Mastering HUD Verification After HOTMA: What You Must Know to Stay Compliant

Description

From move-in through recertification, this session gives an end-to-end, practical walkthrough of verification requirements for HUD Multifamily programs—covering expectations both before HOTMA and after HOTMA. You’ll review what items require verification, the required timing, which documentation types HUD accepts, and how to build proper file notes when third-party verification cannot be obtained. Special attention is given to the areas most likely to trigger MOR or audit findings, including assets, medical expenses, disability-related verifications, EIV use, and frequent calculation mistakes.

A major shift is underway: while HUD has always required strong verification of income, assets, and deductions, HOTMA brings the most significant update to verification rules in decades. Owners and agents must now apply new verification tiers, rely more often on self-certification, follow revised EIV expectations, manage new asset limits, and meet updated timelines. These changes affect eligibility decisions, rent calculations, compliance exposure, and MOR outcomes. This training is anchored in HUD Handbook 4350.3 while clearly outlining what stays consistent, what changes, and what staff must handle differently in the post-HOTMA environment. 

Areas Covered in the Session:-

• Required verification for income, assets, deductions, eligibility items, and preferences—and when each must be verified across the tenancy cycle
• How to apply verification methods: written third-party, oral third-party, tenant-provided documentation, and HOTMA self-certification
• The most common verification and calculation mistakes seen in MORs, plus how to correct them before they become findings
• What changes under HOTMA related to EIV usage, asset limitations, streamlined reexaminations, and safe harbor verification
• Verifying disability-related matters, service animals, assistance animals, and medical expenses appropriately while staying compliant with fair housing requirements.

Why Should You Attend?

Avoidable verification errors remain one of the top sources of compliance issues in HUD-assisted housing. HOTMA introduces flexibility, but it only reduces risk when policies are clearly written, processes are consistent, and staff understand the new hierarchy of verification methods and documentation rules. After this training, participants will be better positioned to prevent findings, defend file decisions with confidence, and make accurate eligibility and rent determinations—without relying on “the way we’ve always done it.”

Who Will Benefit?

This program is intended for professionals working in HUD Multifamily funded properties, including:

• Property Manager
• Assistant Property Manager
• Compliance Specialist
• Occupancy Specialist
• Regional Manager
• Director of Compliance
• Asset Manager
• Owner or Ownership Representative
• Management Company Policy Staff
• MOR Preparation and Internal Audit Staff