Letters

Labor Relations Letters

Labor Standards and Enforcement Letters provide policy advice and guidance for HUD Davis-Bacon and Labor Standards program staff and HUD program participants. These Letters explore issues in depth, and explain new programs and changes to programs and procedures. Please contact us if you have any suggestions or comments about Labor Standards and Enforcement Letters.

Document Number	Date	Title
LR-23-03	09/15/23	Local Contracting Agency Submission Requirements for Section 5.7 Semi Annual Enforcement Reports
LR-23-02	03/09/23	Local Contracting Agency (LCA) application of DOL AAM 241 "Division of Davis-Bacon Enforcement Authority Between Multiple Federal Agencies Providing Davis-Bacon Related Act Assistance to the Same Project(s)"
LR-23-01	01/12/23	Submission Requirements for Section 5.7 Labor Standards Enforcement Reports (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts)
LR-22-02	07/01/22	HUD guidance on determining Davis-Bacon applicability to early construction and covered demolition work.
LR-22-01	04/04/22	Use of Standard Form 1444 for DOL Wage Determination Conformance Requests
LR-21-03	08/09/21	HUD Guidance on Transitional Housing and DBRA Applicability
LR-21-02	06/15/21	Issuance of Prevailing Maintenance Wage Rates Determined or Adopted by HUD
LR-21-01	01/15/21	Application of Department of Labor guidance concerning “projects of a similar character”
LR-18-02	10/15/18	Frequency of Issuance of Prevailing Maintenance Wage Rates determined of adopted by HUD
LR-18-01	10/15/18	"Mandatory" Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors not Applicable to Construction Activities Subject to Davis-Bacon Related Acts
LR-09-01	08/12/09	Davis-Bacon applicability to demolition work
LR-06-03	11/15/06	Incorporation of Federal labor standards provisions and prevailing wage decisions into bid specifications and contracts
LR-06-02	11/15/06	Custody, security and disposal of Federal labor standards compliance documents and investigative records
LR-06-01	06/05/06	Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program and Projects
LR-04-02	09/08/04	Inapplicability of certain Federal labor standards provisions to Public Housing Agencies, Indian Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities, Indian Housing Authorities and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands
LR-04-01	10/26/06	Administration and enforcement of prevailing wage rates determined or adopted by HUD
LR-96-02	08/21/96	Application of Federal labor standards to HOME projects
LR-96-01	12/02/96	Labor standards compliance requirements for self-employed laborers and mechanics (aka Working Subcontractors)
LR-95-01	10/02/95	Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) Coverage threshold for overtime and health and safety provisions
LR-93-01	01/15/93	Determination of prevailing wage rates for construction work financed or eligible for financing under the Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP) or Comprehensive Grant Program (CGP)
LR-92-03	10/05/92	"Step-Up" Program - Questions and Answers (Issue #1)
LR-92-02	07/10/92	Submission requirements for §5.7 Labor Standards Enforcement Reports (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts)
LR-92-01	07/10/92	Applicability of Federal wage rate requirements to prison inmates engaged in HUD-assisted maintenance or construction work

Preservation Letters

Document Number	Title
97-4	Instructions for use by the Multifamily Housing Division and the Office of Public Housing involving Prepayment of Preservation Eligible FHA Insured Mortgages in Fiscal Year (FY) 1997
97-3-A	Amended Instructions for Preservation Capital Loans
97-3	Instructions for Preservation Carve-Out Projects
97-2	Updating Plan of Action Approval Processing for Fiscal Year 1997
97-1	Fiscal Year 1997 Implementation of Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) and Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA) Programs
HPL-10-A	The Revised Processing Time Line for the Preservation Program
HPL-10	Oversight Fees for Preservation Eligible Projects
HPL-9	Tenant Protections
HPL-8	The Revised Processing Time Line for the Preservation Program
HPL-7	Waiver of the Comment Period for Tenants and State or Local Governments for Certain Priority Transactions
HPL-6	Implementation of Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
HPL-5	The Processing Time Line for the Preservation Program
HPL-4	Implementation of Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996
HPL-3	Waiver of Certain Requirements for a Sales Transaction under the Preservation Program
HPL-2	Implementation of H. R. 2099
HPL-1	Waiver of Certain Requirements for a Sales Transaction Under the Preservation Program

Public and Indian Housing Letters

Document Number	Title
07-06	Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (Section 184) and Section 184A Native Hawaiian Home Loan Guarantee Program (Section 184A) Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums and Further Expansion of the COVID-19 Forbearance.
07-05	Reinstatement of Notice PIH 2006-13 (HA) Non-discrimination and Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
07-04	New Code on Family Report (Form HUD-50058) for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Units
07-03	Financial Audit Requirements Reissuance of PIH Notice 2006-20 (ONAP)
07-02	Extension of Notice PIH 2007-57 - Depository Agreements for Recipients of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program
07-01	Extension of Notice PIH 2006-21 (HA), which reinstated Notice PIH 2005-5 (HA), New Freedom Initiative, Executive Order 13217: "Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities," and the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Title I Letters

Access Title I Letters superseded in full by Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (HUD Handbook 4000.1)

Document Number	Title
TI-490	Revisions to Residency Requirements
TI-489	Adoption of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) for Title I Loan Programs
TI-487	Loans: Extension of Maximum Claim Periods and Reminder of Available Loss Mitigation Options for Borrowers affected by COVID-19
TI-484	Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program Clarification and Guidance *(Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1)
TI-482	Revised Appendix 13 - Rider for Collection of Insurance Premiums *(Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1) -- Appendix 13
TI-481	Changes to the Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program *(Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1)
*Regulatory Amendments from these Title I Letters remain in effect