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Energy and Water Usage Analysis Report for Owners and EPA Data Access Campaign Launch
HUD is helping more than 1,500 HUD-assisted properties across the United States benchmark their energy and water usage through our Multifamily Benchmarking Initiative. If your property isn’t participating, you can visit...
2025 OCAFs Prepublication Notice Available
Please see the attached prepublication draft of the 2025 OCAFs notice. This official notice will be published Dec. 11. Below, please review the Summary and the Changes to OCAF Methodology section of the notice. HUD is seeking input on technical...
HOTMA Implementation FAQs Now Available
HUD's Office of Multifamily Programs has developed a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to the implementation of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). This guidance includes information on the...
2025 MAHMA Poster Contest Information
the 2025 MAHMA Poster Contest information is now available! Prizes available for children, seniors and special needs. Theme:The Power is MineTaking Responsibility for Our Choices Deadline:All posters must be received by May 16, 2025MAHMA1225 Dublin...
NAHMA Educational Foundation Awards 118 Scholarships
The NAHMA Educational Foundation has selected 118 student residents to receive scholarships this year. Each scholarship is worth $3,500; the total scholarship money awarded for 2024 is $413,000. Additionally, $2,000 will be donated to the...
Registration for NAHMA’s NELLSManager Opens
Registration for the National Affordable Housing Management Association’s NAHMA Emerging Leaders Learning Series (NELLS) manager-level course is open. Sessions begin Feb. 6, 2025. NELLSManager was designed exclusively for and in conjunction with...
2025 MAHMA Scholarship Application
2025 MAHMA scholarship information is now available. The deadline to return is May 31, 2025. MAHMA will award three educational scholarships of $1,000 in 2025 to qualified applicants as determined by the Scholarship Eligibility requirements listed...
RD Aligns HOTMA Implementation Timeline with HUD and Issues Guidance on Emergency Pull Cord Systems
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of the Multifamily Housing (MFH) is announcing a change in the implementation date of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA). On September 20, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and...
HOTMA Compliance Date Extended To July 1, 2025
The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) published Housing Notice H 2024-09, which extends the date that Owners must be fully compliant with Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to July...
Tenant Recertifications Guide Available
Rural Development (RD) Multifamily Housing (MFH) has created Processing Tenant Recertifications: A Guide for Multifamily Housing Owners and Management Companies as a reference resource for RD MFH owners and management agents. The guide outlines the...