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SUMMARY:Assistance Animal vs. Companion Animals Webinar
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nTrainer: Deb Piltch of Piltch Associates\n  \nPlease join us for an engaging webinar in which we discuss one of our favorite Fair Housing topics\, assistance animals.  During this webinar we will: \n  \n\nDiscuss and review HUD’s new guidance relating to reasonable accommodations for assistance animals under the Fair Housing Act\, titled “Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation under the Fair Housing Act”\,  FHEO-2020-01\, which explains obligations of housing providers with respect to animals that individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations\, including service and support animals. This guidance replaces HUD’s previously issued guidance on this topic\, which was issued in 2013. Topics in the new guidance include:\n\n\nBest practices for complying with the Fair Housing Act when assessing requests for reasonable accommodations to keep assistance animals in housing; and\nVerification of the need for service animals and support animals including on-line certifications\n\n\nExisting guidance regarding compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act; and\nReview the differences between assistance animal rules and pet rules.\n\nSPEAKER BIO  \nDebbie Piltch is an attorney with considerable expertise in discrimination law and housing law.  She worked for more than five years at the Disability Law Center (DLC) in Boston\, Massachusetts\, representing low-income individuals in cases involving discrimination in housing\, employment\, and education. She also designed and conducted training for consumers\, and public and private entities on disability discrimination law. While at the DLC\, she served on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) taskforce responsible for making recommendations to the Secretary of HUD regarding complicated occupancy issues in public and assisted housing. She wrote the section of the report on reasonable accommodation in relation to persons with drug and alcohol addictions. \nShe left the DLC in 1994 to establish a consulting business that provides technical assistance and training to government and private entities on their rights and responsibilities in relation to civil rights and housing laws. She has developed a national reputation in the field of housing and discrimination law and has been fortunate to work with a number of the leading government and private organizations involved in housing issues. A significant portion of her work for these organizations has focused on designing\, developing and implementing training programs on occupancy issues\, tax credit compliance\, and fair housing. For example\, she wrote two manuals for MassHousing under a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grant on disability discrimination law in housing. One manual was designed to assist individuals with disabilities understand their rights and responsibilities\, and the other manual was directed at public and assisted housing providers. These manuals were part of a highly successful training program designed to bring together consumers\, public and assisted housing providers\, and service providers to discuss complicated issues relating to individuals with disabilities in housing. This training program was so successful that they received a second FHIP grant to conduct the training program across the country and an award of excellence from HUD.  Ms. Piltch has continued to work with MassHousing as a consultant\, developing and implementing numerous training programs for this agency on Fair Housing related topics\, including reasonable accommodation\, limited English proficiency\, Fair Housing\, and liability issues for Resident Service Coordinators.  She also worked with Ann Anderson on materials Ms. Anderson developed for MassHousing on hoarding. \nMs. Piltch has also worked extensively with the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA). She co-authored this organization’s training program on occupancy issues\, serves as a trainer for its members on this topic and Fair Housing and is a member of NAHMA’s Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) Technical Advisory Committee and Chairperson of its Education and Training Committee. In addition\, she has worked with HUD conducting training for large public housing authorities\, and HUD public and fair housing personnel on discrimination in public housing and occupancy issues. \nIn addition\, in her capacity as a consultant\, she has analyzed countless organization’s rules\, policies and procedures in an effort to insure that they are in compliance with applicable tax credit\, civil rights and housing laws. She has also designed compliance protocols for government and private entities\, and has served as an independent monitor for the MA state Attorney General’s office in a discrimination case.     Although she continues to maintain her consulting business\, she is presently employed as the Director of Compliance for Maloney Properties\, Inc.\, a private housing management company that operates over 8\,000 units of affordable housing in MA\, Vermont\, NH\, and RI.  In this capacity she is responsible for overseeing compliance with federal\, state and local regulations\, including fair housing laws and tax credit rules.   Her responsibilities include developing and implementing rules\, policies and procedures\, conducting numerous types of training\, and on-site monitoring.
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/assistance-animal-vs-pets-webinar/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:WEBINARS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T080000
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SUMMARY:Tax Credit & SHCM Exam - Worcester\, MA
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nThis is an excellent opportunity for you to receive comprehensive Tax Credit training coupled with an opportunity to take the industry’s newest credential exam. \nPresenter: Debbie Piltch\, Piltch Associates \nCourse Overview: \nOne and a half days of training (totaling 12 hours of training) highlighting the major areas of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The course will cover; Program Regulations\, Unit Eligibility and Certification\, Recertification\, Documentation & Recordkeeping as well as Monitoring and Reporting Compliance. During the course of this program you will find that all of the testable subject areas found on the NAHMA\, Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) Certification examination will be covered. We will offer the SHCM exam (optional) the afternoon of day two. \nIf you have less than one years’ experience\, below are some suggested precursor tax credit trainings that NEAHMA offers that will better prepare you for this training. \n• Basic Tax Credit – Designed for beginner level tax credit managers and will provide participants with an overview of the Tax Credit Program.\n• LIHTC File Audit – The course will begin with an overview of the timing of a monitoring agency’s tax credit file audit\, the information they will be looking to confirm in the files\, the information monitors will request prior to the audit.\n• Calculating Income – This is an important workshop for anyone who manages a tax credit site or who is responsible for the calculation of gross income at move-in or recertification at a tax credit site. \nFrequently Asked Questions about the SHCM™ Certification\nQ. What is the SHCM Certification? \nA. The Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) Certification has been developed by the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) in partnership with The National Apartment Association (NAA) and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) especially for management professionals involved with properties developed and operated under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The SCHM is designed by management professionals for management professionals to ensure that they have attained the knowledge\, experience and competence required to excel in the housing credit property management industry. \nQ. Why do we need the SHCM Certification? \nA. To maximize their career\, managers in the affordable housing industry must be able to demonstrate their experience and expertise in mastering the complex requirements for the LIHTC program to their peers\, employers\, residents\, regulators and the general public. Earning your SHCM enables you to do just that. \nQ. How do I earn the SHCM Certification? \nA. To earn a SHCM\, candidates must successfully accumulate a minimum of 12 hours (actual instruction time) of housing credit specific coursework or training\, successfully pass the SHCM exam\, demonstrate a minimum of two years of housing credit management employment experience and submit the application. \nQ. Where can I get the SHCM Application? \nA. The application is available on- line at the following website:\nhttp://www.nahma.org/wp-content/uploads/files/SHCM%20Brochure%208%2005.pdf \nQ. Why is there a separate examination fee from the course tuition and registration? \nA. There are many approved providers of LIHTC Training. So that housing credit professionals who have achieved the required prerequisite training can take the optional SHCM certification exam\, it was decided that the test would be covered by a separate fee from the training curriculum. \nQ. How often will the SHCM examination be offered? \nA. NEAHMA is committed to providing you with the training you need to advance your career. Because we can not tell when an affordable housing professional will accomplish the prerequisites for SHCM designation\, we will offer the exam each time we provide LIHTC training.
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/tax-credit-shcm-exam-worcester-ma/
LOCATION:Coes Pond Village\, 39 First Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
CATEGORIES:IN PERSON CLASS TRAININGS
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SUMMARY:Annual RI Agency Forum - Smithfield\, RI
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \n  \nPlease join us for the most up-to-date national and state regulatory information impacting the day-to-day front line operations of affordable housing from the our agency partners \n  \nUS Department of Housing & Urban Development \nChristine Keshura\, Chief\, Account Executive Branch \nDan Rogers\, Chief\, Account Executive Branch \nColleen Judge\, Senior Account Executive \nKathleen McCarthy\, Senior Account Executive \n  \nRhode Island Housing \nJames Comer\, Deputy Director \nClaribel Shavers\, Director of Leased Housing and Rental Services \nMichael DiChiaro\, Assistant Director of Leased Housing and Rental Services \nKathleen Millerick\, Multi-Family Compliance Training Coordinator \nHope Lanphear\, Multi-Family Housing Compliance Manager \nLenore Coughlin\, Multi-Family Housing Compliance Manager \n  \n$89 Members  \n$109 Non Members
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/ri-housing-agency-annual-agency-state-meeting-smithfield-ri/
LOCATION:Twelve Acres\, 445 Douglas Pike\, Smithfield\, RI\, 02917\, United States
CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENTS
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SUMMARY:Understanding HOME Webinar
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nTrainer: Gwen Volk\, Infocus\, Inc. \n90-minute webinar \nFocus: The HOME program is unique. While some of its rules sound a little like Section 8 rules and\nothers sound a little like tax credit rules\, HOME compliance works very differently from both of those\nprograms. So whether you are dealing only with HOME or working on a project that combines HOME\nwith tax credits or Section 8\, understanding the HOME program is essential. This course covers HOME\nfunding\, Low HOME and High HOME Income limits and rents\, “fixed” versus “floating” HOME units\,\nleases\, inspections\, qualifying households\, recertification requirements\, calculating rent at\nrecertification\, documenting and calculating income\, effects of combining LIHTC HOME on income\nlimits\, rents\, compliance\, noncompliance\, and more.
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/understanding-home-webinar-4/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:WEBINARS
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SUMMARY:Half Day Fair Housing - Now A Virtual Training
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE  \nTrainer: Deb Piltch\, Piltch Associates \nThis important workshop is for:\nAll Office\, Maintenance Staff & RSC/RADs \nThis training is for all site staff that want to understand fair housing laws as related to onsite practices. The training will provide an overview of fair housing laws and all protected classes\, but the focus of the training will be residents with disabilities and topics that relate directly to front line staff including maintenance and custodial staff:\nHow to respond to resident requests for assistance that are outside the scope of your work\, snow removal\, trash removal\, etc.\nWhat questions you can/can’t ask a resident; what information you are allowed to know about residents and what information you aren’t allowed to know.\nAssisting residents after work hours\, responding to work orders and companion/service animals.\nWhile all housing personnel require training in fair housing laws\, it is particularly important for front line office staff\, maintenance and custodial staff to be trained because they often have the most contact with residents. The training will be very practical\, interactive\, and provide significant time for questions and answers.
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/half-day-fair-housing-worcester-ma-4/
LOCATION:MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:IN PERSON CLASS TRAININGS
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Green Building Principles and Practices Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \nTrainer: Scott Ployer \nIntroduction to Green Building Principles provides participants an introduction into energy and sustainability principles and practices within the affordable multifamily sector. Its contents identify basic health\, environmental\, and sustainability principles\, specifically pointing to how they play a vital part in day-to-day site operations and maintenance. \nLearning Outcomes:\n– Develop a more comprehensive understanding of health\, energy\nand sustainability principles and how they positively affect the\ncommunity\n– Review recommended O&M practices\, protocols and programs that\nwill assist their organizations with energy and water reduction\, ensuring healthier environments for both residents and staff\, identify utilities cost savings\, reduction of greenhouse gases/carbon footprint as well as better overall building durability\n– Determine what level of energy audit or assessment needs to be completed and by whom\n– Identify the importance of the eight-(8) Healthy Home Principles and incorporate them into daily site operations\n– Understand the impact of the four “R’s” – reduce\, reuse\, recycle and recovery and apply them confidently into daily practices\n– Develop SMART (Specific\, Measurable\, Attainable\, Relevant\, Time-Sensitive) sustainability goals and perform regular checks to track progress
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/introduction-to-green-building-principles-and-practices-webinar/
LOCATION:RI
CATEGORIES:WEBINARS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T100000
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SUMMARY:Tenant Selection Plans Webinar HUD - Gwen Volk
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nTrainer: Gwen Volk\, In Focus\, Inc. \nMuch has changed since our last MOR’s back in 2011 and your PBCA is looking to make sure you have kept pace with the changes.  \nThis course will cover required\, allowed\, and prohibited screening practices\, income targeting\, preferences\, implementing your occupancy standards when placing tenants\, accepting applicants for the waiting list\, approval for occupancy\, rejecting applicants\, how reasonable accommodation and VAWA notification play a part in the process\, and making sure\nyou are in compliance with your updated tenant selection plan.
URL:https://www.neahma.org/events/tenant-selection-plans-webinar-gwen-volk/
LOCATION:RI
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