Compliance

Follow Requirements for Postponing REAC Inspections

April 25, 2011    

If you want to postpone or cancel a REAC inspection for good cause, the first step is to contact the HUD Hub or Program Center that has jurisdiction over the site to request the postponement or cancellation.

REAC inspector Kay McIlmoil says there are reasons that call for a postponement...

Refresher Course: Recognizing Resident Rights

January 25, 2011    

HUD's regulations governing resident participation in multifamily housing projects are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 24 CFR Part 245. The regulations reflect HUD's commitment to resident participation, individually and through legitimate resident organizations. HUD has...

Follow New Guidelines for Scheduling REAC Inspections

November 24, 2010    

The REAC Reverse Auction Program (RAP) published revised Guidelines for Scheduling REAC Inspections on Oct. 20, 2010, for inspections of multifamily and public housing sites that are awarded through the RAP. There are two exceptions: the Puerto Rico and New York Housing Authorities, which are...

Refresher Course: Complying with “One Strike” Rule

November 24, 2010    

Although HUD's “One Strike” rule was announced in 1996 by the Clinton administration and took effect in its final form nearly a decade ago, it has been a controversial and confusing regulation.

The rule is intended to help sites screen applicants for drug abuse and other...

How to Respond to Changes in Household Composition

February 22, 2010    

Suppose a household member at your site has a baby or a relative who previously had not lived in the household moves in. Whatever the reason for the change in the household composition, you need to know about it. That's because HUD rules require that you know and take certain steps when you...

Stay on TRACS: How to Comply with Recent Changes to Form HUD-50059

November 20, 2009    

The Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) was designed by HUD to help improve financial controls over assisted housing programs by automating manual procedures and incorporating automated controls.

TRACS collects certified tenant data from owners and management agents via...

Comply with Regs Promoting Strong Resident-Management Relationship

November 20, 2009    

HUD expects site owners and managers to build and maintain a good relationship with residents. To create what HUD calls “a suitable living environment,” the participation and cooperation of residents is essential.

Not only does a cooperative relationship make day-to-day life...

Provide Legal Protections for Domestic Violence Victims in Section 8 Programs

October 25, 2009    

Owners and managers administering a multifamily housing project-based Section 8 program may not evict or terminate the assistance of individuals if the asserted grounds for such action involve instances of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.

These individuals are protected...

How to Use New Form HUD-92006

October 25, 2009    

HUD recently issued guidance designed to offer applicants for housing the opportunity to give supplemental information about individuals or organizations that could be of help in resolving any issues that might arise during their tenancy or provide any special care or needed services. Such...

Did You Know? Assistance Animals Are Not Pets

September 20, 2009    

According to HUD regulations, owners and managers of assisted housing may not apply or enforce pet rules against individuals with animals that are used to assist persons with disabilities. HUD does not consider assistance animals or support animals to be pets.

HUD defines assistance...

HUD Revises Handbook 4350.3

July 26, 2009    

On June 23, 2009, HUD issued Change 3 to Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, “Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs.” The changes in the new version are not as extensive or significant as the ones HUD made in Change 2 in June 2007, but there are still some points you...

How to Set EIV Policy, Inform Residents

April 23, 2009    

In late March, HUD announced that it was delaying the effective date of the Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV) and Social Security verification rules it issued in January (as discussed in last month's Insider). HUD has changed the effective date for the new EIV and Social...