Nan McKay and Associates and HTVN are now offering our HCV Specialist certification online. Newly updated for 2015, it includes all the latest program information, including the equal access final rule, VAWA 2013, and more. The 42-hour class is led by NMA trainer Samantha Sowards, who will guide you through key principles and best practices in the housing choice voucher program:
NMA's online HCV Specialist now revised and updated for 2015!
Topics: Eligibility, Fair Housing, Final Rule, HTVN, IACET, Occupancy, Online Learning, Rent Calculation, The Housing Conference, VAWA
With an exceptional knowledge of HUD regulations and longstanding expertise in providing a wide range of technical assistance, management training, and on-site expertise, NMA senior trainer and consultant Cydney Jones recently headed operations for NMA’s contract with one of the largest public housing authorities in the country. Cydney will be presenting the following session at the 2015 NMA and GoSection8 Housing Conference.
Topics: Budget Cuts, HCV utilization, Occupancy, The Housing Conference
NMA's online PHM certification now revised and updated for 2015!
Did you know you can receive an official PHM certification without leaving your desk? Nan McKay and Associates and HTVN are now offering our Public Housing Management (PHM) certification online.
Topics: Capital Fund, Eligibility, Fair Housing, Final Rule, Flat Rent, HTVN, IACET, Occupancy, Online Learning, PHAS, Public Housing Management, Rent Calculation, VAWA
Cara Gillette trains, consults, and provides technical assistance nationwide in fair housing, public housing management, hearings, economic self-sufficiency, and governing boards. Prior to joining NMA, she administered public housing and Section 8 waiting lists, served as hearing officer, managed public housing, and oversaw resident economic development programs at the San Diego Housing Commission. She has previously written for the NMA blog on how to work with sequestration in the public housing program. Cara will be presenting the following session at the 2014 NMA and GoSection8 Housing Conference.
Topics: Assistance Animals, Flat Rent, Occupancy, Service Animals, The Housing Conference, VAWA
Yesterday in the Federal Register, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the long-awaited final rule implementing changes from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). While the majority of regulatory changes apply to the project-based voucher (PBV) program, the final rule also makes two conforming changes applicable to the tenant-based HCV program.
Topics: Final Rule, HERA, LIHTC, Occupancy, PBV, Rent Reasonableness, Seniors and Elderly, Veterans