BIDDING OUT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE; DEALING WITH IOI CONTRACTORS OR VENDORS
In this month's feature, we gave you seven steps to follow to bid out landscaping services. HUD requires you to ask for cost estimates or bids before you hire contractors, including landscape contractors, to...
HANDLING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS; CALCULATING INCOME AND ASSETS FROM PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
In this month's feature, we cleared up 10 common misconceptions about handling reasonable accommodation requests in compliance with fair housing law. The number of...
ITEMIZING DEDUCTIONS FROM SECURITY DEPOSITS; COMPLYING WITH NEW HUD REGS
In this month's feature, we discussed how to withhold all or part of a security deposit to repair damage caused by the departing resident. If you don't itemize your deductions from the security deposit...
PROVIDING GOOD MANAGEMENT REPORTS; OFFERING RESIDENT SERVICE STIPENDS
In this month's feature, we discussed what you should put in a periodic management report to keep the owner informed of the site's fiscal health. Too little information won't allow the owner to make good...
VERIFYING CASH VALUE AND INCOME OF STOCKS; KEEPING OUT DRUGS
In this month's feature, we discussed how to calculate the cash value of residents' stocks and assess the amount of income they produce. In turbulent economic times, stock values—and the dividends they pay—...
HANDLING HOUSEHOLDS' UNANTICIPATED MEDICAL EXPENSES; PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED MOVE-INS
In this month's feature, we discussed how to calculate the unanticipated medical expenses of households who request an increase in their medical expense allowance before their next...
In this month's feature, we discussed how to verify workers' compensation benefits for annual income determinations. Workers' compensation benefits provide at least partial replacement of employees' lost...
Our Compliance article in this Special Issue has looked at a unique aspect of Section 8: managing a project-based Section 8 site that also receives low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs). To comply with Section 8 rules and not risk the...
LEASING TO EMANCIPATED MINORS; COMPLYING WITH LEAD-PAINT RULES
In this month's feature, we discussed how to deal with applications from emancipated minors. The HUD Handbook doesn't provide much guidance, and state laws regarding minors vary. But leasing to an underage applicant...
In this month's feature, we discussed how to hire a tax appeal consultant to challenge your site's property tax assessment. Appealing a tax assessment helps you comply with HUD rules, and if you win, you can save...
NAVIGATING EIV; HANDLING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE
In this month's feature, we gave you four tips to bear in mind when using HUD's EIV system to verify an applicant or resident's employment and income at certification or recertification. The...
