Section 8 Renewal Guide Page Change
There has been a revision of the clarification concerning the effective date of the recent new Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide.
Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning
HUD has issued the 2012 edition of the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing to help providers reduce childhood lead poisoning. These Guidelines help owners, ...
Fair Market Rents 2013
Each year, the federal government provides our industry with information regarding the rents that are being charged for privately owned apartments in different communities. Â The FMRs (Fair Market Rent ...
SAM (System for Award Management)
The CCR (Central Contract Registration) database has been integrated into a new database called SAM, the System for Award Management.  This new system is not managed by HUD, but is managed by GSA (Gen ...
REAC Compilation Bulletin, Revision 2.3
HUD has released an updated REAC Compilation Bulletin Revision 2.3, dated August 22, 2012. Â This bulletin specifically addresses REAC inspection scoring for single dead roaches, tenant owned equipment ...
Q&A – Contract Rent
Question: I have a Section 236 property, which has a Section 8 contract on all units (100% Section 8). If a Section 8 tenant’s subsidy goes to zero because their income goes up, does that tenant pay ...
Q & A: Compliance
I have a Section 236 property. Jack moved into a 1-bedroom unit in November, with a Live-In Aide named Willow. He married her in April, but she didn’t move in all the way - she only lives there half ...
REAC Inspections: Scoring and Deficiency Definitions
The Final Notice concerning Physical Scoring and Revised Dictionary of Deficiency Definitions was released on August 9, 2012. This lengthy notice is filled with pertinent information describing the pr ...
Helping Residents Learn
TV 411 is a new website geared to adult learners in areas such as basic reading, math and science, to help people achieve their educational, career and personal goals. TV411 is a project of Education ...