- 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.- Reasonable Accommodations – Joint Statement of HUD & DOJ
This Statement provides technical assistance regarding the rights and obligations of persons with disabilities and housing providers relating to reasonable accommodations.
- Reasonable Accommodations – Joint Statement of HUD & DOJ
- FMR (Fair Market Rents)
Link to HUD USER Data Sets of the current FMR’s for each Metropolitan Statistical Area. - HUDCLIPs
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. - iMAX Industry Specification Update
The Integrated Multifamily Access eXchange (iMAX) Industry Specifications located on the TRACS Documents Page has been updated to reflect the change in release from September 3, 2010 to October 1, 2010. - 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 ComplaintsHUD website that describes the different types of complaints HUD handles.
- Neighborhood Networks FAQs
HUD 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)
Official site the Office of Inspector General. - REAC Compilation Bulletin
Link to REAC Compilation Bulletin that incorporates all previous guidance that HUD has given on a number of matters pertaining to physical inspections. - REAC Inspections Scores by State
HUD website that lists REAC inspection results 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. - Rent & Income Determination Quality Control Monitoring Guide
This guide provides guidance in conducting on-site occupancy monitoring reviews of HUD’s assisted multifamily housing. - 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. - Tenant Participation Memo
2010 memorandum from Carol J. Galante, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, reminding owners and agents of guidance pertaining to residents’ right to organize and requirements to follow to provide for resident participation in Multifamily Housing Projects, per 24 CFR Part 245. - 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. - Affordable Housing Association of Arkansas (AHAA)
Homepage for 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 4350.3 REV-1, Change 4: 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.- Transmittal of Handbook Changes for 4350.3 REV-1, Change 4
HUD letter issued 8/7/13 that outlines the occupancy changes that were implemented with the release of Change 4 of HUD’s 4350.3 Handbook. - 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.
- Transmittal of Handbook Changes for 4350.3 REV-1, Change 4
- 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.
- Inspector Notice 2016-01: UPCS Inspector Protocol – Bed Bug Infestation
- H 2015-01: Notice of Program Eligibility for HUD Assisted and Insured Housing Programs for All People Regardless of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Marital Status as Required by HUD’s Equal Access Rule HUD Notice issued 2/6/2015 that increases requirement awareness of the HUD Equal Access Rule.
- H 2014-16: Waiting List Administration HUD Notice issued 11/28/2014 that provides additional guidance on the administration of waiting lists for Multifamily Housing properties.
- H 2013-21: Implementation and approval of owner-adopted admissions preferences for individuals or families experiencing homelessness
HUD Notice issued 7/25/2013 that provides guidance to HUD field offices, contract administrators, and property owners on the circumstances under which owners of assisted properties may adopt admission preferences. - H 2013-06: Use of Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)
HUD Notice issued 3/8/13 that provides updated instructions for using the EIV system. - H 2012-22: Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policies
HUD Notice issued 10/16/12 that futher encourages Owners/Agents to adopt optional smoke-free housing policies in some or all of the properties they own or manage. This is a reissuance of H 2010-21. - H 2012-14: Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts to Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
HUD Notice issued 8/3/12 that provides guidance for the use of Residual Receipts to offset HAPs for projects subject to a new regulation Project-Based Section 8 HAP contract. This Notice also outlines the obligations and duties of Owners and responsibilities of HUD Field staff in processing and monitoring the use of this project resource.- Frequently Asked Questions from H 2012-14
A list of questions and answers assembled by HUD on 10/1/12 regarding H 2012-14.
- Frequently Asked Questions from H 2012-14
- H 2012-11: State Registered Lifetime Sex Offenders in Federally Assisted Housing
HUD Notice issued 6/11/12 that provides guidance to prohibit admission to individuals subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program. This Notice also clarifies regulations concerning admissions and strongly recommends Owners/Agents take additional steps to prevent individuals who are lifetime registered sex offenders from receiving federal housing assistance. - H 2012-9: Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Persons or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assited Housing
HUD Notice issued 5/9/2012 that reinstates and extends the 2009 joint Notice issued by the Office of Housing (H) and the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), identified as H 2009-13 or PIH 2009-36. - H 2012-5: Guidelines on Addressing Infestations in HUD-insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing
HUD Notice issued 4/23/12 that provides updated information to prevent and address infestations in HUD-assisted and HUD-insured rental housing. This Notice supersedes HUD’s previous Notice on Bed Bug Control and Prevention (H 2011-20). - H 2011-29: Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements
HUD Notice issued 10/13/11 that summarizes the rights of tenants and tenant organizations, what constitutes impediments to those rights, HUD enforcement options and the enforcement process. - H 2011-25: EIV & You Brochure – Requirements for Distribution and Use
HUD Notice issued 9/20/11 that provides guidance on the distribution and use of the EIV & You brochure. - H 2011-03: Policies and Procedures for the Conversion of Efficiency Units to One-Bedroom Units
HUD Notice issued 2/1/11 that sets forth HUD’s policies for owners seeking to convert efficiency units to one-bedroom units in certain types of HUD-assisted and/or insured housing. - H 2010-08: Implementation of Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing –
Amendments to the Final Rule
HUD Notice issued 4/13/10 that provides instructions on the requirements found in the Final Rule of HUD’s Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs. - H 2009-16: Exclusion from Annual Income of Temporary Employment from the U.S. Census Bureau
HUD Notice issued 10/2/09 that provides guidance to exclude temporary employment payments received from the U.S. Census Bureau from annual income. - H 2009-15: Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act
HUD Notice issued 10/1/09 that provides guidance regarding implementation requirements to comply with the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005. - H 2009-13: Required Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing
HUD Notice issued 9/15/09 that provides guidance to include Form HUD-92006, Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing, as part of the application for housing. - H 2009-07: Exclusion of FY2009 Social Security’s One-Time Economic Recovery Payment
HUD Notice issued 7/27/09 that provides guidance to exclude Social Security’s One-Time Economic Recovery Payment received by applicants/tenants from the purposes of determining eligibility and rent. - H 2009-03: Exclusion of Deferred Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefits from Annual Income
HUD Notice issued 5/27/09 that provides guidance to exclude any deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits that are received in a lump sump or in monthly amounts from the purposes of determining eligibility and rent. - H 2002-22: Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity- Final Rule
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. - H 2002-10: Section 8 Project-Based Rent Adjustments Using the Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF)
HUD notice issued 5/17/02 that provides guidance for submitting and processing rent adjustment requests using the AAF. - Inspector Notice 2010-01
Other Hazards – Bed Bug Infestation - Inspector Notice 2009-03Property Requirements for the Inspection of Elevator Equipment Rooms
- Inspector Notice 2009-02REAC Inspection Protocol – Inspecting Stoves and Ranges
- Use of the EIV System: (H 2013-06)
HUD Notice issued 3/8/13 that provides updated instructions for using the EIV system. - Implementation of the Final Rule (H 2010-08)
HUD Notice issued 4/13/10 that provides instructions on the requirements found in the Final Rule of HUD’s Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs. - EIV & You Brochure – Requirements for Distribution and Use (H 2011-25)
HUD Notice issued 9/20/11that provides guidance on the distribution and use of the EIV & You brochure. - EIV & You Brochure
This brochure informs tenants and potential tenants about the EIV system, the data that is available about them in EIV, how the information in EIV will be used, and their responsibilities as tenants. - Rules of Behavior for Use of EIV (for Individuals without Access to the EIV System)
The Rules of Behavior must be signed by persons who do not have access to the EIV system but who view or use EIV data/reports in order to perform their job functions. - Email address for the EIV Helpdesk
HUD’s electronic mailbox for questions related to EIV. - HUD Guidance on Resolving Income Discrepancies
HUD website advising owners and agents how to resolve income discrepancies between tenant-provided income information and EIV System data. - Guide to Interviewing for Owners of HUD Subsidized Multifamily Housing
This guide focuses on the interview process and provides concepts and tools that will aid interviewers during initial eligibility interviews, interim recertifications and annual recertifications. - HUD’s 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.- 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. - User Access Authorization FormForm to be completed by an EIV User applicant, which includes the Rules of Behavior, User Agreement, and the Security Awareness Training Questionnaire.
- Coordinator Access Authorization Form
- EIV Security Measures
HUD website detailing technical, administrative, and physical safeguards that Owner/Agents must implement to ensure the security of EIV data. - EIV System User Manual
This manual provides instructions on how to use and maneuver within the Housing portion of the EIV system. - HUD’s Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs Final Rule
SHCC website that provides an overview of the changes published in the Federal Register related to the Final Rule of HUD’s Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs. - HUD’s EIV Webcast held on April 14, 2010
HUD webcast that provides instructions of the mandatory use of EIV and the implementation of EIV based on HUD Notice H 2010-08. - HUD’s EIV Q&A Webcast held on February 25, 2010
HUD EIV Q&A webcast that answers questions that arose from the 12/29/09 webcast. - HUD’s EIV Webcast held December 29, 2009HUD webcast that focuses on the practical use of the EIV system and system security.
- EIV Security Awareness Training
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- Click on CyberAwareness Challenge icon on the IA Education, Training and Awareness screen
- Click on Launch CyberAwareness Challenge Federal Version on theCyberAwarenessChallenge screen
- Proceed with the training
- When the training is complete, print and maintain the Certificate of Completion
- 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 that contains questions and answers in a user friendly format regarding on-site implementation of the Student Rule.
Income Limits HUD Income Limits, published each FY, to be used to determine the eligibility of applicants under the Section 8 program.
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.
- HUD 4350.1 Chapter 38 – Multifamily Emergency 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. - FEMA
Official site of the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). - DHAP Program Information
HUD 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 website that provides links related to disaster recovery.