HUD's ruling on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Harassment

HUD's Final Rule implementing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013 was published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2016. This Final Rule details the requirements for the HUD-covered programs and is effective Dec. 16, 2016. It is important to note that VAWA 2013 also covers the LIHTC and Rural Housing programs, but the Departments of Treasury and Agriculture has not issued their Final Rule for these programs to date. Many state agencies, however, have already incorporated VAWA 2013 compliance into their state requirements.

This session will provide insight into the implications of the HUD final rule for everyone involved in housing.

Areas Covered: 

• Tenant Selection Plan
• House Rules
• Move-in
• Rejection
• Termination of Assistance/Tenancy
• Eligibility of Remaining Household Members
• VAWA compliance overview
• Notice of Occupancy Rights and accompanying certification form is discussed
• Emergency Transfer Plan is covered
• The implication of HUD Final rule for everyone involved in housing

HUD's 102-page Final Rule requires that the Notice of Occupancy Rights and accompanying certification form be provided at the following times: 

• At admission to a covered program. 
• At rejection from a covered program. 
• Within one year for all existing residents. 
• At the time of notification of termination of tenancy or termination of assistance for all current residents. 

In addition, the Final Rule details the requirement to establish an Emergency Transfer Plan, no later than June 14, 2017, that allows a tenant to transfer to a new unit/building when the tenant reasonably believes that there is a threat of imminent harm from further violence if the tenant remains in the same unit. The Final Rule includes a model Emergency Transfer Plan that owners can modify for this purpose. HUD requires that owners track and submit information on emergency transfer requests and outcomes on an annual basis.

Who Should Attend

• Multifamily regional directors
• Multifamily asset management division directors
• Rural housing directors
• Performance based contract administrators
• Multifamily owners
• Multifamily management agents
• Housing authority staff
• Compliance officers
• Property managers
• Director
• Facility Manager

Speaker(s)

Paul Flogstad

Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, property management and property management consulting/training.

Through his consulting company, Property Management Solutions, he provides training and consulting services nationwide to owners, management companies, multi-housing associations, as well as state and federal agencies.

He specializes in fair housing issues and has developed fair housing and outreach programs for governmental agencies as well as conducting seminars which are presented to property management companies, apartment associations and the general public nationwide. Most recently, he has been a consultant to the State of South Dakota. In this assignment he has developed a fair housing awareness program that is one of the first of its kind in the nation. It involves a three pronged approach to fair housing awareness. This approach makes use of an ombudsman concept and has proven to be very effective in dealing with discrimination and landlord/tenant issues.

For over twenty years he was involved in appraisal of residential, multi-family, farm and commercial properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, he was a consultant for affordable, multi-housing properties in 22 different states. This involved properties in HUD, Rural Development, HOME and Tax Credit programs.

He holds numerous professional property management designations and currently holds the prestigious RHM designation from the National Center for Housing Management.

Paul was previously Vice President of the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association, Vice Chairman of the Minnehaha County Housing and Redevelopment Commission, and Chairman of the Sioux Falls Property Appeals Board. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Educator of the Year award from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association.

Paul just authored a book which was released in January of 2015. It is titled: “Fair Housing: What Everyone Should Know”. This is a comprehensive book about the fair housing written with a property manager’s perspective and with real world examples. It is a great resource for anyone.

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