ADVOCATE – April 23, 2025
Industry Groups Write to HUD Requesting Deferment of NSPIRE in the HCV Program
On April 8, PHADA, CLPHA, NAHRO, and the MTW Collaborative wrote jointly to the Department urging HUD to continue to allow voluntary compliance with NSPIRE in the HCV program and delay the required compliance date until October 1, 2026. The letter detailed specific concerns related to the potential for significant loss of participating landlords because of the new NSPIRE standards, including additional costs, and ultimately adverse impacts to the HCV program resulting in decreased housing choice for households. This joint letter follows a similar letter sent by PHADA to HUD in January of this year requesting a deferment of NSPIRE in the HCV program until such time that barriers to HCV utilization, leasing, and ultimately housing choice subside.
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