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October 2017
Mass Housing Training: Screening and Tenant Selection
What is eligibility? What is suitability? A TSP? What are mitigating circumstances? What does HUD’s recent guidance on criminal backgrounds mean? What can managers ask about criminal, drug and alcohol history? What are preferences? What evidence can applicants provide to counteract a negative tenancy history, criminal background or poor credit? Housing providers must follow certain requirements when screening applicants while balancing fair consideration of the individual applicant and the possible negative consequences for the development as a whole if a…
Mass Housing Training: HUD’s Occupancy Handbook
What is the Occupancy Handbook? How is it organized? Why is it so important? Why is it so enormous?! This workshop will provide a framework for understanding various types of HUD multifamily housing programs. Participants will learn about HUD’s directive system while spending significant time on the contents of HUD’s Multifamily Housing Handbook, the 4350.3 Rev‐1. Topics covered include tenant selection eligibility and suitability requirements, rent calculations, the recertification process, interim certifications, the Enterprise Income Verification System and the lease.…
November 2017
Mass Housing Training: Rent Calculation
What is considered income? How is rent calculated? How can increases in income effect rent? Rents in affordable housing are calculated in a number of different ways depending on the financing and subsidy of a particular development or unit. Residents and clients often approach the resident services coordinator and/or service provider with questions about how their rent is calculated. This course is meant to provide the background, tools and knowledge to ensure accurate answers and help that actually helps! Instructor:…