Important HUD Websites & Information

• Click here to access HUD's homepage.
• Click here to to visit Hudclips for forms, notices, handbooks, and other information.
• HUD User-Policy Development and Research website with data sets and statistics
• Archived HUD Webcasts
• HUD's Contingency Plan in the Event of a Federal Government Shut Down (September 27, 2013)

HUD Data Sets

• FY 2014 Income Limits
• Final Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for FY 2014 (October 3, 2013)
• Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2013
• 2014 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs)
• Annual Adjuctment Factors for FY 2013 (May 22, 2013)
• HUD Memo: Guidance for Processing Interest Rate Reduction Requests (April 19, 2013)
• REAC Scores
• Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Data (CHAS) (Updated December 2009)
• Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs)
• FY 2013 Income Limits
• 2013 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs)
• Final FY 2013 Fair Market Rents (FMRs)
• 2013 Difficult Development Areas (DDAs)
• 2013 Qualified Census Tracts (QCT)
  

Active Partner Performance System (APPS)

Replaces the Form 2530 Previous Participation Certification Application

During the week of July 20, 2007, HUD issued new Guidance on its APPS 2530 previous participation certification process, relating to implementation of the new Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007. To view the Guidance, please click on the second link below:

• HUD Notice H2010-04 "Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in the Active Partners Performance System (APPS) When a Property Receives a Physical Inspection Score Below 60 but Above 30" (January 22, 2009).
• HUD Notice H2010-04 Attachment 1 "Project Owner's Certification That The Physical Condition Of The Project Is In Compliance With The Physical Condition Standards"
  
• HUD Notice H2010-04 Attachment 2 "Bi-Weekly Re-inspection Report"
• APPS (Active Partners Performance System) 2530
• Ten Common Errors and Omissions by Clients on APPS submissions
• APPS PPC and Paper Form 2530 Organization Roles
• Link to HUD's Active Partner Performance System (APPS) Webpage
• Previous Participation Certificate (PPC) Operating Procedures - LLCI (Memo dated July 2007)
• Passive Investor Previous Participation and Certification (Memo dated March 26, 2007)
• Critical Findings - Modification to Previous Participation Review and Approval Process
• HUD issues final extension for using (paper) Form 2530 through June 30, 2006
• HUD issues extension for using (paper) Form 2530 through Apr. 30, 2006
• HUD issues extension for using (paper) Form 2530 through Nov. 30, 2005
• HUD APPS Presentation (slide show) at NAHMA Fall Meeting, October 2005
• Final Rule for Revised Guidelines for Previous Participation Certification
• APPS Information
• NAHMA's Comments

HUD memo dated Nov. 23, 2004, which revises its memo dated July 16, 2004 (see below) HUD memo dated July 16, 2004, which restates key aspects of its 2530 policy See next item for 2530 policy as it relates to REAC Inspection Scores.

Bed Bugs

• Educational Poster Regarding Bed Bug Infestations (October 2012, English)
• Educational Poster Regarding Bed Bug Infestations (October 2012, Spanish)
• NAHMAnalysis 2012-0823-Update on HUD Notice H 2012-05: “Guidelines on Addressing Infestations in HUD-insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing”
• HUD Notice H 2012-05 "Guidelines on Addressing Infestations in HUD-insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing" (April 23, 2012)
• Public and Indian Housing “Bed Bug Prevention and Control Video”
• Sample Letter to O/As when REAC Identifies a Bed Beg Infestation Attachment to HUD Notice H 2011-20 "Guidelines on Bed Bug Control and Prevention in HUD Insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing" (August 16, 2011)

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

• HUD Notice "FY 2012 NOFA for the Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants" (March 1, 2012)

CDBG and NSP

• HUD Federal Register “Notice of Neighborhood Stabilization Program; Closeout Requirements and Recapture” (November 27, 2012, Docket No. FR–5660–N–01)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-12 "Submission of Federal Financial Report - Standard Form 425" (June 19, 2012)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-09 "Use of the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) to submit the Consolidated Plan" (April 30, 2012)
• HUD CPD Notice 2012-04 "Closeout Instructions for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs Grants" (February 13, 2012)

Contract Administration

• US Court of Appeals Federal Circuit - PBCA Lawsuit Decision (March 25, 2014)
• HUD Performance-Based Contract Administration (PBCA) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Webpage (for status updates from HUD)
• HUD's update regarding the status of its decision on the GAO’s recommendations for the protests filed against the PBCA NOFA (October 24, 2012)
• NAHMA Letter to HUD Multifamily Regarding Our Position on the GAO Decision to Sustain the PBCA NOFA Protests (August 31, 2012)
• GAO Sustains PBCA NOFA Protests (August 15, 2012)
• NAHMA's Comments RE: Draft PBCA Customer Service Survey (OMB Approval Number 2502-New) announced in the Federal Register “Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment Emergency Comment Request; Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight, Multifamily Housing Programs” (May 11, 2012)
• HUD's Draft PBCA O/A and Tenant Customer Service Survey for Annual Incentive Fees
• NAHMA Letter to HUD Regarding Our Concerns with the PBCA Preferences within the FY 2012 NOFA for the PBCA Program (April 27, 2012)
• Technical Corrections to HUD's PBCA NOFA (March 15, 2012)
• HUD's NOFA for the “FY 2012 Performance Based Contract Administration (PBCA) Program for the Administration of Project Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts" and Updated ACC (March 9, 2010)
• PBCA NOFA FAQs
• 2011 Final PBCA Transition Guidebook

Converting Efficiencies to One-Bedrooms

• Notice H 2011-03 “Policies and Procedures for the Conversion of Efficiency Units to One-Bedroom Units” (February 1, 2011)
• Federal Register "Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Conversion of Efficiency Units to One-Bedroom Units Multifamily Housing Package" (Docket No. FR–5480–N–11, February 4, 2011)

Disaster and Emergency Resources

• Temporary Shelter for Individuals Displaced by Hurricane Sandy (March 1, 2013)
• Postponement of Deadline for Making an Election to Deduct for the Preceding Taxable Year Losses Attributable to Hurricane Sandy (March 1, 2013)
• HUD Notice “Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Multifamily Housing Programs to Assist with Recovery and Relief in Sandy Disaster Areas” (November 26, 2012)
  • HUD Waiver Document for “Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Multifamily Housing Programs to Assist with Recovery and Relief in Sandy Disaster Areas” (November 26, 2012)
• HUD Guidance on Opening Housing for Older Persons to Victims of Hurricane Sandy, All Ages (November 9. 2012)
• National Council of State Housing Agencies' (NCSHA) Emergency Disaster Resource Center

Drug-Free Workplace

• HUD Federal Register Notice "Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements" (July 28, 2011, Docket No. FR–5471–F–01)

Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System

• HUD Notice H 2013-06 "Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System" (March 12, 2013)
• HUD Notice H 2012-26 "Extension of Housing Notice H 2011-25, Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) & You Brochure - Requirements for Distribution and Use" (November 21, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-04, “Effective Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System’s Deceased Tenants Report to Reduce Subsidy Payment & Administrative Errors" (January 1, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-25 “Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) & You Brochure - Requirements for Distribution and Use” (September 20, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-21 "Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System" (August 17, 2011)
• NAHMAnalysis 2010-0813-Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System: HUD Notice H 2010-10
• HUD Notice H 10-10: "Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System" Updated Guidance (July 1, 2010)
• HUD Notice H 10-08: "Implementation of Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification System - Amendments; Final Rule" (April 13, 2010)
• Slides from HUD's Webcast on "Mandatory Use of EIV: Implementing Instructions"(April 14, 2010)
• Archived Webcast on "Mandatory Use of EIV: Implementing Instructions"(April 14, 2010)
• HUD Notice H2010-2 "Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) & You Brochure - Requirements for Distribution and Use" (January 11, 2010)
• NAHMAnalysis 2010-0115- HUD's Rent, Income, and EIV: Final Rule
• Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification System—Amendments; Final Rule (December 29, 2009, Docket No. FR–5351–F–02)
• HUD Notice H 09-20 on instructions to O/As about using EIV data to verify income and employment and using reports and data in EIV (December 7, 2009)
• NAHMA’s Comments on HUD’s Rent and Income Determination Rule (November 16, 2009)
• EIV Rules of Behavior for People Who Do Not Have Access to EIV but Who Use EIV for Certification (September 22, 2009)

Fair Housing Issues

• HUD Proposed Rule: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (July 19, 2013)
• NAHMA's Comments on Proposed Rule: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (September 17, 2013)
• HUD guidance clarifying the distinctions between “assistance animals” and “service animals” (April 25, 2013)
• HUD and the DOJ new joint guidance on the Fair Housing Act’s design and construction accessibility requirements (April 30, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Final Rule "Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Discriminatory Effects Standard" (February 15, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Final Rule "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity" (February 3, 2012, Docket No. FR 5359–F–02)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule “Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard” (November 16, 2011, Docket No. FR–5508–P–01)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Consolidated Delegation of Authority" (July 18, 2011, Docket No. FR–5543–D–01)
• Click here to read the Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
• Click here to read the Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act

Fair Market Rents

• Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program FY 2013; Revised (April 30, 2013)
• Final FY 2013 Fair Market Rents (FMRs)
• Final FY 2013 Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) for PHAs in the Demonstration Program (November 20, 2012, Docket No. FR–5668–N–01)
• Industry Comments "RE: Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2013 Notice" (September 4, 2012, Docket No. FR–5648–N–01)
• Industry Comments "Re: Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2012 Notice and Request for Comments" (September 19, 2011, Docket No. FR–5567–N–01)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2012” (August 19, 2011, Docket No. FR–5567–N–01)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Use of Small Area Fair Market Rents for Project Base Vouchers in the Dallas, TX Metropolitan Area" (June 8, 2011,Docket No. FR–5525–N–01)
• E-NAHMA Analysis 2011-0518-HUD’s Small Market FMR Demonstration Program
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program—Demonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas, Discussion of Comments, and Request for Participation"(April 20, 2011, Docket No. FR–5413–N–02)
• Industry Comments "Re: Request for Comments on Trend Factor Methodology used in the Calculation of Fair Market Rents
  Docket No. FR-5466-N-01" (April 8, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Request for Comments on Trend Factor Methodology Used in the Calculation of Fair Market Rents” (March 9, 2011 Docket No. FR–5466–N–01)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program—Demonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas for Fiscal Year 2011" (May 18, 2010, Docket No. FR–5413–N–02)

Field Office Restructuring

• Letter Announcing a Delay of Asset Managemtn Staff Reorganization (April 4, 2014)
• HUD Notice of Intent to Close 16 Field Offices - Federal Register (April 26, 2013)
• Notice Detailing Field Offices Restructuring for HUD - Federal Register Docket No. FR–5714–N–01 (April 30, 2013)
• HUD Announces Major Restructuring of Field Offices (April 24, 2013)
• Multifamily Transformation - HUD Information
• NAHMAnalysis -Restructuring Information (April 24, 2013)

FHA Multifamily Mortgages

• Final Rule: FHA - Refinancing an Existing Cooperative Under Section 207 (July 21, 2014)
• Application to Participate in the Multifamily Low Income Housing Tax Credit Pilot Program (July 14, 2014)
• Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents 2014 (July 14, 2014)
• Q/A Sheet on the FHA-FFB Partnership Between HUD and the US Department of the Treasury (June 26, 2014)
• HUD Issued FAQ Document on Intrusive Testing (May 15, 2014)
• HUD Request for Comment: Small Multifamily Building Risk Share Initiative (Docket No. FR-5728-N-01) (November 4, 2013)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2013–31: “Extension of Temporary Authority for Multifamily Hubs to Process Waiver Requests Pertaining to the 3-Year Rule for Section 223(f) Refinancing or Acquisition of Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing" (September 18, 2013)
• HUD Letter: FHA Commitment Authority Exhausted for FY 2013 (September 17, 2013)
• HUD Memo: Age Restrictions in FHA Insured Housing (July 25, 2013)
• FHA Commitment Authority Letter: Application Prioritization (June 28, 2013)
• FHA Business Trends: 2012 Multifamily and Healthcare Program Claim Rates (May 16, 2013)
• Mortgagee Letter 2013-13, Lender Delegation of Non-Critical Repair Administration (April 18, 2013)
• HUD Memo: Guidance for Processing Interest Rate Reduction Requests (April 19, 2013)
• HUD Notic on Commitment Authority for FHA Mortgage Insurance under its Multifamily and Healthcare Programs (April 9, 2013)
• HUD Notice H2013-07 Guidance on Concentration of Principal Risk (March 8, 2013)
• FHA Commitment Authority Update (March 1, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a New System of Records, Enterprise Wide Operations Data Store” (December 5, 2012, Docket No. FR–5613–N–11)
• Washington Update 11/30/12 +
• HUD Notice H 2012-27/ Mortgagee Letter 2012-25 “Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies” (November 21, 2012)
• NAHMA's Comments to Treasury, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements” (October 22, 2012)
• HUD Letter Expanding the Multifamily LIHTC Pilot Program (September 18, 2012)
• Treasury, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements” (August 30, 2012)
• Treasury, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, and Prompt Corrective Action” (August 30, 2012)
• Treasury, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Regulatory Capital Rules: Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule” (August 30, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Changes in Certain Multifamily Housing and Health Care Facility Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013” (August 15, 2012, Docket No. FR–5634–N–02)
• Washington Update 6/8/12 +
• NAHMA's Comments on Draft Mortgagee Letter “Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies” (June 8, 2012)
• Draft HUD Mortgagee Letter “Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies” (May 10, 2012)
• HUD Multifamily Memo on draft Mortgagee Letter “Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies” (May 10, 2012)
• Industry Comments RE: HUD’s Federal Register Notice “Changes in Certain Multifamily Housing and Health Care Facility Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Fiscal Year 2013 Notice” (May 9, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-07/Mortgagee Letter 2012-9 "Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2012" (April 24, 2012)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-8 “Policy Regarding Interest Rate Swap Termination Fees Associated with Debt to be Refinanced in Connection with Healthcare and Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Applications" (April 26, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule “Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Multifamily Accelerated Processing— Enhancing and Strengthening Multifamily Accelerated Processing” (April 12, 2012, Docket No. FR–5444–P–01)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Notice “Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP)—Lender and Underwriter Eligibility Criteria and Credit Watch for MAP Lenders” (April 12, 2012, Docket No. FR–5444–P–01)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Changes in Certain Multifamily Housing and Health Care Facility Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013" (April 10, 2012, Docket No. FR–5634–N–01)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-05 "FHA Refinance of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions: Program Enhancements" (March 13, 2012)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-04 "Miscellaneous Underwriting Issues" (February 28, 2012)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-01 "Multifamily Low Income Housing Tax Credit Pilot Program" (February 3, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-36 "Large Loan Risk Mitigation Policies" (December 29, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-35 “Hub and National Loan Committees" (December 29, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB, Multifamily Insurance Benefits Claims Package" (October 26, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–106)
• HUD Notice H 2011-23 "Underwriting Policies and Procedures for Commercial Space and Income in HUD-Insured Multifamily Projects" (September 1, 2011)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2011-30 "The Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and appraisal reporting forms" (August 22, 2011)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2011-29 "Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Maximum Loan Limits Effective October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011" (August 19, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-17 "HUD Amendment to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Document B108 (formerly B181-1994), Standard Form Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Federally Funded or Federally Insured Project (Amendment)" (August 15, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing Act—Debenture Interest Rates” (August 4, 2011, Docket No. FR–5493–N–02)
• HUD Notice H 2011-13 "Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2011" (July 22, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Consolidated Delegation of Authority" (July 18, 2011, Docket No. FR–5543–D–01)
• HUD Notice H 2011-12 Extending HUD Notice H 2010-11 “HUD Multifamily Risk Mitigation” through July 31, 2012 (July 15, 2011)
• Federal Register "Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mortgage Insurance Premiums for Multifamily Housing Programs, Health Care Facilities and Hospitals and Credit Subsidy Obligations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011" (July 11, 2011, Docket No. FR–5534–N–01)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 11-21 "Revised Instructions for Preparing American Land Title Association (ALTA)/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Land Title Survey for HUD Multifamily Housing Programs" (June 20, 2011)
• HUD's Final Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents (May 2, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents: Notice Announcing Final Approved Documents and Assignment of OMB Control Number" (May 2, 2011, Docket No. FR–5354–N–03)
• HUD Final Rule “HUD Multifamily Rental Projects: Regulatory Revisions” (May 2, 2011, Docket No. FR–5393–F–02)
• Federal Register Notice “Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing Programs” (February 23, 2011, Docket No. FR–5388–N–02) for 2011
• Notice H 2011-05: "Policies and Procedures for the Deferred Repayment of Operating Assistance Flexible Subsidy Loans" (February 14, 2011)
• Notice H 2011-04, “Elimination of Hub and National Loan Committee Reviews for Section 223(a)(7) Transactions” (February 14, 2011)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 11-11 "FHA Refinance Transactions" (February 14, 2011)
• "HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents—Revisions and Updates Notice of Information Collection; 30-Day Notice" (December 22, 2010, Docket No. FR–5354–N–02)
• HUD Proposed Rule "HUD Multifamily Rental Projects: Regulatory Revisions" (November 12, 2010, Docket No. FR–5393–P–01)
• HUD Notice H 2010-11 “HUD Multifamily Risk Mitigation” (July 6, 2010)
• HUD Office of Housing Notice "HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents: Proposed Revisions and Updates and Notice of Information Collection & Request for Comments" (Docket No. FR-5354-N-01, January 21, 2009)
• Federal Register link to "HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents: Proposed Revisions and Updates and Notice of Information Collection & Request for Comments" (Docket No. FR-5354-N-01, January 21, 2009)
• HUD multifamily closing documents (Current documents and the Jan. 21, 2009 Proposed Changes)
• Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIPs) and Credit Subsidy Obligations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 (Docket No. FR-5346-N-01, Sept. 17, 2009)
• HUD Issues Final Rule on Changes in Maximum Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing
• Industry Letter in Support of Streamlining Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Programs (July 2, 2008)
• GAO Study: MULTIFAMILY HOUSING-More Accessible HUD Data Could Help Efforts to Preserve Housing for Low-Income Tenants (January 2004)

Financial Assessment Subsystem Guide

• Click here to access the User Guide for submitting Audits to HUD

Homelessness

• Housing Notice 2013-21: Implementation and Approval of Owner-adopted Admissions Preferences for Individuals or Families Experiencing Homelessness (July 25, 2013)

HOME Program

• HUD Federal Register Final Rule: HOME Investment Partnership Program: Improving Performance and Accountability; and Updating Property Standards (July 24, 2013)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-12 "Submission of Federal Financial Report - Standard Form 425" (June 19, 2012)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-09 "Use of the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) to submit the Consolidated Plan" (April 30, 2012)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-07 "Guidance for Implementing FY 2012 HOME Appropriation Requirements" (May 8, 2012)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-03 "Guidance on Resale and Recapture Provision Requirements under the HOME Program" (January 2012)
• HUD Notice CPD 2012-02 "Implementing Risk Analyses for Monitoring Community Planning and  Development Grant Programs in FY 2012 and 2013" (January 2012)
• NAHMA Comments on HOME Proposed Rule (February 14, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule "HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Improving Performance and Accountability; and Updating Property Standards" (Docket No. FR–5563–P–01, December 16, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-51, CPD 2011-09 "Promoting Partnerships to Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life" (September 20, 2011)
• 2011 HOME Income Limits
• NAHMA HOME Grassroots Advocacy Webpage
• NAHMA HOME Properties List

HOPE VI/Choice Neighborhoods

• HUD Federal Register "Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s Fiscal Year 2011 HOPE VI Main Street Grants" (June 30, 2011, Docket No. FR–5500–N–18)
• HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Authorization Legislation Proposal (November 6, 2009)

Housing Choice Vouchers

• FY 2015 Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program (August 15, 2014)
• The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA): Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Programs (June 25, 2014)
• HUD Memo: Tenant’s “Right to Remain" (June 6, 2014)
• HUD Notice PIH 2014-05 "Implementation of the FY 2014 Funding Provisions for the HCV Program" (March 19, 2014)
• HUD Notice PIH 2014-04 "Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - Revision (February 4, 2014)
• HUD Notice PIH 2013-08 "Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain at Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - Final Implementation" (April 12, 2013)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-31 “Assisted housing for persons with disabilities under Olmstead implementation efforts to provide community-based options rather than institutional settings” (June 29, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-24 “Rent to Owners in subsidized projects under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program” (May 22, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule "The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA): Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Programs" (May 15, 2012, Docket No. FR–5242–P–01)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-21 "Financial Reporting Requirements for the Housing Choice Voucher Program Submitted through the Financial Assessment Subsystem for Public Housing and the Voucher Management System" (May 10, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment to an Existing System of Records, Inventory Management System Also Known as the Public and Indian Housing Information Center" (April 13, 2012, Docket No. FR–5613–N–01)
• GAO Report "HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS: Options Exist to Increase Program Efficiencies" (March 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "“Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: Revised Implementation of the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program" (March 23, 2012, Docket No. FR–5596–N–01)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-19 “Implementation of Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At- Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas” (March 16, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-10 “Verification of Social Security Numbers (SSNs), Social Security (SS) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits; and Effective Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System’s Identity Verification Report" (February 14, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-09 “Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 Fund Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program" (February 8, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-04, “Effective Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System’s Deceased Tenants Report to Reduce Subsidy Payment & Administrative Errors" (January 1, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-01 " Income Exclusion of Kinship, Kin-GAP and Other Guardianship Care Payments" (January 6, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-66 “Terminal Guidance on Disaster Housing Assistance Program - Ike (DHAP-Ike) and Extension Operating Requirements” (December 7, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-60 “Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) requirement” (October 28, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-51, CPD 2011-09 "Promoting Partnerships to Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life" (September 20, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-50 "Project-Basing HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers" (September 15, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-47 "Transactions between Public Housing Agencies and their Related Affiliates and Instrumentalities" (August 17, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-46 "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program–Replacement of PIH Notices 2009-51 and 2010-18" (August 17, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-35 " Extension: Consolidated Guidance on Disaster Housing Assistance Program - Ike (DHAP-Ike) and Extension Operating Requirements" (June 30, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-34 (HA) "Extension - Continuation of Disaster Voucher Program (DVP) Housing Assistance Payments" (June 28, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-32 "Policies and Procedures for Special Purpose Housing Choice Vouchers for Non-Elderly Disabled Families and Other Special Populations" (June 14, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-29 "HQS Inspections for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Guidance Related to Electrical Outlets" (June 3, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-28 "Cost- Savings Measures in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program" (May 27, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-27 "Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Funding Provisions for the  Housing Choice Voucher Program" (June 2, 2011)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-25 "Extension: Administrative Guidance for Effective and Mandated Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System" (May 30, 2011)
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program—Demonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas, Discussion of Comments, and Request for Participation (April 20, 2011, Docket No. FR–5413–N–02)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-01 "Rent to Owners in subsidized projects under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program" (January 12, 2011)
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program—Demonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas for Fiscal Year 2011 (May 18, 2010, Docket No. FR–5413–N–01)
• PIH Notice 2010-18: Revision to HUD Notice PIH 2009-51 PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program - Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises (May 10, 2010)
• PIH Notice 2009-51, “PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program – Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises" (December 11, 2009)
• Industry letter requesting the reversal of PIH Notice 2009-51 to HUD Secretary Donovan (December 23, 2009)
• Industry letter requesting the reversal of PIH Notice 2009-51 to Assistant Secretary of PIH Henriquez (December 29, 2009)

Housing Trust Fund

• Federal Register Notice from Office of Community Planning and Development "Housing Trust Fund; Proposed Rule" (October 29, 2010, Docket No. FR–5246–P–02)
• HUD Office of Community Planning and Development “Housing Trust Fund; Allocation Formula; Proposed Rule” (December 4, 2009, Docket No. FR–5246–P–01)
• HUD Office of Policy Development and Research "Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Housing Trust Fund"

HUD Form 9834 - Management Review for Subsidized Multifamily Housing Projects

• NAHMA's Comments on Federal Register Notice “Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Form HUD–9834 Management Review for Multifamily Housing Projects” (October 26, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–107), OMB Control Number 2502-0178 (November 23, 2011)
• HUD October 2011 DRAFT Form 9834-Management Review for Multifamily Housing Projects (October 26, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Management Reviews of Multifamily Housing Programs" (October 26, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–107)
• NAHMA's Comments on Federal Register Notice “Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Form HUD–9834 Management Review for Multifamily Housing Projects” (June 10, 2011, Docket No. FR–5484–N–22), OMB Control Number 2502-0178 (August 9, 2011)
• HUD June 2011 DRAFT Form 9834- Proposed Changes to the Form to Be Submitted to OMB (June 10, 2011)
• HUD Memo on the Clarification of Signature Authority (August 13, 2008)
• HUD Issues Revised Form HUD-9834 (December 29, 2005)

• HUD Implementation Memo for Revised Form HUD-9834 (December 16, 2005)

HUD 401K Plan Requirements

• HUD Notice H 2011-08 “Policy Clarification Regarding Pension Plan Expenses Charged to the Project Operating Account” (February 28, 2011)
• HUD Memo on Reasonable & Necessary Project Operating Account Expenses Related to
  Front-Line Management Activities (April 2006)
• HUD Notice H 05-08, Revised Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff (Feb. 25, 2005)
• NAHMA Memo To HUD Outlining Issues (May 2004)
• HUD Letter Response (July 2004)

HUD – DOE Weatherization Programs

• Department of Energy "Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons; Final Rule" (January 25, 2009, Docket No. EEWAP0515)
• DOE Powerpoint from the Public Meeting on the DOE Proposed Weatherization Rule (June 18, 2009)
• HUD Powerpoint from the Public Meeting on the DOE Proposed Weatherization Rule (June 18, 2009)
• DOE Proposed Rule for Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons, Docket No. EEWAP0515 (June 12, 2009)

General Asset Management Issues

• HUD Notice H 2014-5 "Use of the Limited Denial of Participation" (March 25, 2014)
• NAHMA Comments on Revising Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing (April 23, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Consolidated Delegation of Authority" (July 18, 2011, Docket No. FR–5543–D–01)

Green Retrofit and Refinancing Program for Multifamily Housing

• HUD Announces Green Refinance Plus Program (June 1, 2011)
• Green Refinance Plus Fact Sheet
• GRP FAQ List (July 20, 2009)
• Transcript from the Public Meeting on the DOE Proposed Weatherization Rule from DOE (June 18, 2009)
• Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing (GRP) Guidance Notice H 09-02 (May 13, 2009)
• Federal Register Notice for GRP Guidance, Docket No. FR-5312-N-01 (May 18, 2009)
• HUD Web Portal for Information and Resources

Income Calculations and Exemptions

• HUD Update: RHIIP Listserv #306 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2014 (October 30, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income: Republication of Corrected Listing” (December 14, 2012, Docket No. FR–5635–N–02)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Federally Mandated Exclusions From Income” (July 24, 2012, Docket No. FR–5635–N–01)

IPA Roster Rule

• Proposed rule, IPA Roster (February 6, 2008)
• NAHMA Comments on the Proposed Rule (Dated April 2, 2008)

Late HAPs

• HUD Provides Answers to Questions Submitted for the Record following Oct. 17, 2007 House Hearing on Late HAPs
• HUD Issues Supplemental Guidance for Inter-Company Advances of Residual Receipts and Replacement Reserve Funds due to Late HAPS (August 8, 2007)
• HUD Issues Guidance for Expedited Processing of Residual Receipts and Replacement Reserve Funds due to Late HAPS (July 13, 2007)
• NAHMA Industry Coalition Letter
• Late HAPs Study Request sent from Reps. Oxley, Frank, Ney and Waters to the GAO
• GAO Report on Late HAPS (GAO-06-57): "Project-Based Rental Assistance - HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance Payments" (full report); (executive summary)

Lead Based Paint

• HUD Federal Register "Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Collection of Information From HUD Lead Hazard Control Grantees To Support a Review of the Federal Dustlead Standards" (October 16, 2012, Docket No. FR–5603–N–72)
• HUD Notice PIH 2011-44 (HA) “Guidance on EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule, and the EPA-HUD Lead Disclosure Rule” for PHAs and HCV Property Owners (July 29, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Delegation of Authority for the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control” (July 29, 2011, Docket No. FR–5541–D–01)
• EPA Final Rule "Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program" (July 15, 2011, EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005-0049; FRL–8881-8)
• EPA Certified Renovation Firms and Certified Renovators Additional Requirements of HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule
• HUD’s Lead Safety Rules and EPA’s Lead in Renovation Rule Power Point
• Lead Safety Housing Rules Reevaluation Power Point
• Big Buy Program Update Summary (May 21, 2009)
• HUD's Office of Healthy Home and Lead Hazard Control
• HUD's Lead-Safe Housing Rule Webpage
• HUD Office of Asset Management Memo to Update and Clarify Guidance on Compliance with the Lead-Safe Housing Rule (Dated May 19, 2004)

Template Letters for Those Invited to Participate in Big Buy

• Invitation to Participate
• Acceptance Letter with Next Steps
• Property Exemption Letter

Limited English Proficiency Guidance (LEP)

• HUD Federal Register Notice “Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program” (December 29, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–124)
• Proposed OMB LEPI Reporting and Oversight Documents (December 29, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–124)
• HUD Federal Register “Announcement of Funding Awards; Limited English Proficiency Initiative Program (LEPI), Fiscal Year 2010/2011” (Docket No. FR–5415–FA–41, October 26, 2011)
• HUD Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative Program (July 11, 2011)
• NAHMA Comments on Federal Register“Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative Program; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment,” OMB Approval Number 2529 (June 28, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register“Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative Program; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment” (June 14, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–49)
• Notice on "Resident Rights and Responsibilities" Brochure Translations (November 10, 2009)
• Translated "Resident Rights and Responsibilities" Brochure (November 10, 2009)
• HUD LEP Translations for: 4 Model Leases; Notification of Rent Increase Resulting From Recertification Processing; and Document Package for Applicants/Tenant’s Consent to the Release of Information
• NAHMA's FY 2010 Appropriation Request for HUD's LEP translations
• Click here to read NAHMA Legislative Action: Limited English Proficiency (November 10, 2009)
• Possible Vital Documents Identified By NAHMA
• HUD’s Final LEP Guidance
• Industry Comments on HUD’s Proposed Limited English Proficient (LEP) Guidance
• NAHMAnalysis 2005-0107

Also, refer to NAHMA's grassroots advocacy page for the latest LEP advocacy information.

Location Affordability Index

• Industry letter to HUD requesting the Agency to delay posting the Location Affordability Index (November 27, 2012)

Management Agent 4381.5

• The Management Agent Handbook

Mark-to-Market Program

• HUD Memo: Lender-Ordered MAP Appraisal in Lieu of a Separate Rent Comparability Study (RCS) for Mark-Up-to Market Transactions (August 7, 2014)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark to Market)" (June 25, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-10 “Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions" (May 9, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-30 “Use of Reserve for Replacement Accounts in Restructured Mark-to-Market (M2M) Properties” (October 19, 2011)
• HUD Sample Letter to Owners on Reserve For Replacement and Incentive Performance Fee Reconsideration (December 6, 2010)
• HUD response to industry on OAHP audit policies (October 18, 2010)
• NAHMA and industry reps letter to HUD challenging OAHP audit policies (Sept. 14, 2010)
• HUD Notice H 10-22, “Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions” (September 30, 2010)
• Federal Register Proposed Changes to Properties Eligible for Mark-to-Market Restructuring (August 27, 2010, Docket No. FR–5304–P–01)
• Proposed changes via Federal Register Notice on March 14, 2006

Medical Marijuana/Smoke-Free Policies

The Department has posted smoke-free housing toolkits to OHHLHC’s website at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/smokefreetoolkits1.

 Please read the cover letter here

These toolkits were developed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and its partners, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Lung Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and are designed to provide information on smoke-free housing policies and suggested steps to take when implementing a smoke-free housing plan.

• HUD Notice H 2012-22 "Further Encouragement for O/As to Adopt Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policies" (October 26, 2012)
• NAHMA's Comments RE: HUD's Federal Register “Request for Information on Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in PHAs and Multifamily Housing” (November 2, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Request for Information on Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in PHAs and Multifamily Housing” (October 4, 2012, Docket No. FR–5597–N–01)
• HUD General Counsel Memorandum "Medical Use of Marijuana and Reasonable Accomodation in Federal Public and Assisted Housing" (January 20, 2011)
• HUD Notice H10-21 "Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policy Implementation" (September 15, 2010)
• HUD General Counsel Memorandum Regarding Medical Marijuana in Public Housing (September 24, 1999)

Mixed-Finance Development Interim Rule for Section 202, Section 811, and Tax Credits

• HUD's Final Mixed-Finance Development Rule
• NAHMA’s Mixed-Finance Comments
• NLHA Mixed-Finance Comments

Model Leases

• HUD Model Lease Q & A (Updated 10/08/08)
• What Lease Do I Use? Q&A
• Clarifications to the HUD Model Lease Q&A (09/18/2008)

Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing Handbook 4350.1

• Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing
• Revised Chapter 14 "Partial Payment of Claims" (September 13, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-11 " Revisions to Handbook 4350.1, Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews" (July 1, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-11 Attachment 1 "Utility to Perform Calculations" (July 1, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-10 “Requirements for Documenting the Review and Setting of Rents for Commercial Space in HUD Properties at Appropriate Levels as Approved by HUD” (June 22, 2011)
• Transmittal Letter: New Chapter 38 "Emergency/Disaster Guidance - Office of Multifamily Housing Programs" (December 1, 2010)
• Chapter 38 "Emergency/Disaster Guidance - Office of Multifamily Housing Programs"
• Revised and Updated 4350.1- Chapter 14: Partial Payment of Claims (November 30, 2010, Change 2)
• Mortgagee Letter 2010-32:Revision to Policy for Partial Payment of Claims and Mortgage Modifications [Chapter 14] (September 15, 2010)
• NAHMAnalysis 2010-0907- HUD Handbook 4350.1 Chapter 6, Conducting Management Reviews, Change 2
• Revised and Updated 4350.1- Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews (July 13, 2010, effective August 1, 2010)
• Revised and Updated 4350.1- Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews-Implementation Date Change (June 30, 2009)

Nonprofit-Specific Issues

• HUD Notice H-2011-31 “Policy for Treatment of Proceeds Resulting from the Sale of FHA-insured or Secretary-held formerly insured Multifamily Projects by Nonprofit Owners” (November 10, 2011)

Occupancy Handbook 4350.3

• Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 - Change 4 Revisions (December 11, 2013)
• HUD Issues Transmittal Memo for 4350.3 Change 4 Occupancy Handbook (August 2013)
• Occupancy Requirements Handbook of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs (4350.3, Reflects Change 4)
• HUD Issues Transmittal Memo for 4350.3 Change 3 Occupancy Handbook (June 2009)
• HUD Issues Transmittal Memo for 4350.3 Rev. 1 Change 2 Occupancy Handbook (June 2007)
• NAHMA Comments on the Draft 4350.3 Rev. 1 Chg. 2 Occupancy Handbook
• Preamble to Consensus Industry Comments on the Draft 4350.3 Rev. 1 Chg. 2 Occupancy Handbook
• Consensus Industry Comments on the Draft 4350.3 Rev. 1 Chg. 2 Occupancy Handbook

At the time the revised Handbook 4350.3 Rev-1, Occupancy Requirements of Multifamily Housing Programs, was issued in August 2003, a mailbox was established to respond to questions on the handbook from tenants, owners, management agents, housing organizations, contract administrators, and HUD staff. A summary of the questions and answers was compiled and put through Departmental clearance. The answers to the questions included in the summary are considered official policy and are available at the link below:

Summary of Questions and Answers from Handbook 4350.3 Rev-1 Multifamily Mailbox

The 4350.3 Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 was issued on June 12, 2003. HUD released the updated version 4350.3 REV-1, Change-1 on August 26, 2004. Change 1 includes corrections, clarifications and additions intended to make handbook instructions more clear. An erroneous reference is corrected in Chapter 2, and there are substantial changes made in Chapters 3 and 4. The Glossary was also updated. Specifically, Change-1 clarifies students must be independent from their parents to be eligible for assistance, clarifies non-citizens’ eligibility for temporary deferrals of assistance, and it incorporates guidance on collection of race and ethnicity information and screening and drug-related criminal activity.

• New Policies Summary
• Topic Crosswalk for Old and New Handbooks
• Notice on Recerts and Special Claims
• November 26th Revisions to Implementation
• NAHMA's Comments Filed with HUD on the draft handbook, August 2002
  (800Kb, 80 pages)

Management Agent Handbook 4381.5

• HUD Notice H 2011-29 “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR 245 Subpart B and HUD Handbook 4381.5 REV-2 "The Management Agent Handbook" (October 13, 2011)

One-to-One Replacement Policies                                                                                                            

• New HUD One-to-One Replacement Policy Regarding Changing Efficiencies to One-Bedroom Units

Pet Policies                                                                                                            

• Final Pet Rule, Pet Ownership for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (October 27, 2008)
• Proposed rule, Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (Oct. 15, 2007)
• NAHMA Comments on the Proposed Rule (Dated Nov. 13, 2007)

Preservation

• HUD Multifamily Preservation Website
• HUD Notice H 2012-25 “Policy for Amended and Restated Use Agreement for Multifamily Projects Subject to the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA)” (November 21, 2012)
• Preservation of Affordable Housing Update From Multifamily DAS Carol Galante (May 12, 2011)
• GAO Study: MULTIFAMILY HOUSING-More Accessible HUD Data Could Help Efforts to Preserve Housing for Low-Income Tenants (January 2004)

Property 236 Excess Income Reports

• HUD Notice 2012-02 "Collection Procedures for Excess Income Receivables and Form HUD-93104, Monthly Report of Excess Income” (February 10, 2012)
• New Filing Venue: https://Pay.gov/paygov/
• Alternate Filing Venue for Property 236 Excess Income Reports Announcement

Rental Assistance Demonstration

• Relocation Requirements Under RAD (July 14, 2014)
• GAO Report: HUD Rental Assistance Demontration - Information on Initial Conversions to Project-Based Vouchers, GAO-14-402 (April 24, 2014)
• HUD Notice H 2012-20 “FHA Underwriting Instructions for Projects Converting Assistance under the Rental Assistance Demonstration” (October 11, 2012)
• HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-20 “Underwriting Instructions for Projects Converting Assistance as part of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program”  (October 11, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Rental Assistance Demonstration: Processing of Conversion Requests Submitted Under the Partial Rental Assistance Demonstration Notice" (September 28, 2012, Docket No. FR–5630–N–04)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 "Rental Assistance Demonstration – Final Implementation" (July 26, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-18 "Rental Assistance Demonstration - Partial implementation and Request for Comments" (March 8, 2012)
• Federal Register Notice "Rental Assistance Demonstration: Notice of Web Availability and Request for Comments" (Docket No. FR–5630–N–01, March 8, 2012)
• HUD RAD Website

REAC

• HUD Notice H 2012-17 "Extension of Housing Notice 2011-27: Expansion of Real Estate Assessment Center Authority to Approve or Deny Requests to Defer Partial Year Submissions of Annual Financial Statements" (September 14, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-16 “Extension of Housing Notice H 2011-24: Reissuance of Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in the Active Partners Performance System (APPS) when a Property Receives  a Physical Inspection Score below 60 but Above 30” (September 6, 2012)
• REAC Compilations Bulletin Revision 2.3 (August 22, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Final Notice “Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Physical Condition Scoring Notice and Revised Dictionary of Deficiency Definitions” (August 9, 2012, Docket No. FR–5526–N–02)
• Electronic Version of the Updated Dictionary of Deficiency Definictions (August 9, 2012)
• FASS Performance Indicator Thresholds (May 14, 2012)
• FASS Performance Indicators for Performance Evaluation (May 2011)
• Synopsis for FASS Performance Assessment
• NAHMAnalysis 2012-0117-REAC Technical Review (TR) / Data Base Adjustment (DBA) Preparation
• Washington Update 1/13/12 +
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Inspector Candidate Assessment Questionnaire” (December 23, 2011, Docket No. FR–5480–N–123)
• NAHMA Comments on HUD Federal Register Notice “Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Proposed Physical Condition Interim Scoring Notice” (November 14, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Proposed Physical Condition Interim Scoring Notice” (October 13, 2011, Docket No. FR–5526–N–01)
• HUD Notice H 2011-27 "Expansion of Real Estate Assessment Center Authority to Approve or Deny Requests to Defer Partial Year Submissions of Annual Financial Statements" (October 4, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-24 “Reissuance of Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in APPS When a Property Receives a Physical Inspection Score Below 60 but Above 30" (September 13, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-22 "Extension of Housing Notice 2010-17, Revised Procedures for Requesting Inspections from the Real Estate Assessment Center" (August 24, 2011)
• “Preparing for REAC Inspections” (Guidance for MultiFamily and Public Housing Properties)
• HUD REAC Compilation Bulletin, Revision 2.1 (May 25, 2011)
• HUD's Letter to NAHMA Detailing REAC Physical Inspection Postponement/Cancellation Procedures (October 14, 2010)
• REAC Inspector Notice No. 2010-01 "UPCS Inspection Protocol Other Hazards – Bed Bug Infestation" (September 1, 2010)
• HUD Notice H 2010-17 “Revised Procedures for Requesting Inspections from the Real Estate Assessment Center” (August 23, 2010)
• Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments; Amendments to “Steps for Submitting a Technical Review” effective May 1, 2010 (Updated April 29, 2010)
• HUD Notice on Property Requirements for the Inspection of Elevator Equipment Room to HUD Assisted Properties (November 16, 2009)
• Inspector Notice No: 2009-03 UPCS Inspection Protocol – Inspecting Elevator Equipment Rooms (November 16, 2009)
• Inspector Notice No. 2009-02, UPCS Inspection Protocol Inspecting Stoves and Ranges (May 29, 2009)
• Inspector Notice No. 2009-1, UPCS Inspection Protocol General Liability Insurance Requirement (March 24, 2009)
• Real Estate Inspection Center (REAC) -- Main REAC website
• REAC Compilation Bulletin, Revision 1, dated Jan. 1, 2008
• Frequently Asked Questions (From HUD Multifamily Housing as shared with Field Offices in Nov.-Dec. 2007)
• Preparing for REAC Inspections -Guidance for MultiFamily and Public Housing Properties
• Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments webpage

If you believe your REAC physical inspection was flawed, you are advise+-`d to appeal immediately. Information is available on the REAC website, through the link below, which explains what kind of appeal to file (technical review vs. database adjustment) and how to file these challenges.

• REAC Physical Inspection Appeals Processes
• In response to repeated urging from NAHMA, REAC has made available on its website the Public Scheduler Physical Inspections Query page. This will help you to plan for when your property is scheduled for inspection.
• REAC Physical Inspection Overview (REAC Meeting Handout Feb. 2004)
• NAHMA Response (Jan. 2003)

HUD Youtube Channel Videos

• Physical Inspection Review-Overview on how to "prepare for success" and "timestamp" analysis.
• REAC Inspector Administration
• REAC Reverse Auction Process
• REAC Inspection Review
• REAC Scoring Methodology
• Requesting a Technical Review
• Requesting a Database Adjustment
• REAC Technical Assistance Center
• HUDChannel on Youtube

Regulatory Barriers, Burdens, and Additional Concerns

• GAO Report "Housing Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Increase Collaboration and Consider Consolidation" (August 16, 2012, GAO-12-554)
• HUD's Final “Plan for Retrospective Review of Regulatory Actions under E.O. 13563” (August 23, 2011)
• HUD Proposed Rule "Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Plans Under E.O. 13563" Regulatory Review Plan (Docket No. FR–5506–N–02, June 2, 2011)
• HUD's Proposed Regulatory Review Plan (June 2, 2011)
• NAHMA Comments to HUD on "Reducing Regulatory Burden: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563" [Docket No. FR-5506-N-01] (May 2, 2011)
• Federal Register Notice Jan. 20, 2004
• NAHMA’s Comments on HUD Regulatory Barriers

Rental Housing Working Group

• Washington Update 9/28/12 +
• "Federal Rental Alignment Administrative Proposals" (December 31, 2011)
• NAHMA's Comments on the White House’s "Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities -Conceptual Proposals (Draft July 2011)" (August 22, 2011)
• "Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities –Conceptual Proposals (Draft, July 2011)”
• "Rental Policy Working Group Federal Rental Alignment Opportunities –Conceptual Proposals (Draft, July 2011)”-Summary
• White House Rental Policy Working Group Website

Section 8

• Joint HUD/HHS Letter on Collaboration for Children, Youth and Families (May 30, 2014)
• NAHMA's Comments to HUD Regarding Draft Changes to the Section 8 Renewal Guide (May 15, 2014)
• Multifamily Housing Conversion Actions: Voluntary Relinquishment of Enhanced Voucher Assistance or Regular Housing Choice Voucher Assistance in Exchange for Project-Based Voucher Assistance (December 4, 2013)
• HUD 30 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Quality Control for Rental Assistance Subsidy Determinations (November 18, 2013)
• Housing Notice H 2013-23, Change in Annual Financial Statement Submission Requirements (8/19/13)
• Fiscal Year 2013 Section 8 Project Based Assistance Under the Sequestration (3/12/13)
• Industry letter to HUD and OMB requesting full funding for all project-based Section 8 contracts in the FY 2014 budget request (December 12, 2012)
• Industry letter to Senate Banking Committee Leadership supporting several reform concepts contained in the Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act (December 10, 2012)
• HUD Memorandum “Clarifications of Housing Notice H 2012-14, Use of ‘New Regulation’ Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts to Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments" (October 1, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-14 “Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts to Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments" (August 3, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule "The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA): Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Programs" (May 15, 2012, Docket No. FR–5242–P–01)
• Washington Update 1/13/12 +
• HUD Follow Up Memo RE: "Impact of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget on Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance" (December 5, 2011)
• HUD Memo "Impact of HUD's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget on Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance" (November 22, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Consolidated Delegation of Authority" (July 18, 2011, Docket No. FR–5543–D–01)
• HUD Memo "Tax Credit Compliance Fees and Annual Budget-Based Section 8 Rent Increase Requests" (May 31, 2011)
• HUD's Proposed Changes to Chapter 17, ""Old Regulation" State Housing Finance Agency Projects – Owner Options upon Full Prepayment of Original, Permanent Financing" of the Section 8 Renewal Guide (February 4. 2011)
• HUD's Proposed Changes to Chapter 17, ""Old Regulation" State Housing Finance Agency Projects – Owner Options upon Full Prepayment of Original, Permanent Financing" of the Section 8 Renewal Guide Appendix 17-1 (February 4. 2011)
• HUD's Proposed Changes to Chapter 17, ""Old Regulation" State Housing Finance Agency Projects – Owner Options upon Full Prepayment of Original, Permanent Financing" of the Section 8 Renewal Guide Appendix 17-2 (February 4. 2011)
• NAHMA's Comments to HUD Regarding Draft Changes to the Section 8 Renewal Guide July 2010 (As Revised) (October 6, 2010)
• HUD Memo to Field Offices on "20-Year Section 8 Contracts" (July 15, 2010)
• HUD Final Notice on Ending the ‘‘Hold-Harmless’’ Policy in Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (May 17, 2010, Docket No. FR–5323–N–03)
• HUD Memo "Waivers to the Section 8 Regulations and Section 8 Renewal Guide" (February 22, 2010)
• Industry Comments on Ending “Hold Harmless” Policy in Calculating Income Limits Under Section 8 (November 5, 2009)
• Federal Register Notice "Request for Comments on Ending ‘‘Hold Harmless’’ Policy in Calculating Income Limits Under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937" (Docket No. FR–5323–N–01, Sept. 11, 2009)

Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide

• NAHMAnalysis 2012-0912-Updates to the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook
• PDF File: Draft Revised Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide Affiliated Documents (September 13, 2012)
• ZIP File: Draft Revised Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide Affiliated Documents (September 11, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Comment Extension “Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide” (September 11, 2012, Docket No. FR–5607–C–25)
• HUD Response to Industry Letter Opposing the Changes to the Rent Comparability Study in the Recent Section 8 Renewal Guide Update (September 5, 2012)
• HUD Memo Suspending the RCS Changes in the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (September 7, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register  “Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide” (August 8, 2012, Docket No. FR–5607–N–25)
• Industry Letter Opposing the Changes to the Rent Comparability Study in the Recent Section 8 Renewal Guide Update (June 22, 2012)
• Consolidated page changes at 4-24-12 (Issued May 18, 2012)
• Transmittal Letter to Include Appendix 9-6b in the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook (December 9, 2010)
• Final Transmital Page changes to the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide Book (4/17/09)
• User Guide Chapter 7 Page Changes (4/17/09)
• User Guide Chapter 16 Page Changes (4/17/09)
• User Guide Appendix Page Changes Chapter 15-2 (4/17/09)
• Attachment 1: Acronyms (4/17/09)
• Page Change to the Section 8 Renewal Guide Final Transmittal (4/13/09)
• User Guide Appendix, Revision 2 (4/13/09)
• User Guide Chapter 4 Page Changes (4/13/09)
• User Guide Chapter 14 Page Changes (4/13/09)
• Attachment 2: Glossary (8/17/07)
• Attachment 21: Consent to HAP Assignment, General, HUD Sole Signatory (4/13/09)
• Attachment 22: Consent to HAP Assignment, FMNA, HUD Sole Signatory (4/13/09)
• Attachment 23: Consent to HAP Assignment, Freddie Mac, HUD Sole Signatory (4/13/09)
• Attachment 24: HAP Assignment-FNMA Credit Enhancement (10/08)

Previous Page Changes to Section 8 Renewal Guide

• Page Change to the Section 8 Renewal Guide Transmittal
• Page Change to the Section 8 Renewal Guide Correction
• HUD's final rule for Project-Based Voucher Rents for Units Receiving LIHTC
• Section 8 Renewal Guide Changes, December 2006

Section 202/811

• Revised Procedures Pertaining to Underwriting and Construction Administration Guidance (August 20, 2014)
• Considerations When Dealing with the Elderly or Residents with Disabilities Who Decline Caregiver Assistance (December 13, 2013)
• HUD Notice H 2013-24: Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Occupancy Interim Notice (September 4, 2013)
• Guidance on Housing Notice H 2013-17 Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans (June 26, 2013)
• HUD Notice H 2013-17 Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans (May 30, 2013)
• HUD Guidance Regarding the Persons, Entities, and Types of Housing that are Subject to the Accessible Design and Construction Requirements (April 30, 2013)
• HUD Guidance Clarifying the Distinctions Between “Assistance Animals” and “Service Animals” (April 25, 2013)
• NAHMA Comments on SPRAC Awards Eligibility (March 11, 2013)
• HUD Federal Register Notice: “Supportive Housing for the Elderly; Advance Notice of Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Contracts Award Process” (Tuesday, January 8, 2013, Docket No. FR–5667–N–01)
• HUD Notice H 2012-19 "Extension of Housing Notice H 2010-26, Subordination of Section 202 Direct Loans" (September 21, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-18 "Extension of Housing Notice 2011-34: Extension of Housing Notice H 2010-26, Subordination of Section 202 Direct Loans" (September 21, 2012)
• HUD FAQ Document for Notice H 2012-08 “Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans” (September 4, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-13 “Environmental Processing Notice for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Award Recipients" (July 12, 2012)
• Industry Comments on HUD's FY 2013 budget proposal to create an operational assistance account for the Section 202 program (June 1, 2012)
• NAHMA's comments on HUD's FY 2013 budget proposal to create an operational assistance account for the Section 202 program (May 31, 2012)
• Industry comments on the Federal Register proposed rule "Streamlining Requirements Governing the Use of Funding for Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Programs” to HUD’s Office of General Counsel (May 29, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-08 “Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans" (May 4, 2012)
• "Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program Guiding Principles and Discussion Questions" from HUD's "The Future of the Section 202 Program" Industry Stakeholder Discussion (April 25, 2012)
• HUD Federal Register Proposed Rule “Streamlining Requirements Governing the Use of Funding for Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities Programs” (March 28, 2012, Docket No. FR–5167–P–01).
• HUD Federal Register Notice “Announcement of Funding Awards for the Assisted Living Conversion Program; FY 2010” (January 25, 2012, Docket No. FR–5415–FA–33)
• HUD Memo "Update on Section 202 and Section 811 Programs for Fiscal Year 2012" (December 13, 2011)
  
• HUD Notice H 2011-34 "Extension of Housing Notice H 2010-26, Subordination of Section 202 Direct Loans" (December 8, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-32 "Collection Procedures for Delinquent Section 202 Direct Loans" (November 22, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-28 "Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Operating Cost Standards – Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs" (October 4, 2011)
• HUD Notice H 2011-26 “Combined Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011Policy for Capital Advance Authority Assignments, Instructions and Program Requirements for the Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Programs, Application Processing and Selection Instructions, and Processing Schedule” (September 23, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register "Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program Fiscal Year 2009" (September 6, 2011, Docket No. FR–5300–FA–21)
• HUD Federal Register Notice: "Announcement of Funding Awards for the Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing Fiscal Year 2009" (August, 19, 2011, Docket No. FR–5300–FA–22)
• HUD Federal Register Notice: "Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities Program Fiscal Year 2009" (August, 19, 2011,Docket No. FR–5300–FA–19)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Announcement of Funding Awards for the Assisted Living Conversion Program; Fiscal Year 2009" (August, 19, 2011, Docket No. FR–5300–FA–15)
• HUD Notice H 2011-18 "Updated Processing Guidance for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs" (August 15, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register Notice "Consolidated Delegation of Authority" (July 18, 2011, Docket No. FR–5543–D–01)
• HUD USER Report "“Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Green Building Design in Section 202 and Section 811 Programs" (April 11, 2011)
• HUD Federal Register "Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s Fiscal Year 2010 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program" (March 4, 2011, Docket No. FR-5415-N-38)
• NAHMAnalysis 2011-0211 “S. 118: Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act and S. 1481: Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act”
• Federal Register HUD "Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing" (Docket No. FR–5415–N–29, February 1, 2011)
• HUD Notice 2010-26 “Subordination of Section 202 Direct Loans" (December 20, 2010).
• Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s FY 2010 Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy by the Elderly (December 10, 2010, Docket No. FR–5415–N–28)
• Federal Register “Notice of Web Availability and Opportunity for Public Comment on Updated Guidance for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities Programs Draft Notice” (December 8, 2010, Docket No. FR 5463–N–01)
• NAHMA's Comments of Draft Section 202 and 811 Reform Acts (November 15, 2010)
• HUD's Draft Section 202 Reform Act of 2010 Full Text
• HUD's Draft Section 202 Reform Act of 2010 Section by Section Summary
• HUD's Draft Section 811 Reform Act of 2010 Full Text
• HUD's Draft Section 811 Reform Act of 2010 Section by Section Summary
• Draft Notice "Updated Processing Guidance for the Section 202 15 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive 16 Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs" (September 24, 2010).
• HUD Notice H 2010-14 "Policy and Procedure for Prepayment and Refinancing of Section 202 Projects Funded prior to 1975" (July 27, 2010)
• HUD Notice H 2010-14 Attachment 1- Authorities
• HUD Notice H 2010-14 Attachment 2- Calculation of Project Benefits
• NAHMA's Comments of Section 202 Reform to HUD Multifamily (April 2, 2010)
• HUD Notice H 09-19 for FY 09 Section 202 and 811 applications (December 7, 2009)
• Section 202 Delegated Processing Procedures (Notice H2009-10, August 19, 2009)
• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly: Program Status and Performance Measurement Report (June 2008)
• Evaluation of the Service Coordinator Program (Posted March 2008, Published August 1996)
• Rent Increase Reminders for Section 202, 811- PRACS
• Notice 06-06 -- Reinstatement of Policy Permitting Increases of Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) Reservations Prior to Occupancy
• HUD's Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Program (SPRAC) Overview
• Tools for the Preservation of Section 202 Properties

Section 223(f)

• HUD Notice H 2012-12 "Extension of Temporary Authority for Multifamily Hubs to Process Waiver Requests Pertaining to the Three-Year Rule for Section 223(f) Refinancing or Acquisition of Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing" (July 3, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-06 "Revision of Housing Notice H 10-19, Extension of Temporary Authority for Multifamily Hubs to Process Waiver Requests Pertaining to the Three-Year Rule for Section 223(f)" (February 17, 2011)

Section 236

• Tenant Notification in Advance of a Property's Section 236 Mortgage Maturity Date (January 7, 2014)
• HUD Notice H 2013-25: Updated Guidelines for Continuation of Interest Reduction Payments after Refinancing
• Transfer of Section 236 Loans to the Office of Affordable Housing Preservation in HUD Headquarters (June 28, 2013)
• UD Memo dated April 25, 2005: Clarifications to Housing Notice 2004-20, Guidelines for Continuation of Interest Reduction Payments after Refinancing

HUD Strategic Plans

• NAHMAnalysis 2010-0712- FY 2010-2015 HUD Strategic Plan
• FY 2010-2015 HUD Strategic Plan
• Draft HUD Strategic Plan for 2006-2011
• HUD Strategic Plan for 2003-2008
• NAHMA Comments

Student Eligibility for Section 8 Housing

• HUD’s Guidance on the Student Eligibility Rule, April 2006
• Final rule on student eligibility for Section 8 Housing effective Jan. 30, 2008
  

Sustaining Our Investment

• HUD's Methodology for Rating Troubled Projects (April 28, 2014)

Tax Credits

• HUD Notice H 2012-01 "Multifamily Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Pilot Program" (February 3, 2012)
• Federal Register HUD "Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Assessment of the LIHTC Program After 15 Years" (Docket No. FR–5480–N–07, January 27, 2011)
• Federal Register HUD Final Rule "Prohibition of the Escrowing of Tax Credit Equity" (Docket No. FR–5290–F–02, August 23, 2010)

Tenant Issues

• HUD Notice H 2012-21 “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR 245 Subpart B and HUD Handbook 4381.5 REV-2 ‘The Management Agent Handbook’" (October 17, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-15 “Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas – Request for Comments” (September 5, 2012)
• HUD Sample Letter to Owners With Project-Based Section 8 Properties Selected for TRN Activities (June 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-11, Notice PIH 2012-28 “State Registered Lifetime Sex Offenders in Federally Assisted Housing" (June 11, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-22 and Notice H 2012-09 "Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Persons or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assisted Housing" (May 9, 2012)
• HUD Notice PIH 2012-19 “Implementation of Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At- Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas” (March 16, 2012)
• Federal Register Notice "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Additional Guidance on Notification Responsibilities Under the Act With Respect to Occupied Conveyance" (Docket Number FR–5427–N–02, March 15, 2012)
• HUD Multifamily Memo RE: Allowing Ex-Offenders to Live in Affordable Housing (March 14, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2012-03 “Guidance on Eligibility for Tenant Protection Vouchers Following Certain Housing Conversion Actions”  (February 24, 2012)
• HUD Notice H 2011-29 “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements in accordance with 24 CFR 245 Subpart B and HUD Handbook 4381.5 REV-2 "The Management Agent Handbook" (October 13, 2011)
• Eligible Properties for TRN Program Activities (August 2011)
• Tenant Resource Network Program (TRN) FY 2011 NOFA (FR-5500-N-31, October 17, 2011)
• Federal Register Notice "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Guidance on Notification Responsibilities Under the Act With Respect to Occupied Conveyance" (October 28, 2010, Docket No. FR–5415–N–31)
• PIH Notice 2009 - 52 "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act – Guidance on New Tenant Protections" (December 15, 2009)
• Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure: Notice of Responsibilities Placed on Immediate Successors in Interest Pursuant to Foreclosure of Residential Property (Docket Number FR–5335–N–01, June 24, 2009)

Transforming Rental Assistance/HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration Program

• HUD's RAD Website

TRACS/iMAX/Industry Meeting Reports

• Final TRACS 202(d) Implementation Schedule (July 2, 2014)
• Lanier Hylton's TRACS Presentation from NAHMA's 2009 Summer Meeting (June 30, 2009)
• iMAX/202C Implementation
• iMAX/202C Implementation Dates Handou
• TRACS/iMAX Release Memo (10/08/2008)
• Software HUD Lease Matrix
• HUD Slideshow on Conversion of Payment Procedures for Traditional CAs (May 2007)
• TRACS Main Webpage
• TRACS Discussion Board
• TRACS Industry Meeting Summaries
• TRACS Users Guide
• TRACS Quick Reference Guide
• TRACS Miscellaneous Documents
  

Utility Allowances

• HUD Multifamily Memorandum "Clarifying Utility Allowance Regulations" (June 20, 2011)

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Documentation

• Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence or Stalking (August 4, 2014)
• VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2013: Overview of Applicability to HUD Programs (August 6, 2013)
• Federal Register HUD Notice: "HUD Programs: Violence Against Women Act Conforming Amendments; Final Rule" (October 27, 2010, Docket No. FR–5056–F–02)
• HUD Notice H 09-15: Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005 for the Multifamily Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program (October 1, 2009)
• Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence or Stalking (Form HUD-91066)
• HUD-approved Lease Addendum (Form HUD-91067)

LIHTC XML Standard

• State Housing Finance Agency Low Income Housing Tax Credit Data Transfer Standard Files & Documentation
• LIHTC Data Transfer Yahoo Work Group
• MITS Project Home Page