The following summaries provide information on the date that HOME waivers were granted and denied, the State or
Local Field Office making the request, the situation which gave rise to the need for a program waiver, and the
regulatory citation. To obtain a copy of a specific HOME waiver, contact HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs at
(202) 708-2470. Hearing impaired users may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
Date Signed
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State F.O.
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Summary
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Reg. Citation
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3/16/06
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TX
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Waiver request granted for the State of Texas to permit it to use prior years’ unexpended CHDO funds in an amount
equal to 15 percent of its fiscal year 2006 HOME allocation for disaster-related activities that do not qualify as CHDO
set-aside activities.
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24 CFR 92.300(a)(1)
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3/22/06
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VA
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Waiver request granted for Arlington County, VA to assist in serving the needs of Katrina evacuees. The
waiver will eliminate the minimum tenant payment and maximum PJ subsidy requirements for Arlington
County’s TBRA program.
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24 CFR 92.209(h)
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3/24/06
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TX
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Waiver request denied for the City of Houston, TX which would have permitted the City to transfer the affordability
requirements on Versailles Apartments, a rental project currently facing foreclosure, to units in the Green Oak Village
complex, a rental project that was previously assisted with HOME funds and is currently in default.
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24 CFR 92.503(b)(1) and 24 CFR
92.214(a)(6)
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3/27/06
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NE
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Waiver request grant for the State of Nebraska to allow it to invest an additional $400,000 of HOME funds to address
anticipated capital shortfalls and to facilitate the refinancing of the first mortgage.
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24 CFR
92.502(d)(2) and 24 CFR
92.206(d)(5)
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4/26/06
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MS
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the Gulfport Consortium, a declared disaster area under
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: waives the 2004 CHDO reservation requirement.
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24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(a) and 24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(b)
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5/15/06
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LA
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the City of New Orleans, a declared disaster area under
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: waives the 2004 and 2007 CHDO reservation requirements; and waives the FY 2004 -2007
HOME commitment requirement.
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24 CFR
92.300(a)(1) [section 231 of the Act]; and 24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(B);[section 218(g) of the Act]
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5/15/06
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MO
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Waiver request granted for the State of Missouri to address the emergency housing needs of counties within the declared
disaster areas resulting from the severe storms, tornados and flooding of March and April 2006; waives the property standards
to allow for emergency repairs to storm-damaged, owner-occupied units.
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24 CFR
92.251(a)(1)
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6/6/06
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MN
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Waiver request granted for Hennepin County Consortium to allow it to invest an additional $500,000 from the HUD
NOFA reallocation of recaptured Community Housing Organization set-aside funds into the Louisiana Court Apartments
project, a troubled project.
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24 CFR
92.214(a)(6)
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6/9/06
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LA
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the City of Alexandria, a declared disaster area under
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: waives the FY 2004 and 2005 HOME commitment requirement.
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24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B);[section 218(g) of the Act]
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6/9/06
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MN
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Waiver request granted for the State of Minnesota to allow MHFA to substitute a comparable property for the HOME
-assisted property in lieu of the repayment requirement for a project that fail to meet to the affordability requirements
for the specified period.
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24 CFR
92.503(b)
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6/20/06
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MN
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Waiver request denied to the State of Minnesota on a number of provisions of American Dream Downpayment Initiative
regulations that would of modeled the ADDI program after a pre-existing state-funded program, a program that is not
equivalent to what ADDI requires.
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24 CFR
92.251(a)(2) and 24 CFR
92.612(b), 24 CFR
92.504 and 24 CFR
92.616(e), 24 CFR
92.508(a)(3)(iv) and 24 CFR
92.616(i), 24 CFR
92.355, 24 CFR
92.614(a)(4) and 24 CFR 35
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7/19/06
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LA
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the State of Louisiana, a declared disaster area under
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: grants a waiver to extend the FY 2005 HOME commitment requirement and the FY 2002
HOME expenditure requirement by one year.
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24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(B)[section 218(g) of the Act]; 24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(C)
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8/7/06
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ME
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Waiver request granted for the Auburn Consortium to extend the lease-purchase period an additional 12 months,
from 36 months to 48 months, to enable a low-income family in hardship to purchase their home.
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24 CFR
92.254(a)(7)
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8/15/06
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LA
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the City of Lake Charles, a declared disaster area under
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: waives the FY 2004 HOME commitment requirement.
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24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(B);[section 218(g) of the Act]
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9/14/06
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PR
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Waiver request granted for the Municipality of Ponce: waives the FY 2001 HOME expenditure requirement
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24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(C)
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12/5/06
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LA
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Waiver request granted for the Jefferson Parish Consortium, a declared disaster area under Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita: waives the FY 2001 HOME expenditure requirement.
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24 CFR 92.500(1)(B)
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12/5/06
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LA
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Waiver request and suspension of the NAHA Act granted for the City of Baton Rouge-Parish of East Baton
Rouge, a declared disaster area under Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; waives the FY 2004 HOME commitment
requirement.
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24 CFR
92.500(d)(1)(B);[section 218(g) of the Act]
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