
HUD Issues Guidance to Owners on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions
HUD Issues Guidance to Owners on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions On November 2, 2015, HUD issued Housing Notice H 2015-10: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Own ...

HUD Amends the Definition of Tuition
HUD Amends the Definition of Tuition On November 18, 2015, HUD published a joint notice under Notice PIH 2015-21: Amendment to the Definition of Tuition The Notice is effective immediately. In th ...

No Social Security Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2016
No Social Security Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2016 Recently, the Social Security Administration announced there will not be an automatic COLA increase for Social Security or Supplemental So ...

HUD Issues an Additional FASS Filing Extension for Owners with 6/30/2015 Fiscal Year Ends
HUD Issues an Additional FASS Filing Extension for Owners with 6/30/2015 Fiscal Year Ends On October 27, 2015, HUD posted an additional global extension to December 31, 2015 for those owners with f ...

Q and A – Shared Custody Dependent in Two Applicant Households
Q and A - Shared Custody Dependent in Two Applicant Households Question: I have 2 separate applicant households on the waiting list. Each is requesting a two-bedroom unit and each Head of Household h ...

SAVE System Processing Delays
SAVE System Processing Delays On October 20, 2015, the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Help Desk informed the industry via email broadcast that, due to the amount of verificatio ...

HUD’s EIV System Update 10.0.0.0 Release Summary
HUD's EIV System Update 10.0.0.0 Release Summary HUD’s EIV system update 10.0.0.0 was successfully released on September 25, 2015. During this update, HUD incorporated minor screen display updates fo ...

2016 OCAF Factors Published
The 2016 OCAFs (Operating Cost Adjustment Factors) were published in the Federal Register October 13, 2015.

Asset Verification Requirements- Clarification from Headquarters
Asset Verification Requirements- Clarification from Headquarters Assets are a challenging part of the HUD rent calculation process. A frequent question PMCS receives from clients ...

HUD Issues a New Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook
HUD Issues a New Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook On August 5, 2015, HUD published an updated Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook. This new guidance applies to renewal and amend-rent only packages r ...