Key changes were made in the vacancy rate/unit turnaround indicator. Security, a new indicator, includes tracking and reporting crime, applicant screening, lease enforcement, and grant program goals. Housing agencies with fewer than 250 units will automatically be excluded from this indicator unless they request otherwise. Modernization, work order, annual inspection of units and systems, financial management, and resident services and community building indicators have also changed.
To help PHAs quickly adapt to the new requirements, HUD is making available a 2 1/2-hour set of videos of the January 30, 1997, PHMAP telecast that covers the rule's most important changes and offers tips for dealing with each indicator. An easy-to-read interim guide is being prepared to accompany the videos.
Order your copy of the telecast ($40 for two-video set) and the interim version of the telecast guide ($10) today. (The telecast guide is not yet available, but orders are being taken.)
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