Special HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUE 
 

APPS & REAC
News and Notes
 
  courtesy of Murphy Consulting  
  your HUD Secure System Specialist

Making the Complex Comprehensible
  
Volume 2 Issue 23

October 26, 2009

In This Issue
HUD Encourages Non-Smoking Policies
REAC Tip of the Week - EHS Deficiencies
EIV Tip of the Week - Re-certifying Users
HUD 2530 & APPS Class Near You
EIV Resident's Rights Brochure On-line
What's New 
    
HUD strongly encourages the implementation of non-smoking policies in public housing units.  Environmental tobacco smoke can migrate between units in multi-family housing, causing respiratory illness, heart disease, and cancer. The elderly and young populations, as well as people with chronic illnesses, are especially vulnerable to the adverse effects of smoking.
 
Smoking is also a frequent source of fires and fire-related deaths and injuries. 
 
See our Helpful Links below for HUD's guidance on this important health topic.
 
Murphy Consulting provides links to resources to help businesses succeed.

REAC Tip of the Week: EHS Deficiencies


Did you know?
 
Exigent Health and Safety Violations can occur in any of the 5 inspectible areas. These types of deficiencies do not have the typical varying severity levels of 1, 2 and 3.  Any exigent health and safety violation is considered "Severe" and as such, is automatically a Level 3 violation.
 
All EHS deficiencies must be corrected immediately. An Owner Certification of Repairs form must be delivered to HUD within 3 business days of the inspection. See our Helpful Links below for a copy of this form.
 
Prepare, Mitigate and Succeed. Look for REAC Inspection training in your area. 
 
 Click here for training sessions this Fall in  Phoenix Arizona,  Seatle Washington and Miami Florida.
EIV Tip of the Week: Re-certify Users

Did you know?
 
All EIV Users must be re-certified by their Coordinator no later than October 30th.  Re-certification requires Users to complete a User Request in EIV. Then, Coordinators need to log-in to accept and certify their Users. 
 
All Users who have not been re-certified by October 30th will automatically expire and will no longer have access to EIV.

Additionally, please remember that Coordinators are required to re-certify annually.  Be sure to check the Certification Report to assure you do not miss this annual deadline.
 
Murphy Consulting helps businesses manage User and Coordinator roles. 
NEW!  HUD 2530 & APPS Class
 
HUD 2530 & APPS - Making the Complex Comprehensible
 
Register now to attend a one-day class on the ins and outs; roadblocks and solutions; review and processing of HUD 2530's.
 
Share this information with your colleagues and clients.
 
Our comprehensive one-day class covers both paper and electronic 2530 submissions, access in APPS, baseline, property and organizational change submissions.  click here for more details.
 
This class has never been offered before by the industry!
 
Want to schedule a class near you?  Contact us today!
Help Registering for EIV

Unlock your access to the EIV System now!
 
  -> Can't get a Coordinator or User ID?
  -> Locked out of the HUD Secure System?
  -> Activation Key Code letters never arrived?
  -> EIV application returned by HUD?
  -> Help Desk doesn't return your calls?
  -> Have EIV, but property data isn't there?
 
Where do you turn?  Murphy Consulting is here to help!
We will walk you through each step and each roadblock until you achieve the access you need.  This fixed price, one-on-one training is available for as little as $300.
 
Be prepared for the upcoming EIV mandate.  Contact us today!

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Cancer  Awareness Month
 
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
 
Murphy Consulting knows friends and colleagues who have battled cancer.
 
Some have won. Some have not.  Some continue to fight every day.
 
 

Dates to Remember

 
October 28, 2009
 
HUD 2530 & APPS Class in Washington, DC area
 
 
 
 
October 30, 2009
 
Deadline for Quarterly Re-certification of Users in EIV  (see EIV Tip of the Week)
 
 
 
 
November 5, 2009
 
Enterprise offers: 
Year 15: Nonprofit Transfer Strategies for Expiring LIHTC Properties
 
 
 

December 9, 2009
 
in Miami, Florida
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2010
 
EIV Mandatory Use Implementation Deadline
 
 
 
 
 February 10, 2010
 
in Honolulu, Hawaii
 
 
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