FAQs
Date Published: April 2017
No. There is no holding period for properties that are posted on the HUD Exchange as suitable and unavailable because the agency has notified HUD that there is still federal need for that property.
Date Published: April 2017
HUD posts suitability determination listings for the Title V – Federal Surplus Property for Use to Assist the Homeless on the HUD Exchange. HUD no longer publish the properties that HUD reviewed for suitability in the Federal Register.
Date Published: April 2017
If HUD upholds the unsuitability determination, HUD will:
notify the homeless service provider and the landholding agency of its final decision; and
inform the landholding agency that it may proceed with any disposal action, if the initial 20-day holding period has expired.
If HUD reverses the unsuitability determination, HUD...
Date Published: April 2017
Address letters of interest to:
Real Property Management Services
Program Support Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 8216
Bethesda, MD 20857
Interested parties may also send letters of interest (PDF) to HHS at rpb@psc.hhs.gov.
Date Published: April 2017
During the 30-day holding period for suitable and available properties, the landholding agency cannot proceed with any disposal action for the property to allow homeless service providers the opportunity to submit a Notice of Intent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is the responsible federal entity that carries out the ...
Date Published: April 2017
Each Friday, HUD posts properties it reviewed for suitability for use to assist persons experiencing homelessness and identified by landholding agencies as unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus. HUD will post a No Property notification if it does not have any properties to list for that particular week.
Date Published: April 2017
On a quarterly basis (January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1), HUD canvasses landholding agencies to collect information about property classified as unutilized, underutilized, excess, or surplus. Each canvass collects information on newly reported properties and properties previously reported where there are changes in the information that ...
Date Published: April 2017
Please send an email to HUD at title5@hud.gov. You will be placed on the Title V email group to receive notification regarding Title V property. Please allow 7 business for HUD to complete your request.
Date Published: April 2017
Juanita Perry
Title V Lead
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
Office of Community Planning and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW, Room 7262
Washington, DC 20140
Title5@hud.gov
Title V Toll-Free Number: 1 (800) 927-7588
Date Published: April 2017
Properties that are posted on the Suitability Determination Listing on the HUD Exchange as suitable and available have a 30-day holding period from the date posted.
Date Published: April 2017
If the property is not a building, land, or a combination of building and land, please forward pictures of the property to title5@hud.gov. HUD will review and follow up with you on how to proceed.
Date Published: April 2017
Depends. If it is a newly reported property where the landholding agency notified HUD that there is currently some existing federal need, the property is suitable and unavailable. However, the agency must notify HUD when there is no federal need and HUD will repost the property as suitable and available. Homeless service providers will have 30 days...
Date Published: May 2016
HUD has three primary roles in administering the Title V program:
Canvass federal landholding agencies regarding unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus federal real properties (including building, land, and fixtures);
Make suitability determinations; and
Publish the suitability determination in the Federal Register.
Date Published: May 2016
Properties that are published in the Federal Register as unsuitable have a 20-day holding period from the date of the Federal Register.
Date Published: May 2016
Agencies are required to respond back to HUD within 25 days from receipt of the HUD quarterly canvassing letter.
Date Published: May 2016
After completing the Title V Property Survey (in conjunction with the assistance of the Title V User Guide), please submit the Title V checklist using one of the following methods:
Email the Title V checklist to title5@hud.gov.
Mail the Title V checklist to Juanita Perry, Title V Lead, 451 7th Street SW Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410.
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Date Published: May 2016
During the 20-day holding period for unsuitable properties, the landholding agency cannot proceed with any disposal action for the property to allow homeless services providers the opportunity to submit an appeal request to HUD with supporting documentation to reverse the unsuitable suitability determination. Once HUD receives the appeal request, ...
Date Published: May 2016
Landholding agencies are required to use the Federal Property Survey (i.e., Title V checklist). Agencies should complete the form in its entirety and are strongly encouraged to use the Title V User Guide to assist in completing the Title V checklist.
Please contact HUD at title5@hud.gov to request a copy of the Title V User Guide.
Date Published: May 2016
When determining whether a property is feasible to relocate, at a minimum the following questions should be taken into consideration:
Is the property structurally sound to relocate?
Is the structure type (e.g., concrete foundation) a permanent foundation that will hinder relocation?
Will the property need to be dissembled?
Are there ...
Date Published: May 2016
A homeless service provider may use one of the following methods to submit an appeal request to HUD:
Title5@hud.gov. Send an email to the Title V inbox and clearly describe the grounds for the appeal request and attach supporting documentation that can be used as evidence to support your claim.
Title V toll-free number. Call 1 (800) 927-...
Date Published: May 2016
Depends. If the agency has more than one property that it wishes to include on one Title V checklist, the agency must ensure that each property has the same characteristics (i.e., address/location, status classification, and type of structure). If this is the case, the agency may submit one Title V checklist for more than one property. Please list ...
Date Published: May 2016
The Annual Suitable Report is a listing of all suitable properties (i.e., suitable/available and suitable/unavailable) that are published in a calendar. This includes newly reported properties as well as previously reported properties (with and without changes). HUD is then required to publish that listing by February 15th of the preceding year.
Date Published: May 2016
No, agencies cannot modify the Title V checklist. If the agency needs to include prudent information about the property that is not currently asked on the Title V checklist, please use the Title V User Guide to assist in including that information and/or contact Juanita Perry at title5@hud.gov for further guidance.
Please contact HUD at title5@...
Date Published: May 2016
Agencies have the option to either wait until they receive the quarterly canvassing letter from HUD or send the Title V checklist to HUD in the interim of the quarterly canvassing. Whichever option the agency chooses, they will still need to formally reply to the quarterly canvassing letter.