Reminder: Proposed Rule – Agency Request for Comment Revisions to the Smoke Alarm Requirements in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514-516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan Programs

On February 21, 2024, Rural Development sent out the following Stakeholder Announcement:   The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) published a proposed rule on Monday, January 8, 2024 (Federal Register Vol. 89 No. 5) to amend the current regulation for smoke alarm requirements in MFH properties.  On December 29, 2022, President…