Compliance
July 10, 2014
By Daniel Bagliore
Dealing with the death of a resident is an understandably difficult task for any site manager. The manager must be sensitive to the fact that the family is grieving the loss of a loved one, busy with funeral arrangements, and handling the financial affairs of the deceased.
In the News
July 10, 2014
On June 25, HUD published a notice of statutory changes in the Federal Register implementing provisions included in the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill enacted in January 2014. The notice, effective July 1, 2014, establishes the terms and conditions for implementing changes to the frequency of...
In the News
July 10, 2014
A recently released report prepared by Bright Power and Stewards for Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) discusses the results of energy- and water-efficiency retrofit projects for multifamily housing developments funded under HUD’s Green Retrofit Program (GRP) and the Illinois Energy...
In the News
July 10, 2014
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing recently announced a revision to Section F of Housing Notice H 2012-21, “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements,” amending the current policy for tenant participation and the appeal procedures available to tenants or tenant...
Recent Court Rulings
July 10, 2014
Facts: A resident with diabetes lives in a Section 8 building. The lease expressly prohibits dogs or cats as pets. At some point while living in her unit, the resident got a dog. The owner allowed the resident to keep the dog as an accommodation for unspecified reasons. In July 2009, the resident...
Recent Court Rulings
July 10, 2014
Facts: A resident was convicted of second-degree theft. The resident’s crime involved misappropriating “Resident Participation Funds,” which were to be used “to generate programs for the residents within the community to gain either employment or anything to make them become...
Recent Court Rulings
July 10, 2014
Facts: The sole source of income of a resident of a project-based Section 8 site is public assistance from social services. Her share of the rent amounted to $312 per month as of her last recertification on March 1, 2012.
The Trainer
July 10, 2014
Opening Waiting Lists; Dealing with Household Member's Death
In this month’s feature, we gave you five steps to take when opening a waiting list that has been closed for a while. You need to be prepared for administrative obstacles and to avoid potential regulatory and fair housing...
Feature
June 16, 2014
If you own or manage an assisted site, you must have a written resident selection plan that incorporates the policies and procedures covering each step of the selection process. And your plan must comply with HUD’s eligibility, admission, and screening requirements [HUD Handbook 4350.3, par....
Compliance
June 16, 2014
On May 20, the Federal Register published an updated list of income exclusions specifically mandated by federal laws. There are three new exclusions and changes to two of the existing exclusions, and due to the addition of Exclusion (16), the exclusions following it have been renumbered.
