Resources for Owners and Agents

• Energy Conservation
8 ways to save energy


• Improve your home's energy efficiency with Energy star
Making your home more energy efficient with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and help to protect the environment.


• Final Multifamily Mailbox: 4350.3REV-1 Summary of Questions
When the HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 was released, an online mailbox was established by the Multifamily Housing Program to respond to questions from the industry regarding the handbook. One hundred seventy-five frequently asked questions were compiled and categorized by topic. This link is the summary of these questions and the department answers. Pursuant to HUD’s letter dated May 24, 2005, these answers are considered official policy.


• A Guide to HUD's Online Systems
A final copy of the WASS (Secure Connection / Secure Systems) Release 7.1 User's Manual and Quick Reference Guides have been released. The Quick Reference Guides provide the essential procedures for Coordinators and Regular USERS to begin work in Secure Connection and Secure Systems.


• Income Limits



• IOM/NAS Study on the Health Effects of Mold
The first ever comprehensive review of the health effects of mold. Conducted by the non-partisan Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the Congressionally-chartered National Academy of Sciences (NAS that advises the federal government on health issues. Related resources are available such as the NAS/IOM Mold Study and NMHC (National Multi Housing Council) Guidance: O & M Plan for Mold and Moisture Control.


• Multifamily Housing - San Francisco
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada


• Real Estate Assessment Center Online Systems
HUD's Online Systems provides access to TRACS (Tenant Rental Assistance Certifications System), REMS (Real Estate Management System) and TASS (Tenant Assessment Subsystem).


• Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project (RHIIP) Initiative
The objective of RHIIP is to reduce errors in the administration of HUD's rental assistance funds by taking actions that better assure the "right benefits go to the right persons."


• Special Claims Processing Guide



• Income calculation and verification guidance regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan – Part D Program
This Notice (H-2005-21) provides guidance to PHAs, Project Owners and Management Agents in determining annual and adjusted income in HUD's assisted housing programs under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.


• TRACS (Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System)



• Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Requirements



• Applying for HUD Assistance?
Applying for HUD Assistance? Think about this . . . Is fraud worth it?


• Document Package for Applicant's/Tenant's Consent to the Release of Information
This Package contains the following documents:
1. HUD-9887/A Fact Sheet describing the necessary verifications
2. Form HUD-9887 (to be signed by the Applicant or Tenant)
3. Form HUD-9887-A (to be signed by the Applicant or Tenant and Housing Owner)
4. Relevant Verifications (to be signed by the Applicant or Tenant)


• Fact Sheet for HUD Assisted Residents
How rent is determined for Project-Based Section 8 residents.


• HudClips
HUD forms, handbooks, notices, statutes, regulations, and the Federal Register.


• Race and Ethnic Data Reporting Form



• Resident Rights and Responsibilities



• The Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule



• Handbook 4350.1 REV-1
Chapter 7, Section 4 sets forth the requirements for a budget-based rent increase. The forms are included in the appendices of Chapter 7.


• Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program
By law, only U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens may benefit from federal rental assistance. The SAVE Program is an inter-governmental initiative designed to aid benefit-granting agencies in determining an applicant’s immigration status, and thereby ensure that only entitled applicants receive federal, state, or local public benefits and licenses. For further instructions pertaining to the use of the SAVE System, refer to HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, Change 3, Chapter 3 (3-12H).


• Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)