Public Housing Admin Notices

Here is a list of Public Housing Notices which provide guidance, extensions, instructions, clarifications, announcements and other policy information.

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PHN Repository

2025

PHN 2025-15 Massachusetts State-Aided Housing Programs Property, Boiler & Machinery and Crime
Insurance for Policy Period – 11/17/25 to 11/17/26

     2025 Claim Reporting Guide for MA Housing Authorities Insurance Program for State-aided Properties

PHN 2025-14 Public Housing Innovations 2026 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

     Exhibit A: Local Housing Authority Faircloth Availability

     NOFA for Winter Rental Round 2026

PHN 2025-13 Amendments to 760 CMR 5.00 Effective 9/26/25

     Addendum 1: PHN 2025-13 Amendments to 760 CMR 5.00 Effective 9/26/25 (10/27/2025)

     760 CMR 5.00 Eligibility and Selection Criteria

     Housing Situation Priority Policy

PHN 2025-12 Seeking Pre-Qualified Candidates to Serve as Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO)

     CAFO Request for Response (RFR)

PHN 2025-11 FY2026 Budget Guidelines

     Attachment A: Executive Director Salary Chart

     Attachment B: FY26 Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet

     Attachment C: Schedule of Net Metering Credit Savings

     Attachment D: Budget Flexibility for Housing Authorities with Retained Revenue

PHN 2025-10 Mandatory Data Reporting

     Attachment A: Reporting in SOHA- LHAs Required to Report

     Attachment B: Applicant Accessibility Data

PHN 2025-09 Annual Plan Update

     Attachment A: Annual Plan Date Calculator

     Attachment B: Annual Plan Checklist

PHN 2025-08 American Revolution 250th Anniversary Celebration Funding

PHN 2025-07 Vacancy Initiative 2.0

     Attachment A: Vacant Unit Design Guidance

     Attachment B: Vacant Unit Best Practices

PHN 2025-06 Preventive Maintenance Planning Year Criteria

PHN 2025-05: Revised Income Limits for Admission & FMRs for Continued Occupancy

     2025 Fair Market Rent

     2025 Income Limits

PHN 2025-04: SS Fairness Act 

PHN 2025-03: Amended Housing Situation Priority Policy for CSO

    Attachment A - Housing Situation Priority Policy for CSO (02/2025)

    Attachment B - Priority 1-4 Checklist (updated 9/26/2025)

PHN 2025-02: Comprehensive Modernization NOFA

PHN 2025-01: Vacant Unit Turnover Task Force

2024

PHN 2024-25: Guidance Related to Local Tenant Organizations (LTOs) and Tenant Participation Under 760 CMR 6.09

PHN 2024-24: Recent Legislation: Easier Internet Installation for LHAs

PHN 2024-23: Aging in Place Turnover Guidelines

PHN 2024-22: Massachusetts State-Aided Housing Programs Property, Boiler & Machinery and Crime Insurance for Policy Period – 11/17/24 to 11/17/25

    B&B Loss Control Recommendations for LHAs

    Claim Reporting Guide 2024

PHN 2024-21: Notice of Funding Availability Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP) for State-Aided Public Housing and Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP)

PHN 2024-20: Public Housing Innovations 2025 Notice of Funding Availability

    Addendum 1: 2025 Public Housing Innovations NOFA Questions and Answers

PHN 2024-19: Update to Performance Management Review (PMR) for 2025 Cycle (FYE 6/30/2025 - 3/31/2026)

PHN 2024-18: Update to Veteran’s Preference Screening 

    Attachment A - Veteran's Waivers for State-Aided Public Housing

    Attachment B - Veteran's Waivers for AHVP

    Attachment C - Verification of Veteran Preference

PHN 2024-17: State Units Federalization Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) (Updated 11/5/2024)

    Attachment A - Process for Federalization 

    Attachment B - Faircloth Limit

PHN 2024-16: AHA Implementation

    Attachment A - AUP Schedule

PHN 2024-15: 689/167 Contract Transition to DocuSign

    Attachment A - DocuSign Power Form

    Attachment B - Example Balance Sheet

    Attachment C - PowerPoint Presentation

    Attachment D- Power Form Link

PHN 2024-14: LHA Demographic Reporting

    Attachment A - LHAs Reporting in SOHA

    Attachment B - Accessibility Data for Mandatory Reporting

PHN 2024-13: FY2025 Budget Guidelines

    Clarification to Account No 4410, Maintenance Labor and Account No 4110 Administrative Salaries

    Attachment A - Executive Director Salary Chart to FY25 Budget Guidelines

    Attachment B - FY25 LHA Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet

    Attachment C - Air Source Heat Pump Count by LHA

    Attachment D - Schedule of Net Metering Credit Savings

    Attachment E - Budget Flexibility for Housing Authorities with Retained Revenue

    Attachment F - Count of Units Eligible for Operating Subsidy

PHN 2024-12 Cyber Security Alert Protecting your LHA from Active Threat of Cyber Criminals

Cyber Security Attachment Binder

PHN 2024-11: Replacement Policy for Fossil-Fuel Fired Equipment

PHN 2024-10: Changes to Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CAFO) Program for AUP starting with FYE 2024 and Updates to Performance Management Review (PMR) for 2024 Cycle   

PHN  2024-09: NOFA Local Housing Authority Housing Now Program

PHN 2024-08: Amendments to State-Aided Public Housing Form Lease and Lease Addendum

Attachment A - Form Notice of Lease Amendment

    Attachment B - State-Aided Lease Addendum

    Attachment C - Form State-Aided Public Housing Lease

    Attachment D - Notice of Rent Adjustment

PHN 2024-07: Promulgation of Amendments to 760 CMR 6.00 (Updated 8/5/2024)

    Attachment A: Rent Regulation to be Promulgated June 7, 2024

    Attachment B: Implementation Chart

    Attachment C: Updated Heat Deduction Schedule

    Attachment D: Rent Regulation Update Power Point

    Attachment E: Rent Calculation Sheet

    Attachment F: Continued Occupancy Form

    Attachment G: Plain Language Explanation of Changes to 760 CMR 6.00 (Updated 8/5/2024)

PHN 2024-06: Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) Program: Pre-Qualified Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Firms

PHN 2024-05: Mass Housing Partnership (MHP) Expanded Technical Assistance for Vacant Land Development and Public Housing Redevelopment

PHN 2024-04: Updates to Capital Project Implementation Processes

PHN 2024-03: Updates to Vacant Unit Policies for 2024

     Addendum 1 to PHN 2024-03

    Attachment A Vacancy Waiver Types for 2024 (Updated 4/5/2024)

    Attachment B Assisting LHAs (Updated 2/20/2024)

PHN 2024-02 Requirement to consult residents when entering into Management Agreements

PHN 2024-01 Public Comment Period for Promulgation of Amendments to 760 CMR 6.00 

2023

PHN 2023-21 Massachusetts State-Aided Housing Programs Property, Boiler & Machinery and Crime Insurance for Policy Period 11-17-23 to 11-17-24

    Claim Reporting Guide 2023 EOHLC

PHN 2023-20 RFI Pre-qualification of Accounting Firms to Conduct AUP Audit

    RFI Pre-qualification of Accounting Firms to Conduct AUP Audit - Addendum 1

PHN 2023-19 Public Housing Innovations 2024 Notice of Funding Availability

PHN 2023-18 Resident Service Coordinators Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

PHN 2023-17 EOHLC Vacancy Initiative (Updated 10/11/2023)

    EOHLC Vacancy Initiative: Addendum 2 (Updated 12/18/2023)

    EOHLC Vacancy Initiative: Addendum 1 (Updated 10/20/2023)

    LHA FYE Statement for 90 Day Vacancy Initiative Exemption

PHN 2023-16 MRVP Going Live and Centralizing Screening Determinations for Priority & Preference

    Attachment A: English Version of the CHAMP Paper Application

    Attachment B Centralized Screening Regulatory Waivers

    Attachment C - CyberSense Training Schedule_Sept-Oct23

PHN 2023-15 Revised Housing Situation Priority Policy and Issuance of a Homeless Priority Verification Checklist

    Housing Situation Priority Policy for CSO

Homeless Priority 1-4 (A-C), Eligibility Checklist (updated 9/29/2025)

    Homeless Priority 1-4 (A-C), Eligibility Checklist Condensed Version (Updated 12/9/2025)

PHN 2023-14 FY2024 Budget Guidelines

Attachment A: Executive Director Salary Chart

    Attachment B: FY24 Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet

    Attachment C: Air Source Heat Pump Count by LHA

    Attachment D: How to Reflect Change from EOHLC Section 8 New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation Program to Federal program in HAFIS

    Attachment E: Schedule of Net Metering Savings

    Attachment F: Budget Flexibility for Housing Authorities with Retained Revenue

PHN 2023-13 On-Site Solar Power Opportunities for Cost Savings and Clean-Energy Production

PHN 2023-12 Mandatory Data Reporting

PHN 2023-11 Updated Accelerated Independent Modernization and Management (AIMM) Program

PHN 2023-10 High Leverage Asset Preservation Program (HILAPP) Updates (Updated 12/2/2025)

PHN 2023-09 Updates to Performance Management Review (PMR) for 2023 Cycle

PHN 2023-08 Centralizing Screening Determinations for Priority & Preference in AHVP Program

    Attachment B Centralized Screening Regulatory Waivers

PHN 2023-07 Revised Income Limits for Admission & FMRs for Continued Occupancy

    Attachment A - 2023 Income Limits

    Attachment B - 2023 Fair Market Rents

    FY 2023 List of Counties and New England Towns Identified by State and Metropolitan Area

PHN 2023-06 Mediation Services provided by the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (MOPC)

MOPC Presentation

    HMP When to Refer

    Mediation Decision Tree for Outreach

    HMP Contact List 2023-04

    Community Mediation FAQs landlord and tenant disputes

    HMP Flyer for broad use - English

    HMP Flyer for broad use - Spanish

    HMP Flyer for broad use - Chinese

    HMP Flyer for broad use - Portuguese

    EOHLC Resource Locator

PHN 2023-05 Inspector General Guidance Regarding Fiscal Responsibilities of LHA Board Members

PHN 2023-04 New Public Housing Redevelopment and Land Disposition Powers

PHN 2023-03 Wage Match for State Housing Program Tenants

Attachment A: Executive Director/Board Approval Regarding Wage Match, v3 updated 2023

    Attachment B: Sample letter for tenants

    Attachment C: Sample letter for applicants at final offer

PHN 2023-02 Updated Release of Information

    Attachment A: Applicant Permission to Release of Information

    Attachment B: Tenant Permission to Release of Information

PHN 2023-01 Guidance for Animals in State-aided Public Housing

    Attachment A - Terms Defined

    Attachment B - Flow Chart

    Attachment C - Animal Related Reasonable Accommodations Verification Process

    Attachment D - Resources

2022

PHN 2022-23 Attestation Form for Nonpayment Notices to Quit

PHN 2022-22 State-Aided Housing Programs Property, Boiler & Machinery and Crime Insurance for Policy Period – 11-17-22 to 11-17-23

    Claim Reporting Guide 2022

    Claim Decision Chart 2022

PHN 2022-21 Preservation and Modernization Resources for LHA-owned Section 8 NCSR Developments

PHN 2022-20 705 Repositioning NOFA (Updated 12/20/22)

    MTW NOFA Q&A

    Attachment A - MTW Requirements Certification

    Attachment B - Sample Units Month Leased Table

    Attachment C - Environmental Review Statutory Checklist

PHN 2022-19 NCSR Recapitalization NOFA

    NCSR Recapitalization Q&A

    Attachment A - MTW Requirements Certification

    Attachment B - Sample Units Month Leased Table

    Attachment C - Environmental Review Statutory Checklist

    Attachment D - List of Section 8 NCSR Developments

PHN 2022-18 State Units Federalization NOFA (Updated 2/27/23)

    State Units Federalization Q&A

    Attachment A - MTW Requirements Certification

    Attachment B - Sample Units Month Leased Table

    Attachment C - Environmental Review Statutory Checklist

    Attachment D - Process for Federalization

PHN 2022-17 Fire Alarm Testing and Maintenance Requirements

PHN 2022-16 FY2023 Budget Guidelines (Updated 3/17/23)

Attachment A: Executive Director Salary Chart

    Attachment B: LHA Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet Tool_v2.2

    Attachment C: ASHP Count by LHA

    Attachment D: Section 8 NCSR PHN 2022-16.rev

    Attachment E: Schedule of Net Metering Credit Savings

    Attachment F: Budget Flexibility for Housing Authorities with Retained Revenue

PHN 2022-15 Vacancy Waiver Policy Update

    Attachment A: Calendar of Assessed Fees

    Attachment B: Table of Vacancy Waiver Types

PHN 2022-14 Resident Service Coordinators Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

    Addendum #2 RSC Deadline Extension

    Addendum 1 RSC NOFA Questions and Answers

    Attachment A - Award Reporting Metrics

    Attachment B - Current Awardees

PHN 2022-13 Mandatory Data Reporting

PHN 2022-12 Updates to c. 167 and c. 689 Housing Contracts

    Attach A: Maintenance Responsibilities

PHN 2022-11 New Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) requirement for Section 8 New Construction Substantial Rehabilitation (S8 NCSR) properties

PHN 2022-10 Revised PMR Maintenance Metrics (Updated September 28, 2022)

PHN 2022-09 Updates to Performance Management Review (PMR) for 2022 Cycle

PHN 2022-08 Clarification on Transfers Requested as a Part of a Request for Reasonable Accommodation/Modification

PHN 2022-07 Local Housing Authority Requirements to Post Key Information and Grievance Rights

    Attachment #1 - Rent Adjustment Notice Template

PHN 2022-06 Calendar of Submissions and Certifications

    Calendar of EOHLC Submissions (Updated 1/29/2025)

PHN 2022-05 Guidance to LTO Officers who also serve as Housing Authority Board Members and Tenant Board Members

PHN 2022-04 Guidance on Income Exclusions from Rent Determinations in State-Aided Public Housing

PHN 2022-03 Fair Housing Marketing Plan

    Attachment A: Template Policy

    Fair Housing Marketing Plan Data Tool

PHN 2022-02 FY2022 Executive Director Salary and Qualifications Schedule

    PHN 2022-02 Addendum #3 Local Housing Authority Executive Director Salary and Qualifications Schedule

    PHN 2022-02 Addendum #2 Local Housing Authority Executive Director Salary and Qualifications Schedule

    Attachment A, Addendum 2, LHA Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet V2.3

    Attachment B, Addendum 1 Management Calculation Worksheet

    Executive Director Qualifications, Small Housing Authorities

    Executive Director Qualifications, Medium Housing Authorities

    Executive Director Qualifications, Large Housing Authorities

    Executive Director Qualifications, Very Large Housing Authorities

    Addendum 1 to PHN 2022-02

    Addendum 1 Attachment A: LHA Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet Tool_v2.2

    Attachment A LHA Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet

    Attachment B Management Fee Calculation Worksheet

PHN 2022-01: COVID-19 Omicron Variant and State-Aided Public Housing

2021

PHN 2021-24 Removal of Congregate Program From CHAMP

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment A: Regulatory Waiver - 760 CMR 5.00 - Congregate

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment B: Housing Situation Priority Plan for Congregate Units

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment C: Congregant Tenant Selection

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment D: Application for Congregate State-Aided Public Housing

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment E: Supplemental Application for Congregate State-Aided Public Housing

    PHN 2021-24: Attachment F: Application for Housing Situation Priority for Congregate Housing

PHN 2021-23 Document Uploads into CHAMP

    PHN 2021-23: Attachment A: CHAMP Technical Update 20v2 - Document Uploads

PHN 2021-22 Massachusetts State-Aided Housing Programs Property, Boiler & Machinery and Crime Insurance Policy Period

    PHN 2021-22: Attachment A: Claim Reporting Guide November 2021

    PHN 2021-22: Attachment B: Claim Decision Chart 2021

PHN 2021-21: Language Access Plan

    Addendum 1 to PHN 2021-21 (10/23/2025)

         Attachment A: Fillable Four Factor Analysis (10/23/2025)

         U.S Census Bureau data on languages spoken at home among LEP individuals age 5 or older (10/23/2025)

         Instructions for Uploading the Four Factor Analysis in CHAMP (10/23/2025)

     PHN 2021-21 Attachment A: Template Policy

     PHN 2021-21 Attachment B: CHAMP System Languages

PHN 2021-20 FY2022 Budget Guidelines

    Addendum 1 to PHN 2021-20

    Attachment A. Schedule of Net Metering Credit Savings

    Attachment B. Budget Flexibility for Housing Authorities with Retained Revenue

    Attachment C. Air Source Heat Pump Count by LHA

PHN 2021-19: Treatment of One-Time Benefits to Families Receiving TANF cash assistance or TAFDC

PHN 2021-18: Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Delta Variant

PHN 2021-17: Reasonable Accommodation Policy

    PHN 2021-17 Attachment A: Template Policy

PHN: PHN 2021-16 Board Member Attendance Application Reminders

    PHN 2021-16 Attachment A

    PHN 2021-16 Attachment B

PHN 2021-15 Mandatory Data Reporting

PHN 2021-14 CHAMP Fair Housing PMR Criteria

PHN 2021-13 Updates to Performance Management Review (Updated 2/23/2022)

    Addendum 1 to PHN 2021-13

PHN 2021-12 Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) Program Updates

    Addendum 1 to PHN 2021-12

PHN 2021-11 End of COVID-19 State of Emergency and LHA Operations

    Attachment A DHCD COVID-19 Guidance List

PHN 2021-10 Air Conditioner Installation Policies

PHN 2021-09: Juneteenth Independence Day Guidance

PHN 2021-08 Public Housing Innovations, Round II NOFA

    PHI Round II – Stage II – Q&A

    Public Housing Innovations Round II, Q&A

    Addendum 1: Stage 2 date extension

    Addendum 2: Stage 2 second date extension

PHN 2021-07 Guidance and Best Practices for LHAs Post-Covid-19 Vaccination

PHN 2021-06 Revised Income Limits for Admission FMRs for Continued Occupancy

    Attachment A FY2021 Income Limits

    Attachment B FY2021 Fair Market Rents

PHN 2021-05 Data for Fair Housing in Tenant Selection

    Fair Housing Census Data Tool

PHN 2021-04 American Rescue Plan Guidance

2021-03 Revised Executive Director Hiring Guidelines       

2021-02 RSC NOFA

     2021-02 RSC NOFA Attachment A

     PHN 2021-02 RSC NOFA Addendum 1

     PHN 2021-02 RSC NOFA Addendum 2

     Addendum 3 to PHN 2021-02 RSC

     PHN 2021-02 RSC NOFA Addendum 4

2021-01 Tenant Board Member (Updated March 7, 2023)

      Addendum 1 FAQs
       A.LHA Info to Town Form
       B.LHA Notice to Tenants Form
       C.Tenant to Town Clerk Form (fillable)
       C.Tenant to Town Clerk Form (print and fill)
       D.Town to LTO Notice of Vacancy Form
       E.LTO Names Submitted to Town Form (fillable)
       E.LTO Names Submitted to Town Form (print and fill)
       F.Requesting Waivers

Last updated:	December 9, 2025