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Recording of HOTMA National Call: Clarification of HUD Asset Limit Implementation
Below is a link to view a recording of today’s HOTMA webinar (also available HERE). For future program updates, please be sure to visit HUD-MFH’s HOTMA Implementation Guidance website and email follow-up questions to MFH_HOTMA@hud.gov.
Overdose Awareness Guide and RADBlast with New RAD Photo Essay, GRRP Awards and Upcoming Deadlines, and More
Overdose Awareness Guide HUD recognizes the importance of national and local efforts to prevent overdose tragedies that impact too many of us, our loved ones, and our communities. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to beating the opioid...
RHS Multifamily Partnership Presentation
On November 2, 2023, Rural Development Multifamily Housing leadership held a meeting providing a quarterly update to our external partners. The update included information about leadership changes, budgets, insurance loss payee address,...
Memo on Required & Alternative MOR Procedures for PBCAs and Transit-Oriented Development Webinar
Required & Alternative Management and Occupancy Review (MOR) Procedures for Performance Based Contract Administrators (PBCAs) Guidance Memo Multifamily Owners and Agents, The Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight published a memo...
A National Call: HOTMA Clarification of HUD Asset Limit Implementation, Monday, Nov. 13 from 1-2pm EST
The 2016 Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) imposes new asset limits for some residents of some HUD housing. Changes to HUD’s interpretation of HOTMA and a delay in HUD’s HOTMA implementation have led to confusion about the new...
2024 MAHMA Scholarship Application
Each year MAHMA awards three $1,000 scholarships to individuals residing in a MAHMA member community or an employee who is continuing their education. Scholarships are awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by May...
Member Feedback Request – RHS Proposed Rule on Multifamily Housing Insurance Requirements; RHS also Launches New Physical Inspection Process
Proposed Rule - Updates to Multifamily Housing Insurance Requirements The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) published a proposed rule on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (Federal Register Vol. 88 No. 205) to update...
NCSHA Releases New Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) today released the seventh edition of NCSHA’s Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration, consensus standards that guide each state’s administration of the federal Low Income...
Service Coordinator Program FY23 Success Report Submission Date Extended and ROSS NOFO FY23 Funds Available
The Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator program FY 2023 Standards for Success report submission due date has been extended to December 31. The Standards for Success reporting period began October 1, 2022 and ended September 30, 2023. The report...
Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule Updating Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations
On August 23, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the final rule that updates regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. This is the first comprehensive regulatory review in nearly 40 years. Revisions to these regulations...