Links & Resources

HUD Web Links

• AAF (Annual Adjustment Factors)
  Link to the Federal Register notice of the current AAF’s by geographic area.
• EIV home page
  Official site of HUD’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system for multifamily housing users.
• Fair Housing
  HUD website for the office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO).  The office of FHEO administers and enforces laws that prohibit discrimination and provide equal access to housing.
• FMR (Fair Market Rents)
  Link to the Federal Register notice of the current FMR’s for each Metropolitan Statistical Area.
• HUD CLIPs
  HUD website containing a database of HUD Forms, Notices, Handbooks, as well as other materials.
• HUD Multifamily Housing Industry
  HUD website containing information relevant to multifamily housing, such as TRACS, Section 8 contracts, Lead Hazard control, Fair Housing, RHIIP, and Neighborhood Networks.
• HUD USER: Policy Development and Research Information Service
  Official site of HUD USER, a HUD-managed source of data sets and publications related to housing policy, community development, market conditions, and other housing-related issues.
• HUD Website
  Official site of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Low-Rent Apartment Search
  Official site of HUD National Housing Locator System.  This website provides a searchable, nationwide directory of available rental housing designed to assist families in locating housing following a Presidentially-Declared Disaster or local disaster.
• MAT User Guide
  The Monthly Activity Transmission (MAT) User's Guide contains technical submission instructions for owners, management agents, and Agencies acting as contract administrators transmitting HUD-50059 data electronically to the Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS).
• Multifamily Helpdesk phone
  The toll-free number for the general helpdesk for HUD’s online systems (APPS, iREMS, TRACS, etc.)
• Multifamily Housing Complaints
  
• Neighborhood Networks
  HUD website for Neighborhood Networks, an initiative created to provide access to technology, such as computer labs, computer classes, job search assistance, and resume writing assistance, to tenants at subsidized multifamily properties.
• OCAF (Operating Cost Adjustment Factors)
  Link to the Federal Register notice of the current OCAF’s for each state.
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  
• REAC Compilation Bulletin
  
• REAC Inspections Scores by State
• REAC Physical Inspections
  Online system for accessing HUD Real Estate and Assessment Center (REAC) physical inspection reports and scores.
• REAC Website
  Official site of REAC.  REAC assesses the physical condition of all HUD-related multifamily projects pursuant to its regulations.
• Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project (RHIIP)
  HUD website containing information about RHIIP, an initiative created to reduce rental calculation errors and incorrect payments of subsidy under the Section 8 program.
• Section 8 Renewal Policy
  HUD website containing information about the guidelines for renewals of expiring Section 8 HAP Contracts.
• Secure Connection/WASS Registration
  HUD website containing link’s to User Manual and Quick Reference Guides for using HUD’s Secure Connection/Secure Systems.
• Special Claims Processing Guide
  (HSG-06-01)- Published in June 2006, this guide is designed to provide HUD staff, Contract Administrators (CA), and owners/management agents with information they need to prepare, review and approve special claims.
• TRACS Website
  HUD website for Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS), a HUD computer system developed to maintain a secure database of housing assistance payment information for properties and individual households receiving HUD assistance.  This webpage also has links to specific documents and announcements regarding TRACS.
• TRACSMAIL User Manual
  Published in August 2002, this is a user guide that provides general information for Owners, Agents, Agencies Transmitting HUD-50059 Data Electronically via TRACSMAIL.  This User Manual will be obsolete as of March 1, 2008, when iMAX replaces TRACSMAIL.

Other Helpful Web Links

• Affordable Housing Association of Arkansas (AHAA)
• Rural Housing Services
  Homepage for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Section 515 Rural Housing Service (RHS) Program, which administers loans for the construction, repair, and preservation of rural multifamily properties.

HUD Handbooks

• HUD 4350.3 REV-1, Change 3: Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs
  HUD Handbook that outlines the occupancy requirements (tenant selection, leasing & occupancy, rent calculation, etc.) that must be followed for subsidized multifamily properties.
  1. Transmittal of Handbook Changes for 4350.3 REV-1, Change 3
     HUD letter issued 6/23/09 that outlines the occupancy changes that were implemented with the release of Change 3 of HUD’s 4350.3 Handbook.
  2. Summary of Questions and Answers on the 4350.3 from HUD's Multifamily Mailbox
     A list of questions and answers assembled by HUD, most recently updated in August of 2007, regarding occupancy requirements discussed in HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, Change 2.
• HUD 4350.1, REV-1: Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing
  HUD Handbook that covers asset management (management reviews, physical inspections, change in ownership, rent increases, etc.) and loan servicing of subsidized multifamily properties.
• HUD 4381.5, REV-2: The Management Agent Handbook
  HUD Handbook that provides guidance to management agents of HUD-insured and HUD-assisted properties regarding HUD approval of management agents, management agent fees, working with residents, as well as other topics of interest.

HUD Notices

• HUD Notice H 2010-10: Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)
• Implementation of Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing –
  Amendments to the Final Rule (H 10-08).
• EIV & You Brochure - Requirements for Distribution and Use (H 2010-02)
• Required Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing (H 2009-13)
• State Lifetime Sex Offender Registration (H 2009-11)
• Exclusion of FY2009 Social Security's One-Time Economic Recovery Payment (H 09-07)
• Exclusion of Deferred Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefits from Annual Income (H 09-03)
  
• Exclusion from Annual Income of Temporary Employment from the U.S. Census Bureau (H 09-16)
• Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act (H 09-15)
  HUD Notice issued 10/01/09 that provides guidance regarding implementation requirements to comply with the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005.
• REAC Notice 2009-02: Inspection Protocol - Inspecting Stoves and Ranges
• Inspector Notice 2009-03: Property Requirements for the Inspection of Elevator Equipment Rooms
• Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity- Final Rule (H02-22)
  HUD Notice issued 10/29/02 that outlines HUD’s requirements for screening prospective tenants for criminal activity, as well as the eviction of current tenants for drug abuse and other criminal activity.
• Section 8 Project-Based Rent Adjustments Using the Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF) (H02-10)
  HUD notice issued  5/17/02 that provides guidance for submitting and processing rent adjustment requests using the AAF.

HUD's Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System

• EIV home page
  Official site of HUD’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system for multifamily housing users.
• How to Obtain Access to EIV
  Instructions for applying for and gaining access to HUD’s EIV System.
  1. Coordinator Access Authorization Form
     Form to be completed by an EIV Coordinator applicant, which includes the Rules of Behavior, User Agreement, and the Security Awareness Training Questionnaire.
  2. User Access Authorization Form
     Form to be completed by an EIV User applicant, which includes the Rules of Behavior, User Agreement, and the Security Awareness Training Questionnaire.
• HUD Guidance on Resolving Income Discrepancies
  HUD’s website advising owners and agents how to resolve income discrepancies between tenant-provided income information and EIV System data.
• HUD Program Requirements and Guidance for EIV
• Security Measures
  HUD’s website detailing technical, administrative, and physical safeguards that Owner/Agents must implement to ensure the security of EIV data.
• Rules of Behavior for Use of EIV (for Individuals without Access to the EIV System)
• HUD’s Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs Final Rule
• EIV & You Brochure
• HUD's EIV Webcast held December 29, 2009
• HUD’s February 25, 2010 EIV Q&A Webcast
• HUD’s EIV Webcast held December 16-17, 2008
• Q&A’s from HUD’s EIV Webcast held December 16-17, 2008
• Email address for the EIV Helpdesk
• Guide to Interviewing for Owners of HUD Subsidized Multifamily Housing

Student Rule

• The Student Rule, published 12/30/2005
  HUD Final Rule regarding the eligibility of students enrolled at institutions of higher learning, and restrictions on assistance under the Section 8 program.
• HUD Supplementary Guidance on the Student Rule, issued 4/10/2006
  Additional HUD guidance issued in the Federal Register on 4/10/06 regarding the student rule.  This notice provides clarification regarding the implementation of the Student Rule.
• Eligibility of Students for Section 8 Housing Supplementary Guidance issued 3/23/2007
  HUD guidance issued 3/23/07 containing questions and answers in a user friendly format regarding on-site implementation of the Student Rule.

2010 Income Limits

• Texas 2010 Income Limits by County and/or MSA
  HUD FY 2010 Income Limits for the state of Texas, effective 5/14/10, which are used to determine the eligibility of applicants under the Section 8 program.
• Arkansas 2010 Income Limits by County and/or MSA
  HUD FY 2010 Income Limits for the state of Arkansas, effective 5/14/10, which are used to determine the eligibility of applicants under the Section 8 program.

HUD RHIIP ListServ

• HUD RHIIP ListServ Archives
  HUD’s website to signup and view archives for RHIIP Tips (RHIIP ListServ), an email distribution that provides occupancy tips and news related to Section 8 multifamily housing.

SHCC ListServ

• SHCC ListServ Updates
  SHCC’s link to signup and view archives for the SHCC ListServ, an email distribution for owners, agents, and property managers that provides important, time-sensitive information about the administration of Section 8 HAP Contracts and other items of interest released by HUD.

Disaster Guidance

• HUD Notice 04-22 Disaster Recovery Guidance by Multifamily Housing After a Presidentially-Declared Disaster
  HUD Notice issued 11/10/04 that provides guidance regarding recovery policies and procedures after Presidentially-Declared Disasters.  The Notice includes information on wait list preferences, leasing section 8 units as temporary and/or permanent housing, as well as other topics.
• HUD October 28, 2005 memorandum Multifamily Disaster Clarification of Notice H 04-22 and Additional Guidance
  HUD memorandum issued 10/28/05 that provides further clarification to HUD Notice 04-22 regarding Presidentially-Declared Disasters.  This memorandum discusses leasing and occupancy requirements, such as screening, collecting security deposits, as well as the displaced tenant’s right of return to their damaged unit.
• HUD July 20, 2007 memorandum Additional Disaster Guidance for Properties Impacted by Presidentially Declared
  HUD memorandum issued 7/20/07 that provides additional guidance and clarification regarding Presidentially-Declared Disasters.

Disaster Web Links

• FEMA
  Official site of the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• DHAP Program Information
  HUD’s website that contains information regarding the Disaster Housing Assistance Program – Ike (DHAP-Ike), which was created to provide rental assistance in response to Hurricane Ike.
• HUD's Disaster Guidance
  HUD’s website providing links related to disaster recovery.
• HUD's Hurricane Recovery Recources