On September 29, 2023, HUD published Housing Notice 2023-10, Implementation Guidance: Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016.
The Notice contains implementation guidance for everything but the Section 104 asset limitation. HUD will provide additional guidance on the asset limitations at a later date. HUD does affirm that the asset limitations will apply to the Section 202/8 program.
While HOTMA does go into effect on January 1, 2024, HUD recognizes that PHAs and owners will need time to put all the new policies into place. The Notice provides guidance on these delayed timeframes, including the requirement that MFH owners (owners of Project-Based Section 8 properties and other properties governed by the HUD Office of Multifamily Housing) update Tenant Selection Plans and EIV Policies & Procedures by March 31, 2024. HUD also published a List of Discretionary Policies to Implement HOTMA. This identifies areas in which owners have policy discretion; owners must state in the Tenant Selection Plan how they will exercise such discretion.
Owners and managers of impacted properties should obtain a copy of the Notice and the list of discretionary policies. We will be updating the HOTMA training provided by A. J. Johnson Consulting Services to include this new guidance and will publish updates of the changes on our website.