In the News
April 17, 2015
On March 31, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register establishing the terms and conditions by which HUD will approve an owner’s request to transfer the project-based rental assistance, statutorily required income-based use restrictions, and debt held or insured by HUD at a multifamily...
Recent Court Rulings
April 17, 2015
Facts: A PHA sued to evict a resident because he violated the terms of his lease by engaging in “drug-related criminal activity.” Specifically, he smoked marijuana in his unit.
Recent Court Rulings
April 17, 2015
Facts: An owner sued to evict a resident. The complaint alleged that the resident violated the terms of the lease by engaging in a pattern of criminal and harassing behavior, and by failing to make rental payments on time. The complaint further claimed that despite receiving numerous warnings...
Recent Court Rulings
April 17, 2015
Facts: A disabled Section 8 resident is the beneficiary of an irrevocable Special Needs Trust. The resident has no control over the trust, and the trust itself earns little or no interest. The trust was funded entirely from a series of lump-sum settlements from a personal injury and property damage...
The Trainer
April 17, 2015
Performing Interim Recertifications
In this month’s feature, we discussed when you need to perform an interim recertification for a household. If you don’t perform an interim recertification when you’re supposed to, you could charge a household the wrong rent or lose points on...
Feature
March 30, 2015
By Carolyn E. Zezima, Esq.
Q & A
March 30, 2015
Q: As the manager of several assisted sites, I’ve been asked to lead an effort to create an environmental sustainability plan for one of our sites, as a pilot plan for our portfolio of sites. I’ve heard of these plans, but don’t know much about them. What is a sustainability plan...
Feature
March 16, 2015
HUD recently posted Notice H 2015-01 regarding program eligibility for HUD-assisted sites for all people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. The notice’s intent is to increase program participants’ awareness of HUD’s Equal Access Rule for actual...
Compliance
March 16, 2015
Nearly 4 million American families live in rental housing that is owned, insured, or subsidized by HUD. To ensure that these families have housing that’s decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair, HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) conducts approximately 20,000 physical...
In the News
March 16, 2015
On Feb. 9, 2015, a Notice of the Revised Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for 2015 was published. AAFs established by this notice are used to adjust contract rents for units assisted in certain Section 8 housing assistance payment programs during the initial (that is, pre-renewal)...
