AHTCS Blog

Time to Take Advantage of This COVID-19 Era

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:02:47 +0000

As you continue to do the best you can at your properties during to the COVID-19 era, I think about those who now appear at the office less, working from home more. Working from home, while safer, restricts our ability to connect with our coworkers on a regular basis. While we all continue to [...]

A Pandemic Within our Affordable Housing Community

Evan Einhorn — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:34:34 +0000

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a strain on society. However, just because face-to-face interactions are not possible does not mean that we have stopped providing high-quality instruction. With society ever-changing now more than ever, it is essential to sign up for our classes to understand what changes HUD is making to [...]

Submitting your Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan

Evan Einhorn — Wed, 13 May 2020 16:41:12 +0000

The AFHMP is a required means of understanding the Market demographics and under-served populations and extending marketing efforts beyond the current or usual efforts. Taking extra effort to directly market to under-served populations living in the housing market area helps ensure that knowledge of housing opportunities and information on how to apply is reaching [...]

How To Respond To The MOR Findings

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:38:22 +0000

You have now received the results of your HUD Management Occupancy Review (MOR)…some might make you smile….and others…not so much!

There was the panic of the build-up and preparation to the MOR…you have done the best you could do to gather all of the information you needed…and now the day has come. The [...]

I Don’t Know It All, But I Do Know Everything!

Evan Einhorn — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:12:52 +0000

People usually know more than they think they do, but those who think they know everything usually don’t.

Training folks in the affordable housing industry is fun and rewarding. Watching the light go on when my students learn something new, or even confirming that something they had been doing correctly, is a delight. The [...]

What To Do With Medical Waste in Affordable Housing

Evan Einhorn — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:58:46 +0000

What are we supposed to do with our tenant’s medical waste? Whether you are an Elderly or Disabled property or multifamily site there is no doubt that the medical waste ends up someplace on the property other than the appropriate receptacle. For a short time, I was thought to have Type II Diabetes…it turns out [...]

When Should I Handout The VAWA Forms?

Evan Einhorn — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:19:58 +0000

HUD has clarified that owners MUST begin now to give current and newly-admitted households a copy of the new notice of occupancy rights and the certification form. This MUST be done either during the annual recertification or lease renewal process, or, if there will be no recertification or lease renewal for a household during the [...]

If Your MOR Was Tomorrow, Are You Prepared?

Evan Einhorn — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:35:10 +0000

Proactive or reactive, some of you out there have chosen the latter. File audits are not inexpensive, but if your files have been neglected, it is going to take a whirlwind to get them back in shape! Management Occupancy Reviews (MOR) have begun and we have been busier than ever!

For some, the paper work [...]

The Onslaught of MOR’s

Evan Einhorn — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 04:18:29 +0000

The onslaught of MOR’s Some of you have been waiting for the “shoe to drop” and for some of you it has already. MOR’s have begun and we at AHTCS, LLC have been busier than ever! One of the benefits of working with my clients is that I was that I was able to be [...]

Rejecting an Affordable Housing Applicant

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 22:23:42 +0000

If you are an affordable housing provider, it is critical to know the rules regarding when an applicant for housing can be rejected. The software you use typically has a Waitlist module and some folks rely on the old spreadsheet method even today. Knowing the rules will greatly reduce complaints filed against the O/A. It’s [...]

Affordable Housing As a Way of Life!

Evan Einhorn — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:08:27 +0000

I recently came back from another file audit…this time it was outside of Cleveland…as I was going through the files I kept coming across the fact that there were some residents who have been there not just since the 90’s, but the 80’s. I spoke with the property manager there and she had told me [...]

Exemptions to the Section 8 Minimum Rent

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:22:56 +0000

Tenants in properties subsidized through the Section 8 program must pay a minimum rent (TTP) of $25. However, bare in mind that the Minimum rent rule does not apply to Section 202 PAC, Section 202 PRAC, Section 811 PRAC, RAP, Rent Supplement, Section 221(d)(3) BMIR or Section 236 programs.

The minimum rent is used when [...]

TRACS Discussion Forum Alternative

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:08:27 +0000

During the beginning of my webinars I always discuss the importance of the many affordable housing resources we have and as part of that discussion, is the TRACS Discussion Forum. I talk about how great it is as a resource for everyone in our industry. Well I have been very frustrated that the resource we [...]

To File Special Claims or not

Evan Einhorn — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:21:17 +0000

I wish there was a Special Claim for “Not enough time in the day” but I guess I will have to wait for that one. Some affordable housing properties submit claims and others may not think it’s worth their staff’s time. Others file them when necessary. Would I file a Regular Vacancy claim for a [...]

Fair Housing, It’s Their Right!

Evan Einhorn — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:29:38 +0000

Our country is sadly riddled with racism and discrimination. We can easily open the newspaper, turn on the TV or read about it on our smart phones, discrimination is prevalent throughout our society. Web based technology (social media) also seems to bring it out of people or just brings it to the surface. I see [...]

Where should I send the Utility Allowance Check?

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:46:02 +0000

The handling of disbursements of utility allowances (UA) in affordable housing varies from property to property. The question remains how do properties determine the best way to apply the utility allowance. Do the checks need to be made out to the utility companies with C/O on the checks, or do the tenants come in every [...]

Valet Parking in Section 8 Housing

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:48:44 +0000

Wouldn’t that be nice! A property manager told me that they have a disabled applicant who is scheduled to move in and is requesting a handicapped parking spot close to her soon to be new HUD subsidized apartment. None of the parking spots near her apartment are designated as “handicapped.” Her apartment is situated in [...]

Staffing your Subsidized or Conventional Community

Evan Einhorn — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:46:42 +0000

Finding the right person for the right job is a job in it of itself. It’s not always easy to fire someone and it’s not easy finding a replacement. When hiring a person to manage a subsidized or conventional property you are looking for someone with some industry knowledge and all their personality. Industry knowledge [...]

PropertyManagementClassifieds.com has gone LIVE!

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:27:09 +0000

Please add info@AHTCSonline.com to your address book so you may continue to receive our flyer.

AHTCSonline is proud to announce the expansion of our services with a way for you to find qualified individuals to fill your staffing needs; PropertyManagementClassifieds.com!

PropertyManagementclassifieds.com specializes in finding qualified property managers and maintenance staff for Section 8, HUD, and [...]

Keeping The Peace in Subsidized Housing

Evan Einhorn — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 05:04:52 +0000

Let’s face it, affordable housing property management can be a rewarding yet a tough job 😉 Property managers have so many “fires” to put out on a daily basis! Mondays being the toughest days of the week where you have to get caught up on the work that you weren’t able to complete on Friday [...]

Marketing Our Section 8 Property Using Concessions

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:47:48 +0000

It’s not allowed! We recently did a file audit on a HUD Section 8 property and discovered that they were giving concessions to section 8 residents for resident referrals. That might be a great idea for the Conventional applicants but it does not apply to HUD Section 8. I vaguely remembered that it was not [...]

What to do when a HUD Subsidized Tenant Claims “Zero Income”

Evan Einhorn — Thu, 28 May 2015 11:31:29 +0000

My first question is “Did you go through the Zero Income Questionnaire with your Tenant? ”The tenant may think that “income” means employment only income. As we know, and as defined in Chapter 5 of the HUD Handbook 4350.3 Change 4 & Exhibit 5-1, income includes several sources including Federal Wage, Non-Federal Wage, SS [...]

Change in Family Size After Initial Occupancy

Evan Einhorn — Mon, 04 May 2015 14:38:23 +0000

What happens to a family who moves into a Section 8 unit, and becomes overcrowded or underutilized due to a change in family size? For instance, they can expectantly (or unexpectedly) have a baby or two.

In affordable housing, the owner may require the family to move to a unit of appropriate size. If a [...]

Verifying Assets Owned Jointly in Section 8 Housing

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:37:12 +0000

What happens when an applicant/resident in affordable housing reports he has ownership in real estate, but also claims technically that he does not effectively own the house, as he simply co-signed the loan to help his sibling? The sibling lives in the house and the deed reflects the names of both the applicant/tenant and the [...]

TRACS 202 D and Extenuating Circumstances

Evan Einhorn — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:08:19 +0000

What happens when an affordable housing tenant is unable to sign the HUD 50059? Let’s just say a tenant has been in the hospital, in/out of intensive care since the middle of Sept. His AR is due 12/1/2014. As per his brother, it is unlikely the tenant will be able to sign or understand what [...]