July 21, 2025
Updated HUD Form Drafts Available for Review
News,Highlights,HUD Announcements,HOTMA
Affordable HousingThis week, HUD published updated versions of many important tenant eligibility and rent certifications documents, such as the HUD-50059 and HUD-9887/9887-A, to their HOTMA Related Forms Drafting Table. Does this feel like deja-vu? HUD originally published these documents for…
December 11, 2024
Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) Have Been Released For 2025
News,Highlights,HUD Announcements
Affordable HousingOn December 11, 2024, the FY2025 OCAF rates were published in the Federal Register. The new rates are effective February 11, 2025. Operating Cost Adjustment Factors are used for adjusting or establishing Section 8 rents for projects assisted with Section 8 Housing Assistance…
July 10, 2024
CMS Quality System Highlighted by NQA, Global Certification Body for ISO 9001:2015
Affordable Housing CMS’s journey to become and stay compliant with ISO 9001: 2015, the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, was recently highlighted on the NQA website. In June 2024, just 11 months after our initial ISO 9001: 2015 audit and certification by NQA, we passed our…
January 9, 2023
Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) Have Been Released For 2023!
News,Highlights,HUD Announcements
Affordable HousingOn November 15, 2022, the FY2023 OCAF rates were published in the Federal Register. The new rates are effective February 11, 2023. Operating Cost Adjustment Factors are used for adjusting or establishing Section 8 rents for projects assisted with Section 8 Housing Assistance…
October 15, 2020
Income & Assets: Income Inclusions & Exclusions
Affordable HousingNext week we will be discussing income and assets and determining tenant rent. We will talk about all that earned and unearned income that must be included or excluded from calculating the tenant’s annual income. And while we will go over the more common income that tenants…
October 7, 2020
Wednesdays with CMS: Calculations & Income & Assets, Oh My!
October 7, 2020In Highlights, Training1 MinuteAffordable HousingIntroduced in April 2020, Wednesdays with CMS brings you up-to-date training and resources on a variety of topics with a focus on remote learning. Whether you’re brushing up on tenant selection plans or preparing for an MOR, CMS…
September 22, 2020
Wednesdays with CMS: Responding To Tenant Concerns
September 22, 2020In Highlights, Training1 MinuteAffordable HousingIntroduced in April 2020, Wednesdays with CMS brings you up-to-date training and resources on a variety of topics with a focus on remote learning. Whether you’re brushing up on tenant selection plans or preparing for an MOR,…
July 12, 2020
Preparing for Your Management and Occupancy Review (MOR)
Affordable HousingAny 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…