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Reminder to PHAs: Domestic Violence Victims May Have Occupancy Rights Even if They are not the Eligible Tenant Under the Voucher Program A recent court case (A. S. v. Been, January 2017) ...
Verification Procedures When Noncitizens Claim VAWA Protection On December 15, 2016, HUD issued a General Counsel Memo. This memo relates to noncitizen self-petitioner procedures un...
Determining the Income of Independent Contractors It is becoming more and more common for managers of affordable housing to have to verify the income of gig workers. Sometimes calle...
VAWA Deadline Reminders As I noted in a prior client memo, HUD has released four Model forms for use on HUD properties to ensure compliance with requirements of the Violence Against Women...
IRS Regulation 1.42-5 states that the requirement to verify the income of a low-income resident with a Section 8 voucher at a tax credit property is satisfied if the public housing authority provid...
HUD published Notice H 2016-18 on December 30, 2016, "Implementation of the CNA e Tool: Automating Capital Needs Assessments (CNA), and Related Policy Changes." The Notice introduces new Capi...
The cost of implementing the VAWA 2013 requirements can be significant. The HUD final rule provides guidance on who will bear the cost of implementation. One issue is who bears the cost if a proper...
Managers of affordable housing properties spend a good deal of their time verifying and calculating income. All managers are aware that most workers must be paid a minimum wage (some workers are exemp...
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