HOTMA: An In-Depth Review of Programmatic Changes

Description
The Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (HOTMA) has made a myriad of changes to the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Public Housing.

This class will view HOTMA from the lens of how it affects different program aspects from a micro and macro level. We will review the optional and required policy decisions PHA’s will need to make to be in compliance with HOTMA.

We will provide scenarios on how HOTMA will be changing the way we calculate, adjust and determine income and eligibility.

This course focuses on the following 3 sections of HOTMA:

Section 102 – Income Reviews
Section 103 – Over-Income Tenants of Public Housing (in effect)
Section 104 – Asset Limitations
Objectives
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Identify regulatory changes in eligibility and annual income for applicants and participant families
Understand where the program has changed
Determine Administrative Plan/ACOP/Tenant Selection Plan Revisions to existing and new policies
Update knowledge on what is considered income and what is excluded
Identify changes in allowances at initial, new admission, interim and annual re-examination
Operationalize the phase-in and hardship clauses built within the changes to limit impacts on families
Obtain knowledge on when to process interim re-examinations and determine the effective dates.
Review the various circumstance with the non-interim reexamination code should be utilized
Refresh knowledge on the student rule
Pre-emptively celebrate the end of EID which is within 2 years of the final rule
Apply the asset limits to your program at new admission and re-examinations
Understand and apply the updated Income Limits in Public Housing
Uphold the HCV/PH/Multi-family program and regulations to the highest standards
Understand the impacts of HOTMA on their program
Apply the new HOTMA rules to their program
Process interim and annual re-examinations accurately
Maintain program compliance