Recent Court Rulings
September 27, 2014
Facts: A prospective resident sued two private apartment building owners for refusing to rent him a unit. The prospective resident tried to rent a unit using a voucher provided through the local PHA. But after he applied for a unit, each owner informed him that he hadn’t been approved due to...
Recent Court Rulings
September 27, 2014
Facts: The brother of a Section 8 resident often visited the resident’s unit and babysat her children. In October 2011, the police investigated the brother after a confidential informant told officers that the brother kept a black .380 caliber firearm in the resident’s unit.
Feature
September 12, 2014
The Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system is a web-based computer system implemented by HUD that owners have been required to use since January 2010. It contains employment and income information on individuals participating in HUD’s rental assistance programs. It derives data from HUD...
Compliance
September 12, 2014
On Aug. 12, HUD issued a new Real Estate Assessment Center Compilation Bulletin that supersedes all previous editions and any preceding separate guidance. The bulletin provides updated guidance to Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspectors, answers some of the most common questions received...
Recent Court Rulings
September 12, 2014
Facts: When a resident lived in another county, the local PHA approved her reasonable accommodation request for a live-in aide. The PHA found that the resident has a permanent cognitive disorder and “needs 24 hours a day care to function normally.” The resident’s sister is her...
Recent Court Rulings
September 12, 2014
Facts: In June 2011, a resident signed a one-year lease to rent a unit. The resident was initially approved for rental assistance that reduced her rent to $199 per month. She paid that amount until her next certification in January 2012, when her subsidy was increased to an amount that effectively...
In the News
September 12, 2014
HUD recently updated and posted a new HUD Form 92006, “Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing,” to the HUDClips website. This form has an updated expiration date of Nov. 30, 2015. And owners and managers must begin using this new form immediately. The form can be found...
In the News
September 12, 2014
At the end of 2013, the Social Security Administration (SSA) posted information that it intended to stop providing paper benefit/award letters from the local SSA offices beginning in February 2014. The rationale was that requiring individuals to use the online technological investments that SSA...
In the News
September 12, 2014
On Aug. 25, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released a paper entitled “The Affordable Rental Housing Gap Persists.” It summarizes the findings of a report NLIHC recently published on the availability of affordable rental housing for lower income households and focuses...
The Trainer
September 12, 2014
Using EIV Reports; Passing REAC Inspections After Updated Rules
In this month’s feature, we discussed how to use the HUD-mandated reports generated by the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system. These reports are designed to eliminate household fraud, and site owners and managers...
