HUD Issues Notice H 2009-11
Attention: LeasingDesk Screening Customers

You may have heard about the recent notice requiring a sex offender screen for every applicant seeking housing assistance (HUD Issues Notice H 2009-11). A national criminal background check is required to determine if an applicant, or a member of the applicant’s household, is a registered sex offender.

The notice recommends the use of the National Sex Offender web site www.nsopw.gov to determine if applicants and/or tenants are lifetime registered sex offenders under a state sex offender registration program. RealPage would like to affirm that the LeasingDesk Screening product includes state sex offender registries as a component of the standard "follow-me" screening search, as well as our enhanced national sex offender registry search.

To ensure that your screening settings will include a comprehensive check for sex offender offenses:

1. Verify that sex offender registries are selected as a component of your scoring model (check the use/must pass box)
2. Set the criminal time filters associated with the sex offender criminal settings to "All records."

If you have any questions or would like more information on the enhanced national sex offender search, contact your sales rep or e-mail clientcare@realpage.com.

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HUD Delays Rent Refinement Final Rule

The rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 30, 2009, will become effective on January 31, 2010. This delay will provide HUD with the necessary additional time to review the impact of these changes and to consider the public comments.

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CANet is now available for sites that transmit their TRACS files to New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA).

CA Net is a secure network that enables contract administrators to exchange information with property sites using OneSite Affordable software. It pre-verifies your TRACS data, automatically identifying items that need correction-so when it's submitted, it's correct, the first time. Contact your sales representative at 1-87-REALPAGE for information on setting this up for your property.

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Broadband Technology Grants

HUD would like to make owners and managers of public and assisted housing aware of a new grant opportunity being offered through the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). More

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Change 3 Handbook 4350.3 REV-1

Change 3 to Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs, was issued on June 23, 2009. The effective date for implementation of Change 3 is August 1, 2009. More

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Resident Disclosure of Social Security Numbers

Reminder of Upcoming Change to Requirements–On January 27, 2009, a Final Rule was published in the Federal Register, the effective date of which was subsequently delayed to September 30, 2009, made a revision to HUD’s regulations at 24 C.F.R. 5.216 covering the requirements for disclosure of social security numbers. More

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New 2009 Income Limits

HUD has released the new FY2009 Income Limits, which are effective March 19, 2009. For information on how to update income limits, click here.

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Available for Download

HUDManager 2000 Version 2.0.1
HUDManager 2000 Plus Version 2.0.1

This new version includes the updated TRACS 2.0.2C changes as mandated by HUD.

WARNING! Do not install this version unless you and your Contract Administrator are ready to use TRACS format 2.0.2C and are ready to manually transmit your files via iMAX. This will require a WASS ID and Password from HUD to access Secure Systems. Without a WASS ID and password, you will be unable to transmit TRACS files. Information on obtaining a WASS ID can be found here.

Once you obtain a WASS ID and Password, and have confirmed with your Contract Administrator that you are ready to transmit in TRACS version 2.0.2C, click here for helpful instructions on manually using iMAX to transmit your TRACS files.