A new HUD memo outlines required and alternative MOR procedures.
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing recently issued a memo announcing the reinstatement of in-person Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs) conducted by Project Based Contract...
Prepare for how these annual changes will affect income certifications.
The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Final Rule requires that certain amounts used to make income, asset, and eligibility determinations be adjusted by an...
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center has published a new checklist that PHAs administering HUD’s Section 8 voucher programs can use to conduct the new National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection. This new inspection protocol focuses on the health and...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 66...
But any PHA that’s ready to implement NSPIRE should do so at its earliest convenience.
On Sept. 27, HUD released a notice under public inspection that extends the compliance period under the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final...
HUD recently announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose units were inspected under the new NSPIRE inspection process. Notice PIH 2023-24/H-2023-10, “Implementation of a Voluntary and Anonymous HUD Inspection Feedback Survey for Incorporation into the National Standards...
The penalties for violating a resident’s right to organize are stiff.
Residents have certain rights involving resident organizations. HUD has “Right to Organize” regulations that affirm and protect the rights of residents in privately owned HUD-assisted...
Your common areas play a major role in your site’s success. They’re the first part of the site that applicants see and they’re the “neighborhood” in which all your residents live. But your residents may cause problems in your common areas, deliberately or not. They...
As COVID-related hospitalizations rise, take steps to ensure the health of older residents.
As summer ends and fall approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking rising rates of COVID-19. According to CDC data, though rates remain far below...
And denying admissions into the Multifamily Housing program.
Earlier this year, the White House published a “Blueprint for a Renter Bill of Rights” that was intended to support the development of policies and procedures that promote fairness for those living in...
