Passed into law on March 27, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes provision for an eviction moratorium on non-payment of rent for most federal housing programs. It limits owners from filing...
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting property management in many ways, with maintenance at the forefront of challenges. Never has the management of maintenance been more important. For years we have been driving home the point that maintenance management isn’t just the...
MOR stands for “Management and Occupancy Review.” During an MOR, a representative from either HUD or your Contract Administrator (CA) will visit your site and perform an audit of your files and an inspection of your property. The MOR process is a lengthy one: it may...
In the last week, the National Center for Housing Management has received a flood of questions looking for advice on how owners and managers should continue to meet their residents’ needs, maintain compliance with HUD regulations, and practice social distancing. HUD...
I am reaching out to you today regarding the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and how NCHM is responding to it. Know that our first priority is the well-being of our customers, staff, instructors, students and their families and the millions of...
In 2017, the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing issued its Final Rule on smoking in public housing developments. Though the regulations restricting smoking have been in effect since August of that year, some managers and residents of subsidized developments...
In HUD affordable rental housing programs, public housing agencies (PHAs) and Owner/Agents are required to include projected income from assets when determining a family’s Annual Income for eligibility and rent calculation. HUD has a special rule that must be applied...
With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program gained an additional option for the minimum set-aside test in the form of Average Income. As such, owners of tax credit properties that receive their...
Spurred on in part by complaints about abuses from housing providers, HUD recently issued new guidance intended to clarify the Fair Housing rules regarding assistance animals in housing. Nearly 60% of the Fair Housing complaints filed each year involve denial of...
If you are a frequent visitor to nchm.org you may have noticed our new look. The new website not only sports a fresh appearance it has been supercharged with functionality. Finding Your Right Class and Registering With Ease Users will find that registering for...
