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“The Green Book is a classic!
Every edition just keeps getting better. This is an extraordinary resource and an essential addition to every
legal aid office library.”
Steve Fredrickson,
Advocacy Coordinator
Northwest Justice Project

“Even the most confident of housing administrators
needs an authoritative, friendly guide. NHLP’s HUD Housing Programs may be the best single source for that purpose. It is impressive in its broad scope and detailed discussion. It
provides historical and policy background to illuminate highly technical issues. It is written clearly and is easy to navigate. It provides precise citations to original sources. Anyone puzzling over federal housing law can start and usually end with this manual.”
Michael Mirra
Executive Director
Tacoma (WA) Housing Authority

"Our organization is truly grateful for the accurate,
thorough, and current information on housing policies and procedures that the Green Book provides.”
Don Stump
President/CEO
Christian Church Homes

“I find the Green Book to be an essential advocacy
tool. In short, it is the Bible for low-income
housing advocates, and should always be kept
close at hand.”
Michael Allen,
Counsel, Relman & Dane, PLLC

Photo source: Oakland Housing Authority

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Manuals & Supplements

For more than 30 years, legal advocates and housing professionals have depended on NHLP’s publications to help them serve clients applying for, or residing in, federally assisted housing.

HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights – “The Green Book” or the “HUD Manual”

NHLP’s HUD Housing Programs: Tenants Rights (3rd Ed. 2004) is known to practitioners as the definitive “Green Book.” It is a quintessential guide to fully understanding the laws and rights of tenants in, and applicants for, HUD assisted housing. Originally published in 1981, the HUD Manual, as it is also known, provides detailed descriptions of all of the HUD housing programs including public housing, the voucher programs, and project-based HUD-subsidized and federally assisted privately owned housing. In an issue-oriented format with clear, concise explanations, the Green Book examines frequently-confronted issues, such as evictions and applications for admission, and explains less common problems such as grievances and appeals, security deposits, and utility allowances. The Green Book also discusses legal issues including private rights of action, federal preemption, and forms of relief. It provides information on federal grants and support programs such as HOPE VI, CDBG, and HOME and the Earned Income Disregard. Read more about NHLP’s Green Book.

NOW AVAILABLE! The 2010 Supplement to HUD Housing Programs

The 2010 Supplement parallels the Green Book’s issue-oriented format and serves as a quick and accessible reference for all cumulative changes, additions and revisions in the law since 2004. The 2010 Supplement is augmented by a companion web page that includes all the documents that appeared in the CD-ROM from the original 3rd edition as well as materials covered in the 2010 Supplement.

Receive the deepest discounts by ordering the 2010 Supplement with a copy of the original 2004 3d Edition. Full details and order form are available here. Order Now!

Order your Green Book and/or 2010 Supplement here.

2010 Supplement Companion Web Page

RD/RHS Homeownership Programs: Owners' and Purchasers' Rights (2010). A comprehensive manual on the rights of owners and purchasers of Rural Development/Rural Housing Service financed single family homes. Last published as part of NHLP’s 1995 manual of the RHCDS (FmHA) Housing Programs, this 222 page manual contains detailed descriptions of the RD/RHS Section 502 direct and guaranteed single family home loan programs and the Section 504 direct loan and grant programs. The manual is the only guide for advocates who are helping homeowners with RD/RHS single family home loans. It examines frequently-confronted issues, such as foreclosures, moratorium relief, interest subsidies and the RD appeals process. It also reviews the loan application process, remedies for defective construction, refinancing of loans and the recapture of interest subsidies.
The manual can be downloaded for free by members of the HJN Network. It is available for purchase in either electronic or hard copy form for $39. To order a copy of the manual click here.