Feature
September 18, 2023
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 multifamily housing...
Dealing with Households
September 18, 2023
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 may...
Dealing with Households
September 18, 2023
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 pandemic-era levels...
Recent Court Rulings
September 18, 2023
In a recent case, a public housing authority in North Carolina failed to evict a nonpaying resident because it couldn’t show evidence of the existence of a lease termination notice.
In the News
September 18, 2023
HUD is required by law to set Fair Market Rents (FMRs) every year. They represent HUD’s best effort to estimate the 40th percentile gross rent paid by recent movers into standard quality units in each FMR area. With the latest release, FMRs will increase by an average of approximately...
In the News
September 18, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was created by Congress in late 2021 and implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to replace a previous pandemic-related subsidy program. The FCC recently announced that it will provide a monthly discount of up to $75 toward internet...
Feature
August 14, 2023
Do you factor the benefit into the tenant’s utility allowance or include it in annual income?
Screening Applicants
August 14, 2023
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 rental housing. In...
Dos & Don'ts
August 14, 2023
Like other real estate businesses, you may be using ChatGPT, Bard, Bing, and other generative AI products, a.k.a. chatbots, for marketing purposes, such as developing advertising strategies, analyzing housing markets, and generating property listings, ads, social media posts, and other marketing...
Dos & Don'ts
August 14, 2023
Remember to redact personally identifiable information (PII) when submitting or transmitting documents to contract administrators. It’s important to protect this information because owners and their employees are subject to penalties for unauthorized disclosure of applicant or resident...
