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Q I have a resident who has been getting family support of $400 per month. She’s now eligible for a Section 8 apartment and the family has informed us they will no longer provide the family support.
Q I am trying to figure out something with medical marijuana. I believe I’ve read that “regular” marijuana is still not permissible in HUD properties. One of our tenants has been prescribed medical marijuana in the form of liquid drops. Is this legally permissible according to HUD? And, if so, then is it an allowable medical expense?
Q The January 2018 issue of the Insider (“Five Dos & Don'ts When Certifying Households with Foster Children”) stated that you don’t count foster children as household members when calculating income limits for eligibility and that income paid to foster children is not counted in household income. Are these correct in light of Change 4 of the HUD Handbook 4350.3?
Q A resident informed us that she now has a Medicare Part D prescription plan premium being deducted from her Social Security payments. When we go to process the interim recertification it doesn't change the rental amount. Do we still process the interim recertification just to show the additional insurance, or can we wait until the annual recertification?
Q A resident who moved into an assisted unit a year and a half ago has not been living there. She pays rent, but she uses the unit only as a storage space and a mail drop. She hasn’t stayed in the unit since her lease began. She admitted that, for the past year, she has been sleeping at her daughter’s house in town. The resident claims that she takes care of her daughter, who has a serious illness, and her granddaughter, who is a minor child.
Q: As the manager of several assisted sites, I’ve been asked to lead an effort to create an environmental sustainability plan for one of our sites, as a pilot plan for our portfolio of sites. I’ve heard of these plans, but don’t know much about them. What is a sustainability plan, what information should I put in the plan, and does HUD have any specific requirements for these plans?
Q An elderly couple at our assisted site owned a house that their son was living in. Last year, they sold it to him. I understand it was a “sweetheart deal,” allowing him to buy it at very low cost. For recertification purposes, what is the rule about disposing of an asset for less than fair market value?
Q If an applicant puts monies into an irrevocable burial trust, would that be considered an asset disposed of for less than fair market value? I have an applicant who put monies into an irrevocable burial trust a few months before the anticipated move-in date.
QOur site's pet rules, like most I've seen, are meant to protect people and property, but I haven't seen any pet rules or house rules that say anything about a resident who is abusing his animal. Can we add something about that to our house or pet rules?
ASite owners and managers can take measures to help protect a pet, says attorney Dan Bancroft, but a special house rule to address the issue may not be necessary.
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