MAC Computers: Challenge with the CyberChallenge
Late last year, HUD replaced the old Federal ISS Security Awareness Training with the new CyberAwareness Challenge. Many of you have commented that its focus is not applicable to the Housing Industry, ...
LIHPRHA and Section 202 Prepayment Notice FAQ: HUD Notices 2012-08 and 2012-25
On November 28, 2012, HUD published Notice 2012-25. This Policy for Amended and Restated Use Agreements for Multifamily Projects Subject to the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Home Owner ...
Digital Payments for Social Security
As of March 1, 2013, the Treasury Department is requiring that all people receiving Social Security, VA, SSI and other federal benefits will receive their payments electronically - no more checks wil ...
Q & A – Tenant Selection Plans
Question:Â We have updated our Tenant Selection policy, which I am getting ready to send out to the rest of our Waiting List with a note that we are giving them 30 days prior to the effective date of ...
Communicate with Our Veteran Residents
Veterans Day has come and gone, but we need to know how we can continue to reach out to the veterans who are residents on our properties. Sometimes it is difficult for us to communicate for fear of as ...
Bed Bug Posters Available
Bed bug posters have been produced as a joint venture by the Safer Pest Control Project and the Illinois Department of Public Health, with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region ...
Q&A – Part Time Tenant
Question:  I have a Section 236 property. Jack moved into a 1-bedroom unit in November, with a Live-In Aide named Willow. He married her in April, but she didn’t move in all the way - she only lives ...
UPDATE: 2013 Income Limits
The 2013 HUD Income Limits were first released on December 4, 2012. Then, on December 11, 2012 HUD published updated income limits because the estimates of median incomes were about 3% too low for mos ...
Grant Opportunity: Housing for Homeless Persons
Funds for programs for quick re-housing of newly homeless families and individuals are now available through HUD's Continuum of Care opportunity.
PBCA Update – Award Announcements Delayed until February, 2013
A legal case was filed against the NOFA by Contract Management Services (CMS) and the Bremerton, WA Housing Authority. On December 13, a hearing was held by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, to consid ...