
HUD Notice Waives HUD Regulations/Procedures for Hurricane Sandy
An un-numbered HUD Notice issued today by Carol Galante, Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing, allows properties in areas declared by President Obama to be federal disaster areas as a result of Hurr ...

2013 Medicare Premium Goes Up $5
On November 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Medicare Part B premium will go up $5 for 2013; the new amount will be $104.90.

REAC Physical Inspection Software Training
REAC will present training, both in-person in Seattle, WA and via “Live Meeting Conference Call”, on the new Physical Inspection software used for REAC inspections. The training will also introduce th ...

PBCA Update
On December 3, 2012 HUD announced that the Department has decided to move forward with the 2012 PBCA NOFA and plans to announce awards on December 14. View HUD notice.

Hurricane Sandy: NYC Rapid Repairs Contractor Registration
DASNY has released information for vendors on how to register to assist in the recovery work in the greater New York area.

Residual Receipts Voucher Offset: Start Now – No Delay!
In September’s Practical Points we described the provisions of HUD Notice 2012-14, issued on August 3, 2012. This Notice requires certain properties to use excess Residual Receipts (RR) to offset Sect ...

Renter’s Inssurance
There are times when owners and managing agents wish they could require every tenant to have renter’s insurance - especially when a resident is at fault for a fire or water damages. It costs the prop ...

Update on PBCAs
As you may remember from September’s Practical Points, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld protests filed against HUD for issuing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to award PBCA co ...

Clarification on VA Aid and Attendance
The RHIIP ListServhas released new clarification concerning VA Aid and Attendance. This refers to how payments are to be treated with respect to annual income, and the regulations for medical expense ...

Disaster Planning
Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in October - and emergency plans were put into effect. Some of us were caught in Washington DC for a meeting, and saw how some of the businesses began taking care o ...