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...
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...
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:
In September, HUD Inspector General David Montoya testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee. He highlighted the challenges of conducting investigations with HUD’s limited staffing capacity after sequestration as more fraudulent and abusive activity surfaces within...
Chances are, your site contains “mixed” households—that is, households that, in addition to U.S. citizens and/or eligible noncitizens, include ineligible noncitizens. Special rules apply to the assistance these mixed households can get. For example, you’ll need to prorate...
Very often, household members applying to or already living at a site say they need to have an aide live with them to help them with daily tasks. If a resident who is elderly (age 62 or older) or near elderly (age 50 or older) or who has a disability, asks you to allow her to have a live-in aide...
When certifying and recertifying households, you may come across certain items that look like income, but that HUD doesn’t consider income. It’s important to recognize these items and not mistakenly count them in a household member’s annual income. Otherwise, you’ll...
HUD rules on energy assessment and conservation encourage managers to take steps to reduce their site’s energy and water usage and to engage and educate residents in making the site a greener, more sustainable place to live. Some energy assessment and conservation measures can require...
Since 2009, HUD has strongly encouraged public housing agencies to adopt smoke-free buildings to protect the health of residents, and recently HUD has urged owners of federally assisted multifamily properties to go smoke-free. And you may be considering banning smoking at your site—or in...
Despite some delays in implementation, a major piece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act still requires all applicable employers, regardless of whether they offer health care coverage, to provide their current employees with a health insurance exchange notice no later than Oct. 1,...
While certifying and recertifying households, you may learn that a household member owns rental property that generates income. This doesn’t necessarily mean the household doesn’t qualify for an assisted unit. But you do need to know how to treat the property when calculating the...
