In the News
May 20, 2014
HUD recently announced that 27 affordable housing providers and service providers across the nation have committed to installing more than 150 megawatts of on-site renewable energy, more than doubling the amount of renewable energy on HUD-assisted multifamily buildings.
“Thanks to the...
Recent Court Rulings
May 20, 2014
Facts: A resident's lease required the resident, when notified, to prepare her unit for treatment by an exterminator and to provide the PHA with access to the unit for that purpose. In February 2010, the PHA advised the resident and others that the building would be treated for bedbugs.
Recent Court Rulings
May 20, 2014
Facts: An African-American resident who lived for many years in housing provided by the local PHA was responsible for paying rent in the amount of $50 per month. And he had subsisted on a “Zero Income Certification” in which he certified that he was receiving no income from any source.
Recent Court Rulings
May 20, 2014
Facts: The lease agreement between a resident and a PHA included provisions requiring management approval before anyone else would be allowed to live in the unit and specifically mandating that no one besides the resident herself could stay in the unit for more than 14 consecutive days without...
Recent Court Rulings
May 20, 2014
Facts: A Section 8 resident challenged the local PHA’s calculation of her income in court. In 2013, the resident received a substantial lump-sum payment of child support arrears from her children’s father. The PHA treated the lump-sum payment as income in 2013 and calculated a repayment...
The Trainer
May 20, 2014
Controlling Rising Insurance Costs; Avoiding Mistakes with Replacement Reserves Accounts
In this month’s feature, we discussed how to manage insurance cost increases and reduce risks. Having appropriate insurance coverage provides a safety net for your assets and protects your site against...
Feature
April 17, 2014
When certifying or recertifying households, you may occasionally encounter a household member who earns income from a self-owned business. For example, a household member may own a small retail store or hair salon, be a computer consultant or house painter, or own and run a daycare center or...
Compliance
April 17, 2014
Over 20,000 multifamily housing program participants are required to submit annual electronic financial statement data to HUD for assessing the financial condition of multifamily housing sites. On Feb. 14, 2014, the Real Estate Assessment Center updated its Financial Assessment Sub-System to allow...
HUD Audits
April 17, 2014
HUD audited the Section 8 program administered by an owner in Tulsa, Okla., after being informed that the site’s management agent may have received Section 8 subsidies for vacant units. HUD controls the property, which has 191 units, through a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract that...
Recent Court Rulings
April 17, 2014
Facts: An owner of a Section 8 project-based site sued to evict a resident for false information she allegedly provided on her application for a unit. In August 2011, the resident completed an application in which she truthfully reported that she was employed by Walmart and was not on medical leave...
