Section 8 and Other Federally Assisted Multifamily Housing Reference Guide

This online reference guide includes links to reference materials useful for HFA Section 8 program administrators.

• 1. Multifamily Assisted Housing Resources
  2. Multifamily Housing Policy Guidance
  3. Multifamily Housing Regulatory Changes
  4. Income Limits and Adjustment Factors
  5. Documents Related to PBCA Procurement
  6. Documents Related to the PBCA Competition Process
  7. Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) Background
  8. Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Background

1. Multifamily Assisted Housing Resources

• NCSHA Community Groups *
  • NCSHA Community Group for Rental
  • NCSHA Community Group for Section 8 Contract Administrators
  • NCSHA Community Group for Section 8 Voucher Administrators
  • NCSHA Community Group for Supportive Services
  • NCSHA Community Group for Section 811 Project Rental Assistance
    * Requires HFA Community Log In. Please contact community@ncsha.org with questions. 
• HUD’s Multifamily Program Webpage
• HUD Office of Multifamily Senior Leadership Team
• HUD Multifamily Assistance & Section 8 Portfolio Database
• Active Section 8 Project-Based Contracts
• Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Webpage
• HUD’s Multifamily Preservation Webpage
• Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Home Webpage
• Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC)
  • NSPIRE Demonstration
  • NSPIRE Proposed Rule

2. Multifamily Housing Policy Guidance

• HUD Multifamily Housing Notices
• HUD Multifamily Memos and Letters
• Coronavirus Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
• CDC Eviction Moratorium Order Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
• HUD’s Section 8 Renewal Guide
• 2020 Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide
• FHA-HFA Risk-Sharing Handbook
• HUD Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing Handbook (4350.1)

3. Multifamily Housing Regulatory Changes

• Section 542(c) Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program Final Rule
  • NCSHA Blog: HUD Publishes HFA-HFA Multifamily Risk Sharing Final Rule
• HOTMA Proposed Rule
  • NCSHA Comment Letter on HUD HOTMA Proposed Rule

4. Income Limits and Adjustment Factors

• HUD Income Limits
• FY 2021 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors
• Utility Adjustment Factors

5. Documents Related to PBCA Procurement

• Draft Request for Proposal (National Contract; Cancelled March 2018)
• Draft Request for Proposal (Regional Contract; Canceled March 2018)
• Section 8 Contract Administration Documents
• PBCA Entities by State Map
• State HFA PBCA Portfolio Chart

6. Documents Related to the PBCA Competition Process 

• US Supreme Court Orders List Denying Review of PBCA Case (April 20, 2015)
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims Stay of Final Judgement (Nov. 4, 2014) in CMS et al v. U.S.
  
• U.S. Court of Appeals Order for Injunction Pending Appeal
• NCSHA Brief as Amicus Curiae in Reply to Plaintiffs’ Responses to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Judgment on the Agency Record, and Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motions for Judgment on the Agency Record, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

7. Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) Background

• TRACS Home Webpage

8. Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Background

• Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Home Webpage