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. Income Limits and Adjustment Factors
  4. Documents Related to PBCA Procurement
  5. Documents Related to the PBCA Competition Process
  6. Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) Background
  7. Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Background

1. Multifamily Assisted Housing Resources

• NCSHA Community Group for Rental*
• NCSHA Community Group for Section 811 Project Rental Assistance*
• NCSHA Community Group for Section 8 Contract Administrators*
• NCSHA Community Group for Section 8 Voucher Administrators*
• NCSHA Community Group for Supportive Services*
• HUD’s Multifamily Program Webpage
• HUD Office of Multifamily Senior Leadership Team
• Multifamily Assistance & Section 8 Portfolio Database
• All 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

* Requires HFA Community Log In. Please contact community@ncsha.org with questions. 

2. Multifamily Housing Policy Guidance

• HUD Multifamily Housing Notices
• HUD Multifamily Memos and Letters
• HUD’s Section 8 Renewal Guide
• 2016 MAP Guide
• FHA-HFA Risk-Sharing Handbook
• HUD Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing Handbook (4350.1)

3. Income Limits and Adjustment Factors

• HUD Income Limits
• FY 2020 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors
• Utility Adjustment Factors

4. Documents Related to PBCA Procurement

• PBCA Program Sources Sought Market Research (November 20, 2016)
• PBCA Program Request for Information (September 28, 2016)
• Draft Request for Proposal (National Contract; Cancelled March 2018)
• Draft Request for Proposal (Regional Contract; Canceled March 2018)

5. 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

6. Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) Background

• TRACS Home Webpage

7. Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Background

• Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Home Webpage