HUD PIH Notice § 2024-30
Statutory and Regulatory Waivers for Mainstream Vouchers (HUD PIH Notices)
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HUD PIH Notice § 2024-30
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC 20410-5000
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
______________________________________________________________________________
Special Attention of: Notice PIH 2024-30
Directors of HUD Regional and Field Issued: August 20, 2024
Offices of Public Housing;
Agencies that Administer the Housing Expires: This notice remains in effect until
Choice Voucher (HCV) Program amended, superseded, or rescinded.
Cross References: PIH 2020-01 (This notice
updates Sections 5 (f) and (g) of PIH 2020-
01); PIH 2012-31.
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Subject: Statutory and Regulatory Waivers for Mainstream Vouchers
1. Purpose
Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42), this notice
establishes waivers and alternative requirements for Mainstream Vouchers.
2. Background
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42) (“2024 Act”)
authorized the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish
waivers and alternative requirements for Mainstream Vouchers that are necessary for the
effective delivery and administration of funds. Per section 243 of the 2024 Act, HUD
may waive or specify alternative requirements for Section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory provisions
related to the administration of waiting lists, local preferences, and the initial term and
extensions of tenant-based vouchers. HUD is not permitted to waive requirements
related to tenant rights and protections, rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment.
Mainstream Vouchers are special purpose vouchers for non-elderly persons with
disabilities that are subject to the requirements in Section 8(o) of the 1937 Act and 24
CFR 982 except as provided in this notice and any subsequent notice issued by HUD.
However, funding and reporting for Mainstream Vouchers is separate from the HCV
program.
In targeting housing assistance to non-elderly persons with disabilities and their families,
particularly those transitioning out of institutions or at serious risk of institutionalization,
Mainstream Vouchers help further the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). One specific goal under the ADA is to ensure that services, programs, and
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activities are provided by public entities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the
needs of persons with disabilities. In Olmstead v L.C. 527 U.S. 581 (1999), the United
States Supreme Court affirmed the rights of persons with disabilities under the ADA to
participate in community living. Recognizing that housing plays a central role in
supporting community integration, HUD’s policy priorities for Mainstream Vouchers
reflect its commitment to help public housing agencies (PHA) further localities’ and
states’ implementation of Olmstead-related efforts and compliance with the ADA.
The waivers and alternative requirements described below are intended to provide
programmatic flexibilities to help PHAs improve Mainstream utilization and more
successfully target Mainstream-eligible populations, including persons exiting institutions
or at serious risk of institutionalization. PHAs with outstanding Olmstead-related
litigation or enforcement activities, as well as those undertaking affirmative Olmstead
planning and implementation efforts, who wish to establish preferences that target
individuals with specific disabilities must request HUD approval. The process for
requesting approval for a remedial preference targeting individuals with specific
disabilities is outlined in Notice PIH 2012-31. See also Statement of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development on the Role of Housing in Accomplishing the Goals of
Olmstead, https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/OLMSTEADGUIDNC060413.PDF
(Question 3).
3. Applicability
The waivers and alternative requirements listed below are applicable to all PHAs
awarded Mainstream Vouchers and PHAs that administer Mainstream Vouchers through
a portability billing arrangement. This Notice does not apply to Non-Elderly Disabled
(NED) Vouchers or “Mainstream 1 Year” Vouchers.
4. Effective Date
This notice is effective upon publication.
5. Compliance Date
PHAs must adopt the mandatory policies described in Section 6 within 120 days from
publication of this notice.
6. Mandatory Program Policies: This section describes the mandatory waivers and
alternative requirements that HUD is establishing for Mainstream Vouchers. A summary
of the mandatory waivers and alternative requirements is included in Attachment I of this
notice.
a. Initial Search Term. Many Mainstream Voucher applicants face challenges in their
housing search. Tight rental markets coupled with specific unit needs (e.g.,
accessible units, units near medical or supportive services, units near public transit,
units meeting other disability-related needs, etc.) may require applicants to need
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additional time to search for a suitable unit. HUD is waiving 24 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 982.303(a), which requires an initial search term of at least 60
days, and establishing an alternative requirement that the initial search term for a
Mainstream Voucher must be at least 120 days. The initial 120-day term also applies
when a family chooses to move to a new unit with continued assistance inside or
outside the PHA’s jurisdiction, in accordance with 24 CFR 982 subpart H.
When issuing a Mainstream Voucher, PHAs also must provide a current listing of
available accessible units known to the PHA and, if necessary, otherwise assist the
family in identifying an accessible unit (24 CFR 8.28(a)(3)).
b. Extensions of Term. The PHA’s administrative plan must describe its policies for
granting extensions of the initial 120-day term (24 CFR 982.303(b)(1)) and provide
clear instructions to families on the procedures for requesting an extension. If a
family requires additional time for their unit search, PHAs are required to provide an
extension as part of a reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act and HUD’s Section 504 requirements (24 CFR part 8; See also 24
CFR 982.303(b)(2)). While all Mainstream Voucher applicants include a family
member with a disability and are eligible for an extension as part of a reasonable
accommodation, PHAs have considerable discretion in the details they may establish
for their general extension policy under (24 CFR 982.303(b)(1)) outside of the
context of reasonable accommodations, including the deadline for requesting an
extension and the length of the extension. National voucher success rates and median
search times indicate that, on average, Mainstream Voucher applicants take longer to
lease than HCV applicants and are more likely to ultimately be unsuccessful in using
their voucher compared to other special purpose voucher applicants. As discussed
above in Section 6(a), multiple circumstances may contribute to the barriers that
Mainstream Voucher applicants experience in successfully leasing.
Given the challenges Mainstream Voucher applicants may face in securing a unit,
applicants should be provided with flexible extension policies. To support this need,
HUD is waiving 24 CFR 982.303(b)(1) and establishing an alternative requirement
for the process of requesting search extensions. PHAs must adopt an extension policy
for Mainstream Vouchers that includes the following: 1) each extension must be for a
minimum of 90 days, 2) the PHA must approve the first extension request, regardless
of how the request is made (written or verbal) or when it is made, as long as the
request is made on or before the term expiration date and is consistent with applicable
requirements; subsequent requests should be processed in accordance with the PHA’s
administrative plan, and 3) the PHA must, on at least one occasion after voucher
issuance, notify the family prior to the initial term expiration to remind them of the
term expiration date, the process for requesting an extension, and to inquire if the
family is in need of assistance with their housing search. PHAs should be aware that
families may require more than the minimum required initial extension to
successfully lease up and must grant additional extensions if requested in accordance
with the PHA’s administration plan.
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As part of its search extension policy, PHAs may not restrict a first extension
approval to certain circumstances or require documentation from applicants. For all
extension requests, the written or verbal request is sufficient. Note that this
alternative requirement also applies to current Mainstream Voucher participants who
choose to move to a new unit with continued assistance inside or outside the PHA’s
jurisdiction, in accordance with 24 CFR 982 subpart H. In providing notice to
families of the expiration date and extension request process, PHAs must ensure
effective communication with persons with disabilities, including those with vision,
hearing, speech, intellectual or other developmental disabilities, or any other
communication-related disabilities.
While HUD is establishing an alternative requirement to 24 CFR 982.303(b)(1), HUD
reminds PHAs that 24 CFR 982.303(b)(2) requires PHAs to approve all extensions
made as part of a reasonable accommodation and PHAs must provide this information
during the family briefing (24 CFR 982.301(a)).
c. Residency Preference. Because Mainstream Vouchers are intended to facilitate
access to housing for individuals with disabilities, including for individuals who
reside in institutional or other segregated settings that may not be located in the
geographic area that is typically served by a PHA, a residency preference may
prevent an otherwise eligible applicant from accessing Mainstream Vouchers.
Consequently, HUD is waiving Section 8(o)(6)(A) of the 1937 Act and 24 CFR
982.207(b)(1) and establishing an alternative requirement under which a PHA cannot
apply a residency preference to Mainstream Voucher applicants.
7. Discretionary Program Policies. This section describes the optional waivers that HUD
is establishing for Mainstream Vouchers. PHAs may choose, but are not required, to
adopt any optional waivers. PHAs that choose to adopt any of the optional waivers
described below must describe those policies in their administrative plan (24 CFR
982.54(d)(1)). A summary of the optional waivers is included in Attachment I of this
notice.
a. Waiting Lists. HCV regulations require PHAs to use a single waiting list for
admission to its Section 8 tenant-based assistance program. Accordingly, PHAs
select Mainstream Voucher applicants from its HCV waiting list (24 CFR
982.204(f)). This requirement has led to challenges for some PHAs in administering
Mainstream Vouchers, as it can be time-consuming and burdensome to identify
eligible applicants from long HCV waiting lists. Further, PHAs may find it
challenging to identify eligible applicants if the PHA has an established preference
for targeted subgroups identified in a Mainstream Voucher Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO), such as persons transitioning out of institutional or other
segregated settings.1
To assist PHAs in identifying eligible applicants and enable PHAs to more effectively
1
The 2017 Mainstream Voucher NOFO and 2019 Mainstream Voucher NOFO provided points to PHAs certifying
a plan to adopt a preference for certain subgroups.
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allocate Mainstream Vouchers, HUD is waiving 24 CFR 982.204(f) and establishing
an optional waiver to maintain a separate Mainstream waiting list.
Successful establishment of a separate Mainstream Voucher waiting list requires
PHAs to have or to obtain applicants’ disability status to determine eligibility for
Mainstream Vouchers so they can be placed on the Mainstream Voucher waiting list.
To expedite issuance of Mainstream Vouchers under this notice, PHAs
should determine as quickly as possible which applicants on the existing HCV
waiting list are families that include non-elderly individuals who have a disability that
qualifies them for Mainstream Vouchers if this information has not already been
collected. That information will facilitate the prompt and effective notification of
existing applicants that qualify for Mainstream Vouchers or nondiscriminatory
preferences described in this notice. PHAs may obtain disability status by direct
outreach to families who are currently on the HCV waiting list. HUD encourages
PHAs to collect information on disability status for all applicants at the pre-
application and/or the application stages.
If a PHA chooses to create a separate Mainstream Voucher waiting list, the PHA
must ensure effective communication of notice is provided to ensure that families on
its HCV waiting list are informed of the separate Mainstream Voucher waiting list
and have an opportunity to be placed on the list. In providing this notice, PHAs must
ensure effective communication of this change to persons with disabilities, including
persons with vision, hearing, speech, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or any
other communication-related disabilities. Effective communication is especially
significant because Mainstream Vouchers are intended to serve individuals with
disabilities.
PHAs must ensure effective communication of notice is provided by taking a
combination of actions, which may include:
individually notifying families that identified as having a family member with
a disability at the time of application or pre-application;
individually notifying a reasonable percentage of families from the top of the
existing HCV waiting list given the anticipated number of Mainstream
Vouchers that a PHA will be issuing in the next five years, while not denying
the opportunity for any other household on the HCV waiting list to also be
placed on the Mainstream Voucher waiting list;
ensuring outreach to organizations serving persons with disabilities and
service organizations so there is widespread awareness of the availability of a
separate waiting list and how to access this resource;
providing information on social media sites; and
other communication methods.
PHAs must also inform families on the HCV waiting list of the Mainstream Voucher
waiting list by either posting the information to their website or providing public
notice in their communities.
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When notifying families and providing notice, the PHA must describe the eligibility
criteria for Mainstream Vouchers and describe the actions a family should take to be
added to the Mainstream Voucher waiting list. The PHA notice should also make
clear to applicants that if they decide to be included on the Mainstream waiting list,
they will not lose their position on the HCV waiting list. PHAs must also take
reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access for persons with limited English
proficiency (LEP). If a PHA does not pursue the optional waiver to maintain a
separate Mainstream waiting list, the PHA must still ensure program access for
individuals with disabilities.
To support the effective administration of Mainstream Vouchers and the expeditious
implementation of a separate Mainstream waiting list, PHAs may choose and are
strongly encouraged to commence notifying (as described above) families on the
HCV waiting list before the establishment of a separate Mainstream waiting list is
formally adopted by the PHA Board of Commissioners or other authorized PHA
officials in the PHA administrative plan. The PHA notice in such a case must explain
that the establishment of the Mainstream waiting list is dependent on the amendment
to the PHA administrative plan being formally adopted but that families are strongly
encouraged to take the necessary action now to ensure that their names are placed on
the Mainstream waiting list as seamlessly and expeditiously as possible. Conducting
the outreach process to HCV waiting list applicants concurrently with the actions
necessary to formally adopt the establishment of the separate Mainstream waiting list
in the PHA administrative plan is an important consideration for PHAs that wish to
implement the separate Mainstream waiting list promptly. Taking such action allows
the PHA to ensure the HCV waiting list applicants are provided reasonable time to
complete the actions necessary to be added to the Mainstream waiting list at its
inception without having to unduly delay the implementation and the associated
benefits and efficiencies offered by the Mainstream waiting list.
PHAs must allow 60 calendar days for the effective communication of notice and to
provide families an opportunity to respond before issuing vouchers from the separate
Mainstream waiting list. This 60-day period may commence whenever a PHA elects
to do an early notification as described above. In the interim, PHAs can continue to
use its HCV waitlist for issuing Mainstream Vouchers.
PHAs may use either date and time of application or a drawing or other random
choice technique in selecting families from the Mainstream waiting list among
applicants with the same preference status in accordance with the PHA’s
administrative plan. For PHAs that rely on the date and time of application in
determining the order in which families are selected from the Mainstream waiting list,
HUD is waiving 982.207(c)(1) and establishing as an alternative requirement that the
application date and time of the family’s prior HCV application must be used for
those Mainstream applicants that are already on the HCV waiting list. For example,
if the PHA determines the order of selection for families that qualify for the same
Mainstream waiting list local preference by date of application, the date used to
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determine the family’s place on the waiting list compared to the other families who
qualify for that preference is the date of their application for the HCV
program. However, the order that families may be reached on the Mainstream
waiting list compared to the regular HCV waiting list may be different depending on
the local preferences the PHA establishes for the Mainstream waiting list. Selection
from the Mainstream waiting list will be in accordance with local preferences that the
PHA establishes for Mainstream Voucher applicants. This may result in the selection
of families from the Mainstream waiting list who were not previously on the HCV
waiting list ahead of those who were on the HCV waiting list based on the family’s
eligibility for a Mainstream applicant preference.
b. Local Preferences. While PHAs may establish local preferences based on local
housing needs and priorities (24 CFR 982.207(a)), HCV regulations do not permit
PHAs to establish separate preferences for Mainstream Voucher applicants.
Preferences apply to all vouchers on the waiting list. HUD is waiving 24 CFR
982.207(a)(1) and establishing an optional waiver permitting PHAs to establish
separate preferences for Mainstream Voucher applicants. Regardless of whether a
PHA chooses to adopt separate Mainstream Voucher preferences, PHAs that claimed
points for a preference in a NOFO must continue to maintain a preference for at least
one of the targeted groups in the NOFO. PHAs may choose to apply NOFO
preferences to its entire HCV waiting list or only to Mainstream Voucher applicants
as a separate Mainstream Voucher preference.
PHAs currently have the option, without an optional waiver, to establish a preference
for applicants referred from certain agencies. Using the optional waiver described in
the paragraph above, PHAs may choose to establish a referral preference specifically
for Mainstream Voucher applicants. Referral partners may refer potential
Mainstream Voucher participants directly to the PHA for processing, and such
individuals can be placed on the Mainstream waiting list. A formalized partnership
with a referring agency is not required for Mainstream Voucher referrals, but HUD
encourages PHAs to execute MOUs with agencies providing referrals. A sample
MOU can be found here. PHAs that choose to use direct referrals from other
agencies to place individuals onto their waiting list must make such information
publicly available, by providing clear information on these partnerships and the direct
referrals process on their website and in their administrative plan, including the
names and contact information of their partnering agencies (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1)).
Written documentation of these referrals must be maintained in the tenant file by the
PHA.
When engaging in such partnerships and accepting referrals, PHAs must ensure that
they are not discriminating based on disability type or on the basis of any other
federally protected class. Referral partnerships cannot create, directly or indirectly,
requirements to receive Mainstream Vouchers that may violate nondiscrimination
requirements under any applicable federal civil rights laws, including Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act (Title VI), the ADA, and the Age Discrimination Act, among others. This
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means, for example, that a PHA cannot restrict Mainstream Vouchers to those
referred by a specific state or local agency that provides services only to individuals
with specific types of disabilities or diagnoses because such an arrangement would
exclude individuals with other types of disabilities who are eligible to receive a
Mainstream Voucher. Accordingly, if a PHA partners with such an organization, the
PHA also must have a partnership with at least one organization that will accept and
refer any potentially eligible applicant. Potential referral sources that may serve
individuals with all types of disabilities and therefore will refer any potentially
eligible applicant include Continuums of Care, Independent Living Centers, Area
Agencies on Aging, and fair housing initiatives programs. So long as the PHA has a
referral partnership with a source that serves all individuals regardless of types of
disability, the PHA may create additional partnerships with disability-specific referral
services or other sources that may not serve individuals with all types of disabilities,
such as state Medicaid agencies. In implementing this referral process, a PHA cannot
prioritize referrals from one referral source over others or provide any priority or
preference over other referral sources in allocating vouchers and developing a waiting
list. Any proposed preferences must comply with federal fair housing and civil rights
authorities, including, but not limited to, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504, Title VI,
the Age Discrimination Act, among others (24 CFR 5.105(a)).
These partnerships are intended to help PHAs more efficiently identify eligible
beneficiaries and quickly utilize vouchers. Such partnerships also help facilitate
access to individuals who are exiting institutional settings. Given the challenges in
timing and ensuring a voucher is available when an individual is ready to leave an
institutional setting, this type of arrangement allows an agency to better ensure a
voucher will be available when an individual is ready to exit an institutional or other
segregated setting, coordinate any application and screening issues, and build in time
for finding a unit that meets the individual’s disability-related needs. This advanced
planning and coordination should help facilitate a timely move into a community-
based, affordable, and integrated housing opportunity.
8. Reasonable Accommodations. As a reminder, PHAs administering Mainstream
Vouchers and landlords receiving Mainstream Vouchers may need to provide various
reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities to ensure program access. A
common reasonable accommodation is providing approval for exception payment
standards (24 CFR 982.503(d)(5)), so that an individual with a disability is able to rent a
unit that meets their disability-related needs in terms of features, location, or other
characteristics, as well as the possible need for additional space to accommodate a live-in
aide or additional equipment. Other examples of types of reasonable accommodations
that may be needed in HCV programs, including Mainstream Vouchers, to ensure
program access include, but are not limited to: assistance in or modifications to the
application process and procedures; permitting assistance animals in housing; and
providing additional time or other modifications for an individual with a disability who is
unable to move within a specific time period because of their disability when the
individual reaches the top of a waiting list (e.g., due to hospitalization, treatment, or other
disability-related reasons). In addition, a PHA is required to take appropriate steps to
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ensure effective communication with applicants, beneficiaries, and members of the
public.2 This effective communication obligation is separate from and in addition to a
PHA’s reasonable accommodation obligations.
9. Information Contact. Inquiries about this notice should be directed to
MainstreamVouchers@hud.gov.
10. Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection requirements contained in this
notice have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C 3520). In accordance with the PRA,
HUD may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. The
active information collections contained in this notice have been approved under the PRA
OMB Control Number 2577-0169.
__________________________
Richard J. Monocchio
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Public and Indian Housing
2
24 CFR 8.6 Communications (Section 504); 28 CFR part 35, Subpart E –Communications (Title II ADA).
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC 20410-5000
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
Attachment I
Mainstream Voucher Waivers and Alternative Requirements
Item Statutory or Brief Summary Mandatory Alternative Policy
Regulatory Use
Waiting 24 CFR Waives the requirement No PHAs may establish a waiting list separate from
Lists 982.204(f) that PHAs maintain one their HCV waiting list for Mainstream Vouchers.
HCV waiting list.
Waiting 24 CFR Waives the requirement No, unless For PHAs that opt to establish a separate
Lists 982.207(c)(1) that date and time of establishing Mainstream waiting list and rely on the date and
application, if used by the a separate time of application method, they must rely on the
PHA, applies only to the waiting list date and time of application for their Mainstream
HCV waiting list. waiting list as well.
Preferences 24 CFR Waives the requirement No PHAs may establish separate preferences for
982.207(a) that PHAs maintain one set Mainstream Voucher applicants. PHAs that claimed
of HCV preferences. points for a preference in a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) must continue to maintain a
preference for at least one of the targeted groups
identified in the NOFO.
Preferences Section 8(o)(6)(A) Waives the ability for Yes A PHA may not apply any residency preference to
of the United PHAs to establish a Mainstream Voucher applicants.
States Housing residency preference for
Act of 1937; 24 Mainstream Voucher
CFR 982.207(b) applicants.
Initial 24 CFR Waives the ability for Yes A PHA must provide a minimum initial search term
Search 982.303(a) PHAs to use a minimum of 120 days for Mainstream Voucher applicants.
Term initial search term of 60
days for Mainstream
Voucher applicants.
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Item Statutory or Brief Summary Mandatory Alternative Policy
Regulatory Use
Term 24 CFR Waives the ability for Yes PHAs must adopt an extension policy that includes
Extensions 982.303(b)(1) PHAs to grant first the following features: 1) each extension must be
extensions at its discretion. for a minimum of 90 days, 2) the PHA must
approve the first extension request, regardless of
how the request is made or when it is made (written
or verbal), as long as the request is made on or
before the term expiration date and is consistent
with applicable requirements, and 3) the PHA must,
on at least one occasion after voucher issuance,
notify the family prior to the initial term expiration
to remind them of the term expiration date, the
process for requesting an extension, and to inquire
if the family is in need of assistance with their
housing search.
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Plain English
PIH Notice 2024-30, issued by HUD on August 20, 2024, establishes mandatory and optional waivers to standard Housing Choice Voucher rules specifically for Mainstream Vouchers—a program serving non-elderly persons with disabilities. Key mandatory changes include extending the minimum initial housing search period from 60 to 120 days, requiring PHAs to approve first extension requests of at least 90 days without documentation, and prohibiting residency preferences that could exclude applicants from institutional settings. Optional flexibilities allow PHAs to maintain separate Mainstream Voucher waiting lists and establish distinct local preferences for this population, in support of community integration goals under the ADA and the Olmstead decision.
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For Property Managers
Landlords and property owners who participate in the Mainstream Voucher program under PIH Notice 2024-30 should be aware that tenants holding these vouchers may have longer search terms and extended timelines before lease execution compared to standard HCV holders. Because PHAs administering Mainstream Vouchers are required to provide accessible unit listings and may need to approve exception payment standards as a reasonable accommodation (24 CFR 982.503(d)(5)), operators of accessible or adaptable units may find increased outreach from PHAs. Landlords receiving Mainstream Vouchers are also reminded by PIH Notice 2024-30 that they themselves may need to provide reasonable accommodations—such as permitting assistance animals—to ensure program access for tenants with disabilities.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
For Tenants
Non-elderly persons with disabilities who receive or are seeking Mainstream Vouchers are entitled under PIH Notice 2024-30 to a minimum initial housing search period of 120 days, which is double the standard HCV requirement. If more time is needed, the PHA must approve a first extension request of at least 90 days without requiring written documentation or limiting the circumstances under which it is granted; the PHA is also required to proactively remind voucher holders of their expiration date and extension options. Tenants who believe a PHA is not following these requirements—such as applying a residency preference or denying a first extension—may contact HUD's Mainstream Vouchers team at MainstreamVouchers@hud.gov, consult a local tenant-rights or disability-rights organization, or explore whether the issue can be raised through HUD's fair housing and nondiscrimination channels.
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