Guidebooks/Notices
The following are some of the most common resources used in the administration of the Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts.
More detailed information can be found based on the specific category.
Housing Assistance Payments / Special Claims / Management & Occupancy Reviews / Contract Renewals & Rent Increases
Guidebooks
- 202D MAT Guide
- 4350.1 MF Asset Management and Project Servicing
- 4350.3 Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized MF Housing Programs
- 4381.5 Management Agent Handbook
- Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (published March 2023)
- Special Claims Processing Guide
Notices
- Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System (H-2013-06)
- Utility Analysis Methodology (H-2015-04)
- Passbook Savings Rate (Effective 2.01.2016) (H-2016-01)
- Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Multifamily Housing Programs (H-2016-09)
- Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Multifamily Housing Programs and Implementing Family Income Reviews Under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Effective 6/8/2020)
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H-2017-05)
Other Helpful Links
- HUD’s Online Secure Systems
- HUDClips
- TRACS-Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (HUD Website)
- EIV (HUD Website)
- Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (HUD Website)
- VAWA (HUD Website)
- Fair Housing (HUD Website)
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) (HUD Website)
- Disabilities (HUD Website)
- Public Housing Authorities (HUD Website)
- Streamlining Management and Occupancy Reviews
- RHIIP (Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Program) Website
- RHIIP Tips Signup