We all know that HUD has more than its fair share of industry terms and acronyms. If you are new to the industry, or just want to brush up on your “HUD Lingo”, take some time to review the most common ones so that the next time you are talking to someone you don’t feel like they are speaking a foreign language!

View an extensive list of HUD acronyms.

View a list of HUD terms and their definitions.

Common HUD Acronyms:

• 50059 – HUD Form 50059, Tenant Certification
• AP – Assistance Payment
• AR – Annual Recertification
• EIV – Enterprise Income Verification
• GRC – Gross Rent Change
• IR – Interim Recertification
• MI – Move In Certification
• MO – Move Out Certification
• MOR – Management Occupancy Review
• PBCA – Peformance Based Contract Administrator
• PM – HUD Project Manager
• TM – Termination
• TTP – Total Tenant Payment
• UT – Unit Transfer