NAHMA HUD Update: Notice Requiring Carbon Monoxide Alarms or Detectors in Assisted Housing 

February 1, 2022

Dear NAHMA Members,

Please see today’s announcement from the Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Multifamily Housing Programs, and Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes requiring carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in their HUD-assisted housing programs starting December 27, 2022. My apologies for any duplicative emails.

For more information, please view the announcement below.

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Multifamily Asset Management Update

HUD Issues Notice Requiring Carbon Monoxide Alarms or Detectors in Assisted Housing

HUD’s Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Multifamily Housing Programs, and Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes posted a joint Notice on January 31, 2022, requiring carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in their HUD-assisted housing programs starting December 27, 2022.

 

The notice reminds owners and operators of Public Housing, Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Project Based Vouchers (PBV), Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) and Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811) properties of carbon monoxide poisoning risks in housing, identifies resources for preventing and detecting exposure, and provides notice of the requirement for alarms or detectors to be installed in certain HUD-assisted housing by December 27, 2022.

 

Read the Notice here.