Q&A: Incidental Income Increase for IRs
Question: When doing an IR I know that we have to run the EIV. But do we have to change the income amount if the income increase is not more than $200? ~ Gail in Georgia
Q&A: EIV Violations
Question: Our owner has just been issued two EIV non-compliance letters for properties that have MOR’s coming up next month. Our CA had requested information in advance of the MOR. We sent her our TRA ...
Multifamily Update from DAS Ben Metcalf
On March 10, 2014, Ben Metcalf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, talked to NAHMA (National Affordable Housing Management Association) about his memorandum dated March 5, 20 ...
AFHMP (Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan) Issues
On March 10, 2014 industry representatives talked with Bryan Green in the FHEO (Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity) office of HUD. The discussion revealed that there is a great deal of discrepancy in the ...
TRACS Errors for Mixed Households with Prorated Assistance
ICAP Assistant Director, Linda Guyder, reported a TRACS programming error related to mixed households (those with both citizenship-eligible members and ineligible non-citizens). TRACS is miscalculatin ...
HUD Transformation Update
HUD Secretary Shaun Donavan released the following memorandum on April 4, 2014: Today, we are moving forward with the transformation of HUD's Multifamily Housing Office. In the wake of express directi ...
PBCA Update: HUD Will Fight Appeals Loss
We recently shared the news that, on March 25, 2014, HUD lost in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Court of Appeals ruled that a NOFA was not an appropriate way for HUD to solicit ...
Handling Injuries on the Job
Do you have a policy for handling injuries on the job? It is important to have employee policies in place and to be aware of how to handle situations. Please check with your managing agent or Human Re ...
HUD Loses Appeal in PBCA Lawsuit
On March 25, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its final decision in the case of CMS Contract Management Services et. al. vs. United States, ruling in favor of the PBCAs ...
Reminder: FASSUB Extension and Preparation
If your fiscal year ended on December 31, 2013, and your property is required to submit an annual financial statement electronically through FASSUB, you have extra time! HUD has authorized a 30-day ex ...