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HUDBlast January 29, 2007 |
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TRACS – TRACSMail & Missing TRACS MessagesHUD issued the following notice on the TRACS web site: “TRACSMAIL was down from 5:30 P.M. on 1/17/2007 until 1:
P.M. on 1/22/2007 due to a major file corruption on the Storage Area Network
(SAN). All data received up until 5 P.M. on 1/17/2007 should have been received
and processed by TRACS nightly production cycle on 1/17/2007. Please be sure to check Secure Systems/TRACS/Certification Query to ensure that your submissions were received successfully. You should also check the Secure Systems/TRACS/Certifications with Discrepancies Query for any new Discrepancy Error Messages. New 2007 Mileage Rates from the IRSBeginning Jan. 1, 2007, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: · 48.5 cents per mile for business miles driven; · 20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes; and · 14 cents per mile driven in service to a charitable organization The new rate for business miles compares to a rate of 44.5
cents per mile for 2006. The new rate for medical and moving purposes compares
to 18 cents in 2006. The primary reasons for the higher rates were higher prices
for vehicles and fuel during the year ending in October. The mileage rate for charitable miles is set by statute. For a copy of the full article, visit the IRS web site at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=163828,00.html Be sure to use these mileage rates when calculating the medical expense deduction for those qualified residents. Also, just a reminder, refer to HUD Handbook 4350.3 Revision 1, Change 1 Paragraph 5-10-D-2 when determining the medical expense. It reads: “2. If the family is eligible for a medical expense deduction, owners must include the un-reimbursed medical expenses of all family members, including the expenses of non-elderly adults or children living in the family.” NEW 9887HUD has posted a new 9887 to the HUDClips web site. This new form is dated 1/18/2007. Please be sure to download and begin using the new form. EIV UpdateHUD’s EIV team has issued handbooks to assist you in obtaining access, administering and using EIV. · The EIV System User Manual for Multifamily Housing Program Users · The EIV System User Administration Manual for Multifamily Housing Programs These handbooks are very helpful to end users and can be obtained from the EIV web page at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/rhiip/eiv/eivhome.cfm Limited English Proficiency Guidance Posted (LEP)HUD has issued its final LEP guidance on its FHEO webpage, http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/promotingfh/final-lep-guidance.pdf HUD States: “This final Guidance takes into consideration the public comments received on the December 19, 2003, proposed Guidance. There are no significant changes between the proposed Guidance and this final Guidance. However, for purposes of clarification, several minor changes were made in Appendix A, and a new Appendix B has been added to the Guidance. Appendix B, “Questions and Answers (Q&A),” responds to frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to providing meaningful access to LEP persons.” We will be reviewing the requirements in detail and will send a follow-up HUDBlast with RBD comments. Tenant Based Section 8 Lease and Lease AddendumHUD has released a new lease and new lease addendum on HUDClips for Tenant-based Section 8 residents (Voucher recipients). This form of Housing Assistance Payments Contract (HAP contract) is used to provide Section 8 tenant-based assistance under the housing choice voucher program (voucher program) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The main regulation for this program is 24 Code of Federal Regulations Part 982. The local voucher program is administered by a public housing agency (PHA). The HAP contract is an agreement between the PHA and the owner of a unit occupied by an assisted family. The HAP contract has three parts:
Use for special housing types In addition to use for the basic Section 8 voucher program, this form must also be used for the following “special housing types” which are voucher program variants for special needs (see 24 CFR Part 982, Subpart M): (1) Single room occupancy (SRO) housing (2) Congregate housing (3) Group home (4) Shared housing (5) Manufactured home rental by a family that leases the manufactured home and space When this form is used for a special housing type, the special housing type shall be specified in Part A of the HAP contract, as follows: “This HAP contract is used for the following special housing type under HUD regulations for the Section 8 voucher program: (Insert Name of Special Housing type)." However, this form may not be used for the following special housing types: (1) Manufactured home space rental by a family that owns the manufactured home and leases only the space (2) Cooperative housing (3) The homeownership option under section 8(y) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(y)) These new forms can be accessed from HUDClips at RBD does not act as a legal advisor nor as a regulatory governing agency. The recipient should understand that any materials or comments contained herein are not designed for, nor should be relied upon as a source of legal guidance or as a final authority with respect to any particular circumstance. Ross Business Development, Inc. makes no warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty of any type. Owners and management should seek competent legal advice in developing and carrying out policies and procedures. While we have been diligent in our efforts to provide comprehensive and accurate regulatory information, Ross Business Development, Inc. shall not be responsible for errors or inaccuracies.
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