HAP Contract Renewal for 20 Year Terms
HUD is encouraging Owner/Agents to renew Project-Based Section 8 contracts for 20 year terms. Why? With a 20-year contract term, HUD knows how many units will be in the inventory for a long time to co ...
New OHACAO Acting Director
It was announced on January 29, 2012 that Kerry Hickman is now serving as the Acting Director of Housing Assistance and Contract Administration Oversight (OHACAO). Prior to this, he served as a Financ ...
EIR (Excess Income Receivables) Collections
For those unfamiliar with Section 236 requirements, landlords are only allowed to keep the HUD-approved Basic Rent. Any amounts over Basic collected from tenants (i.e. those who pay between Basic and ...
Effective March 3, 2012: New HUD Protected Class
On January 30, 2012 HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced new regulations to ensure equal access to housing for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
Q & A Certs
Question: I have a tenant who’s going to do a Unit Transfer. I was told that the move-out date of the existing unit is the same date as the move-in to the new unit. I thought these had to be a day apa ...
Contacting the OIG about Fraud and Abuse
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is, technically, part of HUD. But they work independently and have separate budget authority. Its purpose is to find and prevent abuse, fraud and waste within ...
New HUD Web Tool Shows Details for Community Development Initiatives
Partner.hud.gov began in November of 2011. It shows contact information as well as proposal details for the highest-scoring applicants to HUD’s flagship community development initiatives. Its purpose ...
2012 PAC Renewal Instructions Just Released
Do you have a PAC (Project Assistance Contract) that needs to be renewed? You must use the new FY 2012 contract for renewals, since it has changes in the dates and authorizing legislative section. The ...
Homelessness Decline Reported
HUD issued a press release on December 13, 2011 stating that more than 3000 communities on a single night in January of 2011 reported that 636,017 people were homeless in the United States, a 2.1 perc ...