Property Management Issues at HUD Multifamily Properties and How to Deal with Them
Instructor
Rhanda McKown
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Webinar details
Everything you'll learn in this session
Webinar Description
Overview
Managing HUD multifamily properties requires careful attention to residents, property operations, compliance responsibilities, maintenance, documentation, and day-to-day management challenges. Property managers and staff must often balance competing priorities while ensuring that issues are addressed consistently and appropriately.
This practical webinar examines common property management challenges encountered at HUD multifamily properties and provides strategies for handling them effectively. Participants will explore practical approaches to resident relations, maintenance concerns, lease and occupancy issues, documentation, communication, and compliance-related challenges.
Why You Should Attend
This session will help you:
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Recognize common property management issues at HUD multifamily properties
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Develop practical approaches for handling day-to-day management challenges
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Improve communication with residents and staff
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Address resident concerns consistently and professionally
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Strengthen documentation and follow-up practices
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Handle maintenance and property-condition issues more effectively
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Identify situations that may require additional review or escalation
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Reduce misunderstandings and prevent recurring problems
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Improve consistency in property management practices
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Support effective operations while maintaining appropriate program requirements
Who Will Benefit
This webinar is ideal for:
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HUD multifamily property managers
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Assistant property managers
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Occupancy specialists
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Property management staff
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Compliance professionals
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Maintenance supervisors
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Regional and portfolio managers
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Housing administrators
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Owners and management agents
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Anyone involved in managing HUD multifamily properties
Areas Covered in the Session
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Common challenges in HUD multifamily property management
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Managing resident relations and complaints
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Communication strategies for difficult situations
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Handling resident disputes and recurring concerns
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Lease and occupancy-related issues
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Addressing maintenance and property-condition concerns
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Work orders, follow-up, and communication with residents
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Documentation and recordkeeping practices
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Handling unauthorized occupants and other occupancy concerns
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Addressing late payments and other management challenges
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Reasonable accommodation and resident-related considerations
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Handling notices and difficult resident conversations
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Identifying issues that require additional review or escalation
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Working effectively with owners, management agents, contractors, and staff
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Preventing small problems from becoming larger management issues
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Common property management mistakes
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Practical problem-solving strategies and real-world scenarios
Meet your speaker
Rhanda McKown
Rhanda McKown is a seasoned affordable housing professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Currently, she serves as Director of Affordable Housing for a non-profit organization covering four states. She spent 15 years working for a Performance Based Contract Administrator (PBCA), where she conducted Management and Occupancy Reviews across Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Rhanda has developed specialized expertise in processing Auto-OCAF rent adjustments, Special Claims, Budget-Based Rent Adjustments, and Contract Renewals. Her background in HUD funded multifamily affordable housing subsidy programs is extensive, with a specialization in properties that follow HUD Handbook 4350.3 for occupancy guidelines. In addition to her technical expertise, Rhanda has a strong track record in building and coordinating educational programs focused on affordable housing.
She has also served as the Director of the Affordable Housing Study Commission for Florida, where she played a key role in understanding and reporting on affordable housing policy and statistics in the state. Rhanda’s experience also includes managing the records retention program for a state housing finance agency (HFA), where she was instrumental in developing the agency’s records retention strategy and served as a liaison for the OnBase© software system.