how do displacement different from demolition
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Therefore, services provided to residents undergoing relocation as part of the Displacement Due to Demolition and Disposition of Public Housing Program are generally not considered housing counseling, thus, HUD certification is not required. However, there may be instances where Housing Counseling, as defined in the Final Rule, is being provided under the Displacement Due to Demolition and Disposition of Public Housing program. For example, if a resident is receiving Housing Counseling, as defined in the Final Rule, as a separate specialized service, then the housing counseling has to be provided by a HUD certified housing counselor working for an agency participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program as of August 1, 2020, the Final Compliance Date. The Final Rule defines housing counseling at 24 CFR 5.100 as:
“Independent, expert advice customized to the need of the consumer to address the consumers’ housing barriers and achieve their housing goals and must include the following process: intake; financial and housing affordability analysis; an action plan, except for reverse mortgage counseling; and a reasonable effort to have follow-up communication with the client when possible. The content and process of housing counseling must meet the standards outlined in the regulations that govern HUD’s Housing Counseling Program at 24 CFR part 214. Homeownership counseling and rental counseling are types of Housing Counseling.”
Please note that routine administrative activities of the Public Housing Program (e.g., program eligibility determinations, intake, case management), or mobility-related services, are not housing counseling for the purposes of the certification rule.