Preparing for Your Management and Occupancy Review (MOR)
Any questions or concerns regarding you upcoming or scheduled Management Occupancy Review can be forwarded to the Compliance Department inbox, mor@cms-results.com. A Compliance Specialist will get in contact with you.
Please note: During the COVID-19 Pandemic, CMS will not be entering any occupied units during their On-Site visit.
Prior to the Management Occupancy Review On-Site, the Owner/Agent should:
- Confirm Appointment (Date and time will be sent to the Owner/Agents listed in HUD Secure Systems via email for confirmation)
- Provide property information (Requested in the Upcoming MOR email)
- Notify subsidized and non-subsidized residents accordingly
- Fill out and return the MOR Survey Questionnaire
- Submit the following documents in advance for review:
- Employment Data
- List of damages chargeable to tenants/Maintenance charges (if applicable)
- List of Fee charges, in addition to rent, including HUD approval letter (if applicable)
- Written Rent Collection Policy
- Tenant Selection Plan
- Application/Pre-Application/Supplement to Application/Reject Letter
- Copy of Owner Third-Party Verification Forms
- Waiting List (Current Sample pages, entire list is not required)
- EIV Policies and Procedures
- Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan (HUD 935.2)
- Copies of Advertising efforts for the past year, including Yellow Pages, Newspapers, Handouts, Brochures, Leaflets, Etc.
- Lease
- Lease Addenda, including House Rules (if any)
- Pet Policy (if applicable)
- Rent Schedule (HUD-92458)
- Current Rent Roll
- Grievance Policy
- Tenant Handbook and/or Newsletter (if any)
- Written Rules for the Community Room (if any)
- Lead-Free Certification (if applicable)
- VAWA Emergency Transfer Plan
- Other (Documents provided to applicants/tenants, if any)
During the Management Occupancy Review On-Site visit, the Owner/Agent can expect:
- A verbal on-site interview
- A review of a minimum of five tenant files in accordance with HUD Form-9834 A (Shall include at least one move-out and/or rejected applicant)
- An observation of commons areas, maintenance areas, property grounds, and a sampling of vacant/occupied units
- Follow-up on REAC inspection reports
- Exit Conference
After the Management Occupancy Review, the Owner/Agent can expect:
- To receive the MOR Report Summary and Comments within 30 calendar days of the on-site visit
- Required to respond to MOR Findings by the Target Completion Date listed on the MOR Report (30 calendar days)
- Receive the opportunity to appeal an overall MOR score of Below Average or Unsatisfactory within 30 calendar days of the date of the MOR Report
July 12, 2020In Highlights, How-To3 Minutes