HUD Released NOFA for Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD Multifamily Properties
HUD Released NOFA for Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD Multifamily Properties Do you own or manage a Section 202, Section 8, or Section 515/8 property with at least 50 ...
Appeal Process Revised for Tenant Complaints
On September 4, 2014, HUD issued Notice H 2014-12 (Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR Part 245). The part that changed was Section F, detailing the appeal pr ...
Tenant Complaints
On June 13, 2014 HUD issued a memo revising Notice H 2012-21 (Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements). The part that changed was Section F, detailing the appeal procedure for tenants or t ...
Smoking Policy Violations
If you have established a non-smoking policy for your property, it is important that you enforce that policy. The biggest question is, “How do we prove that someone is violating the policy?” The smell ...
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Begins on October 1, 2013
The average income of a family receiving assistance is $12,500 per year. Most of those families have no health care coverage either because they can’t afford it, it’s not offered by their employers or ...
Grants and Scholarships
The Bollinger Foundation, a charitable foundation created to provide financial assistance to families of workers in the housing and community development field, is seeking nominations for this year’s ...
State-Legalized Marijuana and HUD Housing
Colorado and Washington states made history recently when they legalized the recreational use and possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults over the age of 21; however, this remains a crime ...
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 ...
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 ...
Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning
HUD has issued the 2012 edition of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing to help providers reduce childhood lead poisoning. These Guidelines help owners, ...