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“Do you know what my rent is going to be?” This is the most often question asked, and the answer itself can be different for everyone. The answer will consist of the amount of rental assistance that is available for the household and what the household will pay towards their rent each month. Rules can be tricky. Especially when you need to demonstrate an understanding that accurately determines the correct amount of the household’s rent contribution and how much the borrower may be eligible to receive in rental assistance from Rural Development.  In this 2-hour webinar, Tari Bradley, E&A Team’s Housing Compliance Trainer, will review information pertaining to determining rent and the assignment of rental assistance for eligible households along with other financial responsibilities of the tenant.  Topics will include:  Rent Requirements and Late Fees  Security Deposits  Determining Tenant Rent Payments  Rental Subsidies  Assignment of Rental Assistance  Ineligible Tenants Read more

It’s a governmental system. Checks and balances and our Rural Development communities is not an exception. Owners are notified, managers get the files ready and maintenance inspects the grounds all for the big day…the day of inspection. The inspector shows up…now what?  In this 60-minute session, Gary Kirkman, E&A Team’s Director of Compliance Training, will speak about the Rural Development supervisory visits and maintenance standards.  Topics will include:  Monitoring Methods  Triennial Supervisory Visits – Desk Reviews Triennial Supervisory Visits – Physical Inspections Triennial Supervisory Visits – On-Site/Compliance Reviews Triennial Supervisory Visits – Exit Interviews    Maintenance & Physical Condition Standards       Read more

For 90 minutes, Gary Kirkman, of E&A Team will dive deep in the world of students in affordable housing. Every major affordable housing program has rules about the eligibility of students; however, the rules can differ based on the program. In this session, Gary will simplify these complex student rules, so that attendees will have a clearer understanding of which student rules apply to their project as well as how to maintain compliance with student rules when a project has more than one housing program.  Topics that will be covered include:   LIHTC Student Eligibility Requirements HUD Student Eligibility Requirements RD Student Eligibility Requirements HOME Student Eligibility Requirements Read more

  Fair Housing Accessibility for Maintenance Personnel is an overview of accessibility information that all multifamily Maintenance Personnel should be familiar with.  This is intended for Maintenance Personnel who have recently completed basic fair housing training.  It contains four videos of E&A Team's President and Fair Housing Accessibility expert, Mark English, explaining the basics of accessibility.  It includes a "virtual walkabout tour" and discusses common accessibility issues, myths, and mistakes. A downloadable workbook is included.   Read more

This 90 minute presentation by fair housing attorney, Sara McCue, explains the fundamentals of Fair Housing to some of multifamily housing's most important people:  Maintenance Personnel. Sara provides plenty of real-life examples specifically to help Maintenance Personnel learn and understand the basics of fair housing.   Maintenance personnel will learn best practices to avoid fair housing complaints - from relating to and interacting with tenants and site visitors, to avoiding harassment complaints, to work order policies, to reasonable accommodations, reasonable modifications, assistance animals and more!   Read more

In this 45-minute presentation, Scott Moore and Sara McCue of Baird Holm Law firm discuss the unique fair housing requirements of the District of Columbia.  Read more