carolina
Mark-to-Market Outreach & Training Grant
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tel.(919)881-0707/Fax.(919)881-0350
Email otag_nclihousing@...

This is the agenda for the Mark-to-Market Workshops to be held at the NC
Bar Assn. on April 27. Coalition staff and members are urged to attend this
workshop facilitated by the National Housing Law Project.

Interested persons should contact Catilla Everette at 919-881.0707 or send
e-mail to:
otag_nclihousing@...

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Tuesday, April 27, 1999
North Carolina Bar Association
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC
919-677-0561

Agenda
Addressing Expiring Project-Based Section 8 Contracts

9:00-9:40
Background on Situation: Federal Budget and Policy Response

9:45-12:00
Issues in the Preservation of Project-Based Section 8 Properties Under
Current Law
Detail on Federal Renewal and Restructuring Policy (including Mark to
Market ) and General Impacts
Impacts on North Carolina s Section 8 inventory and residents

12:00-12:30
LUNCH BREAK (food brought in)

12:30-1:30
Next Steps for North Carolina
Discussion re Next Steps and Specific Tasks:
National status report
Statewide and Locally

Getting Involved in the New PHA Plan Process

2:00-4:15
The Public Housing Plan Process and Strategies for Affecting its Outcome
(including Section 8 Tenant-Based Program)

Why is this Work Important?
The PHA Plan Process (Overview)
Key Issues for PHAs Raised By the New Federal Law for FY 99 forward
Tenant Selection/Admissions: Eligibility, Preferences, Targeting and Screening
Rents: Minimum Rents, Brooke Amendment, Ceiling Rents, Earned Income Disregards
Threatened Loss of Units
Deconcentration policies
Consolidation of Tenant-Based Subsidy Programs
Role of HUD Regulations

Local Panel and Discussion: Setting Priorities and Strategies for
Influencing the Plan
Which Issues are Most Important?
Promising Local Strategies for Improving the Content of the Final Plan


To register contact:
Catilla R. Everette at otag_nclihousing@...
NC Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-881-0707
fax: 919-881-0350

Catilla Everette
Mark-to-Market Coordinator
NC Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-881-0707
fax 919-881-0350
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James Grow of the National Housing Law Project and the NC Low Income
Housing Coalition will present a full day workshop on preserving the
afordable housing stock. While this workshop is geared toward legal service
organizations all Coalition members are encouraged to attend. The workshop
will be held on April 27, 1999, from 9:00am to 4:30pm, at a site to be
determined. An agenda and futher information are forthcoming. For more
information, contact Catilla Everette at 919-881-0707 or email her at
otag_nclihousing@...

WORKSHOP SUMMARY:

Section 8 Expirations? Opt-Outs? "Mark-to-Market?" One year renewals?
Fundamental federal budget and policy changes over the past few years will
have a dramatic impact on the stock of existing privately-owned, federally
subsidized housing for very low-income tenants under Section 236 and
Section 8 project-based housing programs. This session will provide an
update on current federal developments from HUD and Congress, and review
their impact on the state's existing inventory of privately-owned HUD
subsidized and assisted housing. The sessions will cover basic risk
assessments, preservation challenges and strategies for affected units, and
the changing roles of HUD and state and local governments in managing this
inventory.

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PUBLIC HOUSING WORKSHOP SUMMARY:

New federal laws and HUD regulations could bring significant changes to the
Public Housing and Tenant-based Section 8 programs in your community. What
are the major issues for tenants and the affordable housing stock? What is
the required process for community input into new PHA discretionary
decision-making? This basic session will provide an update on the new laws
and rules from HUD and Congress, including who will live in public housing,
how much they will pay, and even whether the units will continue to exist.
We will cover the PHA Plan, and what steps tenants and communities should
begin taking now to take advantage of the situation. [If appropriate, add a
local statement about any intent to foster future statewide
monitoring, networking among advocates, or technical assistance.]

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ABOUT NHLP AND THE TRAINER:

The National Housing Law Project is a private charitable nonprofit
organization with a mission of advancing housing justice for America's
poor. Since 1968, NHLP has worked in furtherance of this mission by seeking
to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing, by protecting and
enlarging the rights of very low-income tenants and homeowners, and by
increasing housing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities. To do
so, NHLP provides legal assistance, advocacy advise, and housing expertise
to legal services and other attorneys, low-income housing tenant and
advocacy groups, and other intermediaries that serve the poor.

Mr. Grow has spent his legal career working on affordable housing issues,
primarily with the nonprofit National Housing Law Project in Oakland, CA.
Since joining NHLP in 1980, his practice has concentrated on representing
the interests of low-income tenants with respect to federal housing
programs and policies, especially those concerning the HUD rental programs
such as public housing and Section 8, in the judicial, legislative, and
administrative forums.

[please let me know if you need more detail.]
James R. Grow
Staff Attorney
National Housing Law Project
614 Grand Ave., Ste. 320
Oakland, CA 94610
phone (510) 251-9400 x104
fax   (510) 451-2300
e-mail: jgrow@...

Catilla Everette
Mark-to-Market Coordinator
NC Low Income Housing Coalition
3948 Browning Place, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-881-0707
fax 919-881-0350
http://www.mindspring.com/~nclihousing



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Director of Community - Centered Initiatives
Triangle Family Services
401 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh,  NC  27603

"Building a Stronger Community by Strengthening the Family"
phone (919) 821-0790
fax      (919) 821-1893

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