What is the Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS)? The Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS) is a strategy for allocating utility costs to residents in multifamily properties without installing individual meters in each unit. Rather than measuring exact consumption...
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Lease File Audits: Why They Matter and What to Expect
In multifamily property management, maintaining compliance isn't optional, it's the foundation of a property's long-term viability. Yet one essential tool often gets overlooked: the lease file audit. A comprehensive lease file audit uncovers hidden liabilities,...
Understanding HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
What is AFFH? AFFH stands for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and it's a provision embedded in the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. While most of us know the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color,...