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Despite all the hyperbolic language regarding Muslim bans swamping the airways and newspapers, individuals are still protected from housing discrimination on the basis of their national origin. Recent...
Train Management Staff to Recognize Drug Operations The manufacture of methamphetamines in apartment communities if becoming more common each year. Makeshift meth labs are discovered with...
FY 2018 Presidential Budget Proposals for HUD The new President has presented his preliminary budget numbers to Congress and if accepted as final numbers, many HUD programs will be devast...
GAO Report - The Role of Syndicators in the LIHTC Program - February 16, 2017 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its third and final report on the Low-Income Housing Ta...
Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) HUD publishes fair market rents for all areas of the nation. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) use fair market rents as a guideline when determining pay...
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...
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