The Trainer
January 21, 2014
Handling Security Deposit Interest; Preventing CO Poisoning
In this month’s feature, we told you which sites HUD says must pay interest on security deposits and how to comply if you’re one of them. If you don’t follow the rules, HUD could charge you with serious offenses, such as...
Feature
December 24, 2013
HUD has issued two notices in the past three years that outline the penalties that owners or managers of HUD-assisted sites may face if they violate tenant participation requirements. HUD’s tenant participation rule requires certain owners to let organizers canvass residents and allow them to...
Crime & Security
December 24, 2013
As the holiday shopping season wanes and daylight hours are minimal, we are reminded of the importance of parking lot safety and the continued need to be vigilant in the coming months. Typically, there’s a spike in reported thefts during and shortly after the holiday season as residents carry...
Compliance
December 24, 2013
On Dec. 10, a revised transmittal for the 4350.3 REV-1, CHG-4 Handbook appeared online. It was signed by Carol Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing, and its issue date was Nov. 27, 2013. Here are the changes based on the transmittal:
Clarification of Verification Techniques
The transmittal made...
In the News
December 24, 2013
On Dec. 18, HUD released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 Median Family Income estimates and FY 2014 Income Limits. These income limits are used to determine income eligibility for HUD’s assisted housing programs, including public housing, Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811. The income limits...
In the News
December 24, 2013
On Dec. 18, the Senate passed by a vote of 64 to 36 the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, H.J. Res. 59. The House passed the legislation on Dec. 12 by a vote of 332 to 94. The bill is the result of the agreement reached between the two Budget Conference Committee chairs, House Budget Committee...
Recent Court Rulings
December 24, 2013
Facts: As a condition of occupancy at a privately owned, mixed-income residential development, residents are required to submit to annual drug testing. When five residents refused to submit to the drug test even though they had previously consented to drug testing, the owners began eviction...
Recent Court Rulings
December 24, 2013
Facts: A local PHA sought to evict a resident because of the criminal conduct of her grandson. The trial court granted the eviction, but did so based on grounds that weren’t included in either of the two eviction notices served on her or in the complaint filed against her.
Recent Court Rulings
December 24, 2013
Facts: A resident sued the local PHA for allegedly depriving her of her due process rights by failing to give her an informal hearing to challenge: (1) the PHA’s calculation of her 2010 housing subsidy; (2) the PHA’s use of an inflated estimate of her income; and (3) the PHA’s...
Recent Court Rulings
December 24, 2013
Facts: A site manager sought to relocate a Section 8 resident from her two-bedroom unit to a smaller unit because the manager deemed the resident ineligible for the subsidized two-bedroom unit. The resident had occupied the two-bedroom unit since 2005, when she initially shared it with her daughter...
