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PHFA Housing Services Conference - June 25-27th
Deadline Reminders
HUD Hot Topics 

SEMINARS and TRAINING
High Quality...Industry Low Prices...AND Member Discounts!
visit our website at www.pahma.org for additional details

2012 TRAINING SESSIONS:

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REGISTER NOW...SEATS ARE GOING FAST!!    

 

June 12         HUD Training - Presented by HUD Staff...hot topics brought to YOU!
 Four Points Sheraton-North, Warrendale 
 Topics include:  "Bedbugs", "Implementing a Non-Smoking Policy", "Budgets / Utility Allowances", and
  "Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan (AFHMP) - how to complete form, census, target market, and more"
                         registration forms available online

 

click HERE for registration information  

 

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COMING SOON...Save the Date!

     

October 16-17     Fall Conference at Seven Springs
                       Mark your calendars for Tuesday-Wednesday of the third week of October! 
                       "Innovative Solutions for Affordable Housing"  

 

Mary Ross is back with more updates that we all need to know!

Frank Bangor returns with Tax Credit help.

AND...by popular demand...Plus One Consulting will be there for maintenance staff! 

                       more details coming soon.        

 

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ATTENTION PAHMA MEMBERS:  Reference Materials from the Fair Housing Workshop by Frank Bangor, are now available online   click here   

COMMUNITY INTEREST

 

SHOWCASING PITTSBURGH...DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!  

PHFA Housing Services Conference
Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh
June 25-27, 2012           

  

"Welcome to My Neighborhood" 

This conference will give service coordinators, managers and building superintendents the skills they need to turn your development into
the best one in the neighborhood.  You won't see this caliber of conference for the affordable housing industry anywhere else.

SEE YOU THERE!  

 

click HERE  for details & how to register  

for more information go to www.phfa.org  

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2013 NAHMA Calendar Art Contest  

THEME:  The Next Step is Yours "Let's Take Care of Our World"

 

The winners have been selected and are on their way to NAHMA for the national competition.  

Good Luck to all of our artists!  We hope to see your art in the 2013 calendar. 

 

THANK YOU to everyone who participated.  It is our great privilege to have the opportunity to recognize our members,
and their residents, through art.  Watch for the announcement of the local winners.     

 

All proceeds benefit the NAHMA Educational Foundation.  

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Energy Saving Seminars brought to you FREE by EnergySavePA
click here for new seminars coming to a neighborhood near you June 5, 6, 7. 

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PA Housing Search - PAHMA supports PA Housing Search: a Free Listing and Locator Service
to list and find affordable homes and apartments across Pennsylvania
for more information, go to www.PAHousingSearch.com or call 1-877-428-8844

News from NLHA
National Leased Housing Association - Your membership in PAHMA includes membership in NLHA. Go to www.hudnlha.com for another perspective on the national news...you can find password information under the Members Only section at www.pahma.org    

NLHA 41st Annual Membership Meeting
"Practitioner's Guide to Assisted Housing"
Washington Marriott, Washington DC
June 20-22, 2012                                     go to www.hudnlha.com for details.
News from NAHMA
Your membership in PAHMA includes membership in the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA).
If you need password information, go to the Members Only section at www.pahma.org .

   

REMINDERS: 


June  6, 2012:   Sponsorship Opportunity to benefit Educational Foundation - Boston Harbor Cruise     details  
June 11, 2012:   2 MONTH DEADLINE EXTENSION - PBCA NOFA Application Deadline (originally April 10th)     details     
June 22, 2012:   Comments Accepted on HUD's Proposed Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based / Project-Based Voucher Programs (see article below)
Nov     9, 2012:   Deadline to Submit Entries for NAHMA's Community of Quality Awards, COQ     details      

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HOT TOPICS:    

  • URGENT GRASSROOTS ACTION REQUESTED
    Support Project-Based Section 8!  Call Your Representatives ASAP!      details                   
  • GRASSROOTS ACTION ALERT
    Tell your Congressional Representatives to Oppose the Coburn-Issa Federal Agency Employee Conference Attendance Limitations      details        
  • New USDA-RD Administrative Notices and Unnumbered Letters for Rural Multifamily Programs     details       
  • Section 8 Renewal Guide Changes     details 
  • HUD Notice PIH 2012-24 Rent to Owners in subsidized projects under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program       details   

Topics of Continued Interest: 

  • HUD's Proposed Changes to the Section 8 Tenant-Based and Project-Based Voucher Programs
    - Comments Accepted until June 22      details  
  • Notice 2012-06 Requiring Owners with PBS8, 202, 811, RAP, and Rent Supp Contracts
    to Obtain a DUNS Number and Register in CCR by June 22       details         
  • HUD's Father's Day Celebration      details       invitation         
  • NAHMA - NAA June 2012 Co-located Conferences - NEW Party Details!     conference info       
PAHMA is an association designed for the benefit of its members. 
Please let us know how we can be of service.
  
  
  
Sincerely,

 

Board of Directors
PAHMA