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Public Housing Management (PHM) Master Book
Public Housing Management (PHM) Master Book
The NMA Public Housing Management (PHM) Master Book is a comprehensive management tool that helps identify best practices, successful PHA strategies, and general information for effective administration of a PHA and execution of public housing programs.
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This Master Book includes:
- The roles and responsibilities of the public housing manager in the project-based environment
- Organization and administration of PHAs and public housing programs, including managing staff
- Key documents and policies in public housing
- HUD resources, communications, and references
- Managing nondiscrimination compliance, including Fair Housing and Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) laws
- The occupancy cycle—including eligibility, tenant selection, leasing, occupancy, and terminations
- Income verification and rent calculations
- Resident participation in councils, self-sufficiency programs, and community service
- Overviews on financial management, property management, and PHAS
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Do you have the most current version of this Master Book?
Below are the issue dates for the previous revisions of the PHM Master Book:
▶2024
For 2024, the Public Housing Management Master Book has undergone extensive revisions for the many recent changes brought about by the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (HOTMA) and related guidance. Updates for HOTMA and other requirements in this edition include:
- Updates for all HOTMA regulatory changes, PIH notices, and other HOTMA-related HUD guidance, particularly as they relate to eligibility, income, assets, reexaminations, and verification
- Revisions to inspections, habitability, and maintenance requirements to align with the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)
- Other clarifications and modifications to ensure that the content is user-friendly, current, and in compliance with all HUD regulations and guidance
▶2022
For 2022, we are issuing an entirely new edition of the Public Housing Management Master Book. This is due to extensive revisions to bring the content current with HUD regulations and guidance, and to improve readability. Changes in this new edition include:
- Replacement throughout of the term project with the term development, which better aligns with HUD’s use of terminology regarding PHA properties
- Updates regarding remote informal hearings, as specified in Notice PIH 2020-32
- An updated chapter on nondiscrimination, including additions to account for Executive Order 13988 and to better align with current best practices
- Clarification concerning over-income families under HOTMA provisions
- Revisions for the interim final rule restoring certain definitions under the affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) regulations issued June 10, 2021
- Changes regarding flat rents and ceiling rents as per Notice PIH 2021-27
- Clarification regarding timeframes for notice of lease termination for failure to pay rent in the event of a national emergency, as specified in Notice PIH 2021-29
- Revisions for Notice PIH 2022-01 on carbon monoxide alarms in HUD-assisted housing
- Updated URLs for all HUD sites
- Other clarifications and modifications to ensure that the content is user-friendly, current, and in compliance with all HUD regulations and guidance
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