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...
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,...
If you’re managing affordable housing properties or working with HUD programs, you’ve likely encountered HUD Form 2530, a document that plays a critical role in partner eligibility and compliance. For those looking into affordable housing, we’ll...
In May of 2026, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) released a memo addressing the hot topic of emotional support animals (ESAs). Inspired by recent court decisions surrounding reasonable accommodation requests for disabled residents’ assistance...
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a federal law that provides critical housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Under VAWA, applicants and tenants in...
On May 6, 2026, HUD announced that the new EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report is ready for PHA use following a 5-month process. The new Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) report compares PHA-provided citizenship descriptors to data reflected in the US Citizenship and...
