TRACS Service Interruption Notification
TRACS Service Interruption Notification On August 21, 2023, the TRACS system experienced a service interruption. TRACS users may be affected by delayed processing of tenant certifications and vou ...
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Supplemental Notice Issued!
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Supplemental Notice Issued! On July 27, 2023, HUD issued RAD Supplemental Notice 4B, HUD Housing Notice H 2023-08 and PIH 2023-19 which identified revisions ...
NSpire (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate) Final Standards Published
NSpire (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate) Final Standards Published NSpire Final Standards were published on July 7, 2023, with the intent of strengthening HUD’s physi ...
2023 Income Limits
2023 Income Limits On May 15, 2023, HUD released the 2023 Income limits. Owners/agents of properties participating in HUD’s Multifamily Housing Programs must utilize these 2023 income limits when ...
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Age Increase
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Age Increase The Secure Act 2.0 was passed in late 2022 increasing the age to start taking RMD’s from IRA’s and 401K accounts to the age of 73 in 2023, further ...
Mental Health Crisis Hotline – 988
Mental Health Crisis Hotline - 988 In July 2022, the White House, Congress, and the FCC created “988” for Mental Health. This emergency service is available everywhere and is considered the “911” ...
Assistance Animal Guidance – FHEO-2020-01
Assistance Animal Guidance – FHEO-2020-01 This long-awaited guidance was provided in January of 2020 and replaced guidance previously published in January of 2013. This notice applies to all hous ...
HUD Issues Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule
HUD Issues Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule The proposed AFFH final rule, published January 19, 2023, would restore much of the 2015 AFFH rule’s structure with modifications to ...
HUD Reinstates the “Discriminatory Effects Rule”
HUD Reinstates the “Discriminatory Effects Rule” HUD has recently announced its plans to restore the 2013 “Discriminatory Effects” rule to the Fair Housing Act, which addresses policies that unne ...
VAWA Reauthorized!
VAWA Reauthorized! The Violence Against Women Act has been reauthorized and amended as of March 15, 2022. The amended act was effective on October 1, 2022, and on January 4, 2023, HUD published a ...