
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 ...

Q and A: Historical Criminal History
Q and A: Historical Criminal History Question: When I ran the criminal history check for one of my applicants, it showed that she was convicted of felony drug possession in 1970. She is 86 years ol ...

Q and A: Back Payments of Child Support
Q and A: Back Payments of Child Support Question: I have a question about a resident who has started receiving back child-support payments from her ex-husband. She will be receiving $130/month starti ...

New GAO Report Points to Weaknesses in LIHTC Program Oversight and Recommends HUD Involvement in Administration
New GAO Report Points to Weaknesses in LIHTC Program Oversight and Recommends HUD Involvement in Administration On July 23, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that foc ...

Q and A: Understanding the Period of Income
Q and A: Understanding the Period of Income Question:Â In early July 2015, I pulled an Income Detail Report and an Income Discrepancy Report for one of my residents with an upcoming November 2015 Ann ...

Multifamily Transformation In Full Swing in Buffalo Multifamily Program Center
Multifamily Transformation In Full Swing in Buffalo Multifamily Program Center As you may be aware, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing is going through a transformation that involves restructuring t ...

HUD Issues Housing Notice on HUD’s Equal Access Rule
HUD Issues Housing Notice on HUD’s Equal Access Rule Housing Notice H-2015-06, Program Eligibility in Multifamily Assisted and Insured Housing Programs in Accordance with HUD’s Equal Access Rule, was ...

Big News for Owners Needing To Perform a Utility Allowance Analysis
Big News for Owners Needing To Perform a Utility Allowance Analysis On June 18, 2015 and June 22, 2015, respectively, HUD issued a Memo and Notice H-2015-04 detailing new sampling methodologies Owne ...

HUD Issues Memo to PRAC Owners to Remit Excess Residual Receipts
HUD Issues Memo to PRAC Owners to Remit Excess Residual Receipts On June 19, 2015, HUD issued a memorandum that impacts owners of Section 202 and 811 PRAC properties maintaining residual receipt acc ...

HUD Issues a Revised RAD Notice
HUD Issues Notice PIH-2012-32 (HA), REV-2-Rental Assistance Demonstration-Final Implementation, Revision 2 On June 15, 2015, HUD issued a revised Notice that provides program instructions for the Ren ...