HUD Issues

One of the PHA's Agency Goals is to "Continue active leadership in national and state housing organizations to improve national housing policy and funding." To further that goal, PHA staff frequently send letters and e-mail messages to HUD, members of Congress and industry groups, to make recommendations on policy and funding issues. Sometimes PHA staff work with other housing authorities' staff and with elected officials to communicate important issues. Some of those communications are available below.

Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Changes – Comments on Interim Rule

Click here to view the written comments the St. Paul PHA sent to HUD on 4/25/2011 about HUD's "Interim Rule on Public Housing Evaluation and Oversight: Changes to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Determining and Remedying Substantial Default; and Related Scoring Notes", as published in the Federal Register on 2/23/2011 (pages 10136, 10044, 10047, 10053, 10050 and 10057).

Public Housing Capital Fund Program – Comments on Proposed Rule

Click here to view the written comments the St. Paul PHA sent to HUD on 4/8/2011 about HUD's "Proposed Rule on the Public Housing Capital Fund Program", as published in the Federal Register on 2/7/2011 (page 6654).

Green Capital Improvements Disincentives

Click here to read a February 10, 2010 letter from the Executive Director to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, discussing disincentives for green capital improvements and possible alternatives.

HUD Issues Archive

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