Compliance

Avoid 10 Pitfalls When Responding to Sexual Harassment Complaints

October 17, 2024    

Be prepared to respond effectively when a tenant accuses a staff member.

 

 

HUD Delays HOTMA Compliance Date for MFH Programs

October 17, 2024    

Six-month delay gives HUD time to release additional implementation tools.

 

 

HUD has issued Notice H 2024-09 delaying HOTMA for Multifamily programs. The previous deadline had been Jan. 1, 2025. Now, the new compliance deadline is July 1, 2025. Owners of sites...

How to Appeal Your NSPIRE Score

September 13, 2024    

New guidance explains the process for technical reviews.

 

HUD recently issued guidance for making appeals or technical reviews of the NSPIRE housing inspection protocol. According to HUD, public housing authorities (PHAs) and owners have experienced issues when submitting...

New Multifamily Section 8 Forms, HAP Contract Forms Available

September 13, 2024    

But forms needed to implement HOTMA are still forthcoming.

 

 

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs recently updated a series forms required for Multifamily Section 8 programs. According to the Office of Housing, the documents in this package are...

NSPIRE Compliance Date for Voucher Programs Delayed Again

July 22, 2024    

PHAs persuaded HUD to give them more time.

 

 

On July 5, HUD released a notice extending the compliance date for HUD’s National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final rule for a number of HUD programs until Oct. 1, 2025. This...

Best Practices to Avoid Discrimination When Using AI-Based Digital Ads

June 17, 2024    

Three kinds of AI ad tools can get you into trouble when applied to housing.

 

 

Savvy use of digital media for marketing purposes can be a useful tool for owners, but it can also get them into fair housing trouble. The same artificial intelligence (AI) and...

HUD to Propose Changes to HOME Program Regulations

June 17, 2024    

We review the proposed expansion of tenant rights and protections.

 

 

The Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) recently announced a preview version of proposed changes to the HOME...

Federal Flood Risk Management Standard: What You Need to Know

May 14, 2024    

The final rule aims to help communities reduce flood damage.

 

HUD recently published a final rule in the Federal Register implementing the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). This new rule aligns flood management standards with Executive Order 13690, President...

How PHAs Can Use Funds to Meet LEP Requirements

March 12, 2024    

HUD has recently published new guidance.

 

Individuals who don’t speak English as their primary language and have limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English may be a person with limited English proficiency (LEP). These individuals may be entitled to...

HUD Reinstates In-Person Management and Occupancy Reviews

December 10, 2023    

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...

HUD Offers New NSPIRE Inspection Checklist for Voucher Inspections

November 13, 2023    

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...

HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Date for HCV and PBV Programs

October 19, 2023    

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...