The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
At the end of 2012, Congress failed to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). There have been a lot of questions concerning the VAWA Addendum HUD Form 91067 and the Certification as a Victim For ...
Delay in Use of New Form 9834 for MORs
A revised Form HUD-9834 (Management Reviews of Multifamily Projects) was issued in November, showing an expiration date of 02/28/2015. On January 24, 2013 HUD delayed the requirement to use the new 9 ...
2013 PAC Contract Renewal Forms
Instructions for renewing PACs (Project Assistance Contracts) were published by HUD on January 22nd. In order to renew for 2013, you must use the new contract, since it’s changed since 2012.
State-Legalized Marijuana and HUD Housing
Colorado and Washington states made history recently when they legalized the recreational use and possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults over the age of 21; however, this remains a crime ...
REAC Inspections: Flooring
REAC has implemented new scoring for deficiencies, effective in January, 2013. Â Flooring has some new clarifications that will affect your scores. Continue reading to learn more about Floor Covering D ...
Q & A – Interest on Pet Deposits
Question:  Is a site required to pay a tenant interest on the pet deposit?  Murray in SC
Corrected Federally Mandated Income Exclusions Released
On December 14, 2012, a correction to the July 24th Notice of Federally Mandated Income Exclusions was released. A couple notable changes were made to Exclusion (viii) and Exclusion (xxiii). View the ...
MAC Computers: Challenge with the CyberChallenge
Late last year, HUD replaced the old Federal ISS Security Awareness Training with the new CyberAwareness Challenge. Many of you have commented that its focus is not applicable to the Housing Industry, ...
LIHPRHA and Section 202 Prepayment Notice FAQ: HUD Notices 2012-08 and 2012-25
On November 28, 2012, HUD published Notice 2012-25. This Policy for Amended and Restated Use Agreements for Multifamily Projects Subject to the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Home Owner ...
Digital Payments for Social Security
As of March 1, 2013, the Treasury Department is requiring that all people receiving Social Security, VA, SSI and other federal benefits will receive their payments electronically - no more checks wil ...