Hurricanes and Other Disasters
The season is upon us early and it is active. It’s time to check your disaster plans for hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, hail storms and heat. Any of these can be disastrous for your properties. Pre ...
New Requirements Regarding Sex Offenders
In a 2009 audit, the OIG (Office of Inspector General) estimated that 2000-3100 assisted households included a lifetime registered sex offender. HUD Notice H 2012-11, issued by HUD on June 11, 2012, ...
Section 811 PRAD (Project Rental Assistance Demonstration) Program
The new PRAD supportive housing demonstration program is designed to create project-based rental assistance for extremely low-income people with disabilities. Units will be integrated into convention ...
New Leadership in Multifamily Housing
On April 27, 2012 Marie Head, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced that Mr. Kerry Hickman has been selected for the position of Director, Office of Housi ...
Q & A Certs/50059’s
Question: A tenant inquired if her $12,000 facelift will qualify as medical deduction. She said she had to do it for her mental well-being. It was not prescribed by her medical primary. Her son paid ...
New HUD Deputy Secretary
Maurice Jones has been sworn in as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 29, 2012.
Ex-Offenders in Affordable Housing
In a HUD memo dated March 14, 2012, Secretary Shaun Donovan and Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing -Federal Housing Commissioner Carol J. Galante are asking that owners of HUD-assisted properties ...
e-Con Planning Suite: New Community Planning Technology
In the past, HUD has required more than 1,200 cities, counties and states to undergo “a paper-based, time-intensive and costly planning process, as a condition of receiving billions of dollars in fede ...
Another Curve Ball Coming With CCR
On May 29, 2012, the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system was scheduled to go away. CCR, along with other systems, will be migrated into the new System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is com ...