Midwest Affordable Housing Management Association

Regional Affordable Housing Conference - Indianapolis
2024-05-02 08:00 - 2024-05-03 14:30 UTC | Embassy Suites Indianapolis North, 3912 Vincennes Rd., Indianapolis, IN, 46268, United States
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Join MAHMA for the latest in the affordable housing industry at the 2024 Regional Affordable Housing Conference. HOTMA, NSPIRE and more with updates from HUD, HFAs and Industry Experts.
Full RAHC Agenda
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Handouts
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing no less than five business days prior to the event. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.

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Special Claims - Webinar
2024-06-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Are you leaving money on the table when you could be processing a special claim? HUD allows Section 8, 202/8, 202 PAC and 202/811 PRAC properties to submit requests for reimbursement of losses due to unpaid rent by the tenant, tenant damages or vacancy when the losses exceed the limited security deposits HUD allows owners to collect.
This course will cover:
* How to make a Vacancy Claim for time lost between tenants.
* How to make a claim for Unpaid Rent, Tenant Damages and Other Charges left at a move out.
* The difference between normal wear and tear and damages.
* How to calculate “life expectancy” of replaceable items and determine what can be billed to HUD.
* What forms and documentation are required.
Instructed by Gwen Volk
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutions accepted.
Non-Members MUST Pre-Pay.

Understanding the HUD Utility Allowance: Baseline & Factor-Based - Webinar
2024-07-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Learn or refresh how HUD’s Utility Analysis base-line analysis works, how to calculate and apply a factor-based analysis in year’s two and three, and when and how to phase-in decreases. Understand the significance of the tenant comment period for both base-line and factor-based analyses. Learn what HUD expects, what you are and are not required to provide to HUD or the PBCA, and how to determine if the factor-based analysis is sufficient. This course will include the impact on when and how a base-line analysis is required.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

POSTPONED Complete NSPIRE - Cincinnati
2024-07-25 08:30 - 16:30 | Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Contemporary Learning Center, 1635 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45214, United States
This session has been POSTPONED. Please check back for future sessions.
A complete NSPIRE training, understanding the new standards, scoring, and processes with The Inspection Group.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be submitted in writing no less than five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

Are You Ready for HOTMA - Virtual Training
2024-08-07 13:00 - 2024-08-09 16:00 | Webinar
Training Dates & Times: ALL Times EasternAugust 7 – 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMAugust 8 – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMAugust 9 – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
On 2/2/24, HUD updated its policy guidance on implementing HOTMA and has promised to issue additional guidance and FAQs. This course will include everything that is known about what, how and when to implement the numerous HOTMA changes, helpful resources and tools, so that regardless of what HUD does or does not do, after completing the course, you will be ready for HOTMA!
Topic 1: Income and Income from Assets – including fosters not counted in the income limit, new income exclusions, methods of calculation – means tested, streamlined, traditional, student financial aid – new definitions, changes to Section 8 exceptions, how to calculate for both Section 8 and other HUD program).
Topic 2: Assets and Income from Assets – including new asset exceptions, asset threshold, non-necessary personal property, and method to calculate income from assets.
Topic 3: The Section 8 Asset cap – Including two types, when and how to apply to residents and new applicants, exceptions, owner hardship policies.
Topic 4: Deductions and Allowances – including CPI adjustment, 10% medical and disability “deductible” – new tenants and existing tenant phase-in, owner hardship policies.
Topic 5: Annual Recertification – including new methods to do annuals, owner option for retroactive rent decreases, other issues regarding when rent and HAP increase and decrease.
Topic 6: Interim Recertification – including lease requirements, increases based on 10% change in adjusted income, how to determine, owner option on % change for decreased income, owner option on using EIV, changes and owner options regarding increasing rent when earned income increases.
Topic 7: Miscellaneous – New forms – leases, 50059, 9887, 9887A, how and when to implement, De minimum errors – impact on owner, impact on tenants, suspension of EIV Income Discrepancy reports, new ways to verify SSN’s.
MAHMA Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes Accepted.
Non-Members MUST pre-pay

POSTPONED - LIHTC Fundamentals & Advanced - Indianapolis
2024-09-11 08:00 - 2024-09-12 17:00

POSTPONED - Specialist in Housing Credit Management Exam - Indianapolis
2024-09-12 08:00 - 17:00
This event has been postponed. Please check back for future dates.

The Specialist in Housing Credit Management Exam will be offered in an online format ONLY. Those wishing to sit for the exam on site will need to bring a lap-top or tablet to the exam.

The exam will immediately follow the completion of the LIHTC course on September 12

The Specialist in Housing Credit Management® (SHCM®) certification has been developed by the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) especially for management professionals involved with properties developed and operated under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The SHCM is designed by management professionals for management professionals to ensure they have attained the knowledge, experience and competence required to excel in the housing credit property management industry.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutions accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

MAHMA Happy Hour
2024-09-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Bobcat Sports Bar, 1099 W 1st Ave., Grandview Heights, OH, 43212, United States
Join us for a happy hour with your MAHMA colleagues. It’s free to attend and you can meet and network with others in the affordable housing industry!
Event Sponsorship: $250
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Contact MAHMA at mahma@caahq.com or 614-481-6949 to sponsor
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Complete NSPIRE - Cleveland
2024-09-18 08:30 - 16:30 | Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44103, United States
Complete NSPIRE will give you an understanding ofthe new standards, scoring, and processes with The Inspection Group.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be submitted in writing no less than five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

Understanding HOME - Webinar
2024-09-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
The HOME program is unique. While some of its rules sound a little like Section 8 rules and others sound a little like tax credit rules, HOME compliance works very differently from both of those programs. So, whether you are dealing only with HOME or working on a project that combines HOME with tax credits or Section 8, understanding the HOME program is essential. This course covers HOME funding, Low HOME and High HOME Income limits and rents, “fixed” versus “floating” HOME units, leases, inspections, qualifying households, recertification requirements,calculating rent at recertification, documenting, and calculating income, effects of combining LIHTC HOME on
income limits, rents, compliance, noncompliance, and concludes with a quiz to find out what you have learned.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes Accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

Basics of Electricity - Cincinnati
2024-10-01 08:30 - 16:30 | Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Contemporary Learning Center, 1635 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45214, United States
Learn terms, parts and applications within the multifamily industry along with circuits, protection devices and how to test each of these components. Switched outlets, 3 and 4 way switch circuits and GFI circuits will be clearly explained. Basic and advanced troubleshooting techniques will be covered.
Students should bring their own electric meter.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance of the session. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members MUST pre-pay.

POSTPONED - LIHTC Fundamentals & Advanced - Cleveland
2024-10-16 08:30 - 2024-10-17 12:30 | Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44103, United States
Class will begin at 9:00 each morning. It will end at 4:30 on day 1 and at approximately 12:30 on day 2. The SHCM Exam will follow the class on day 2.

What You’ll Learn
• Six Key Requirements for Managing a LIHTC Property
• Complete review of the major players and governing documents & project info
• Determining maximum incomes, maximum rents and utility allowances
• Qualifying Residents & Income Certifications: Determining household composition, processing an application, verifying income and assets, calculating household income & assets, and the full time student rule.
• Ongoing Compliance: lease requirements, move ins, recertifications, transfers, special rules for live in care attendants, changes in household composition, layering of programs, file maintenance, and compliance monitoring
• LIHTC Allocations & determining the value of the LIHTC
• Project set-asides, eligible basis, applicable fractions and qualified basis, credit percentages, treatment of exempt units
• Critical time periods, First year of the credit period – lease up and acquisition-rehabs
• Advanced rent & fee issues
• IRS Forms & correcting non-compliance
• Unit Vacancy Rule & Available Unit Rule
• Combining LIHTC w/ other programs

Instructed By: Karen Graham Consulting

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days prior to the event. Substitutions accepted. No shows will be billed.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

POSTPONED - Specialist in Housing Credit Management Exam - Cleveland
2024-10-17 12:30 - 16:30 | Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44103, United States
The Specialist in Housing Credit Management Exam will be offered in an online format ONLY. Those wishing to sit for the exam on site will need to bring a lap-top or tablet to the exam.

The exam will immediately follow the completion of the LIHTC course on May 16

The Specialist in Housing Credit Management® (SHCM®) certification has been developed by the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) especially for management professionals involved with properties developed and operated under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The SHCM is designed by management professionals for management professionals to ensure they have attained the knowledge, experience and competence required to excel in the housing credit property management industry.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutions accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

POSTPONED Working with Earned Income - Webinar
2024-10-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
The 4350.3 Chapter 5 and Exhibit 5-1 define what is and is not income and whose income is included for all affordable housing programs. Methods of verifying and calculating, however, can and sometimes do differ from program to program and from state to state. This class takes an indepth look at the types of earned income including methods of verifying and calculating for HUD, RD, Tax Credit and HOME. Includes Gig Income. Mini-quizzes and case studies are included. Students will need a calculator.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance. Substitutions accepted. No shows will be billed.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

HUD Basic Occupancy with HOTMA - Webinar
2024-10-31 09:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
For newly hired managers or those with no HUD Multifamily experience as well as those needing a refresher. This course highlights 5 key requirements of the 4350.3 Rev 1 Chg. 4 that are vital to the day-to-day work of the property manager. Chapter 3 – Eligibility for Assistance and Occupancy, Chapter 4 – Waiting List and Tenant Selection, Chapter 5 – Determining Income and Calculating rent, Chapter 7 – Recertification, Unit Transfers, and Gross Rent Changes, and Chapter 8 – Termination. The course will include highlights of HOTMA changes that will affect Chapters 3, 5 and 7 for certifications. Mini-quizzes and case studies are included to reinforce the learning. Students will need a calculator.
Breaks, including a lunch break will be provided.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing no less than five business days prior to the event. Substitutions accepted, no shows will be billed.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay.

POSTPONED Assistance Animals - Webinar
2024-12-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Webinar
This session has been postponed. Please check back for future offerings.
This Webinar is an extensive overview of rules and regulations regarding assistance animals on multifamily properties.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance for the session. Substitutes are accepted, no shows will be billed.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

Fair Housing - Webinar
2024-12-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Fair housing law presents an ever changing landscape as discrimination allegations and requests reach new heights. Landlords and their employees have a responsibility to stay informed to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local fair housing laws. This 2 hour seminar, presented by attorney, Solomon Parini, will explore Fair Housing Hot Topics and give you “real-life” examples regarding:

Companion Animals
Service Animals
What is a reasonable accommodation/modification
City and County hot issues and ordinances
Parking
Live-in Aides
Hoarding
Medical Marijuana, and
Much more!

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days in advance of the session. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members MUST Pre-pay.

Understanding HOME - Webinar
2025-02-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
HUD has published the Final Rule for HOME which has significant impact on the management of HOME projects. It will be discussed during this session.
The HOME program is unique. While some of its rules sound a little like Section 8 rules and others sound a little like tax credit rules, HOME compliance works very differently from both of those programs. So, whether you are dealing only with HOME or working on a project that combines HOME with tax credits or Section 8, understanding the HOME program is essential. This course covers HOME funding, Low HOME and High HOME income limits and rents, “fixed” versus “floating” HOME units, leases, inspections, qualifying households, recertification requirements, calculating rent at recertification, documenting, and calculating income, effects of combining LIHTC HOME on income limits, rents compliance, noncompliance, and concludes with a quiz to find out what you have learned.
Instructed by: Gwen Volk
MAHMA Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance of the course. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

How to Write an (Approvable) Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan
2025-02-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Webinar
Gwen Volk has prepared, reviewed, and revised more than 500 AFHMP’s for national companies and non-profits in numerous states for HUD, RD, and state agencies. Let her show you how it’s done. This webinar takes the participants through the process of completing an AFHMP – including learning how to navigate the Census Bureau’s new tools – data.census.gov and geocoding.geo.census.gov. Learn how to interpret the data, identify community contacts, work with HUD, RD, or, when applicable, the state agency, and expidite the approval process. Includes guidance on how to do a 5-year review and document the file to prove it.
Instructed by: Gwen Volk, Infocus, Inc.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

How to Navigate HUD's New 30-Day Rule Webinar
2025-02-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
This class will focus HUD’s final rule regarding termination of a tenant for nonpayment of rent and termination of their financial obligations under the lease. We will go over how the rule has changed, what needs to be changed in your existing notice, a sample of what the new notice should have, and how to address specific issues as they arise.
Presented by: Willis Law
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

AI & Tech 101 for Affordable Housing Professionals: A Virtual Guide to the Future
2025-02-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
This course is free to MAHMA Members Only.
Step into the world of AI and technology with this introductory session designed specifically for professionals working in the multifamily affordable housing sector. In this virtual class, you’ll explore how emerging tools can enhance daily operations, streamline workflows, and improve resident experiences—all while keeping compliance and affordability in mind.
Whether you’re managing properties, coordinating services, or handling resident relations, this session will help you understand the potential of AI and tech in affordable housing. We’ll cover practical examples, discuss best practices, and provide insights into how these innovations can be applied to your unique challenges and goals.
No prior tech knowledge required—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to learn how AI and technology can support and amplify the vital work you do.
Register Today
Instructed by: Dalia Kalgreen, CEO Direct Path.
My name is Dalia Kalgreen and I am the CEO of Direct Path. I help property management executives refine their spend to gain high value leads and improve customer service with the use of technology.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance of the session.

Implementing VAWA on Site - Webinar
2025-03-04 10:00 - 12:30
There’s more to complying with the Violence Against Women Act than the forms. Owners, agents, managers, resident service coordinators, supervisors and maintenance should attend this course.
* Domestic Violence: A snapshot (The numbers, the pandemic, housing instability and poverty, and obstacles to leaving)
* Complying with the regulations (the protections, the forms documentation issues, emergency transfers, guidance for HUD, RD and LIHTC projects and a review of state and local law)
* How to handle on-site issues (confidentiality, what to say and when to say it, when and how to be proactive, and five real-world “what would you do” scenarios representing challenges in both HUD/RD and Tax Credit properties, focused on managers and maintenance staff)
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance of the course. No shows will be billed. Substitutions accepted.

Bite-Size HOTMA Webinar Series
2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Join us for a six-part HOTMA Webinar Series with Gwen Volk. These hour and a half sessions are an easy way to digest the HOTMA changes in small, bite sized sessions. All times Eastern. Group discounts available for 7 or more. Please email mahma@caahq.com to group registration.
HOTMA Income Rules – March 6 * 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Covers changes in the treatment of foster children and adults, new income exclusions, modifying calculation methods, the new verification hierarchy and other modifications to verification requirements, adopting means-tested and streamlined approaches, and incorporating student financial aid across HUD programs.
HOTMA Asset Rules – April 24 * 9:30AM – 11:00AM
Addresses new asset exclusions, the new asset thresholds, the treatment real property and non-necessary personal property, changes in verification requirements, new method of imputing income, impact of means tested verification and the self-certification process for assets.
HOTMA Allowances and Deductions – May 7 * 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Highlights CPI-based changes, the increase from 3% to 10% factor when calculating medical and disability expenses, phase-in for existing tenants, provisions for general relief, owner choices for incoming tenants, and owner’s discretionary hardship policies.
HOTMA Annual Recertification – June 3 * 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Explains and demonstrates updated methods for income determination and the expanded use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system in calculating income as well as new Owner options for changes 90 days prior to AR.
HOTMA Interims – July 8 * 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Examines changes to leases, the 10% adjusted income threshold for increases, owner discretion on decreases, limitations on reviewing increases in earned income, owner options with EIV, processes for non-interim re-examinations and new limitations on retroactive rent reductions.
HOTMA Section 8 Asset Restrictions, New Forms, EIV, De Minimum Errors, and SSN verification – July 23 * 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Details the net cash value cap, restrictions on real estate that is suitable for occupancy, admission criteria, Owner options for current residents, cure opportunities, timelines, and applicable exceptions. Reviews new forms (leases, HUD-50059, HUD-9887, and HUD-9887A), guidelines on their implementation, the impact of minor errors on owners and tenants, suspension of EIV Income Discrepancy reports, enhanced verification methods for Social Security Numbers, and required topics for tenant selection plans.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

HOTMA Income Rules - Webinar
2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Stand alone session one of Bite-Size HOTMA Series with Gwen Volk.
Covers changes in the treatment of foster children and adults, new income exclusions, modifying calculation methods, the new verification hierarchy and other modifications to verification requirements, adopting means-tested and streamlined approaches, and incorporating student financial aid across HUD programs.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance of the session. Substitutes accepted. No shows will be billed.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

Bite-Size HOTMA - Asset Rules Webinar
2025-04-24 09:30 - 11:00 | Webinar
Addresses new asset exclusions, the new asset thresholds, the treatment real property and non-necessary personal property, changes in verification requirements, new method of imputing income, impact of means tested verification and the self-certification process for assets.
Instructed by: Gwen Volk
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance of the course. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

Navigating Section 8 Contract Renewals Webinar
2025-05-05 09:00 - 10:30 | Webinar
Navigating Section 8 Contract Renewal Options is a 90-minute webinar designed to guide multifamily property owners and managers through the essential processes and options for renewing Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts. This course will cover the six primary renewal options, key documentation requirements, and practical tips for a smooth renewal process. With a focus on real-world applications and common challenges, participants will gain a clear understanding of how to maintain compliance while maximizing the benefits of Section 8 contracts. A live Q&A session and downloadable resources are included to enhance learning and provide actionable insights.
Instructed by: Gwen Volk
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be submitted in writing five business days prior to the event. No-shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

HOTMA Webinar: Allowances and Deductions
2025-05-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Highlights CPI-based changes, the increase from 3% to 10% factor when calculating medical and disability expenses, phase-in for existing tenants, provisions for general relief, owner choices for incoming tenants, and owner’s discretionary hardship policies.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

HOTMA Webinar: Annual Recertification
2025-06-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Explains and demonstrates updated methods for income determination and the expanded use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system in calculating income as well as new Owner options for changes 90 days prior to AR.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed, substitutes accepted.
Non-Members must pre-pay.

Bite-Size HOTMA: Interims
2025-07-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Examines changes to leases, the 10% adjusted income threshold for increases, owner discretion on decreases, limitations on reviewing increases in earned income, owner options with EIV, processes for non-interim re-examinations and new limitations on retroactive rent reductions.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay

HOTMA Section 8 Asset Restrictions, New Forms, EIV, Minimum Errors, and SSN verification
2025-07-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar
Details the net cash value cap, restrictions on real estate that is suitable for occupancy, admission criteria, Owner options for current residents, cure opportunities, timelines, and applicable exceptions. Reviews new forms (leases, HUD-50059, HUD-9887, and HUD-9887A), guidelines on their implementation, the impact of minor errors on owners and tenants, suspension of EIV Income Discrepancy reports, enhanced verification methods for Social Security Numbers, and required topics for tenant selection plans.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing five business days in advance. No shows will be billed. Substitutes accepted.
Non-Members Must Pre-Pay
