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 APPS & REAC
News and Notes 
your free monthly e-newsletter for
HUD news, APPS help and REAC info
Volume 4 Issue 3

March 14, 2011

published by Murphy Consulting 
Making the Complex Comprehensible™
www.MurphyConsultingSvs.com
In This Issue
What's New: HUD Log-Out Changes
APPS Tip of the Month - Improvements
REAC Tip of the Month - Pull Chord Deficiencies
APPS & 2530 Training
Helpful Links - The HUDdle Blog and more
What's New - HUD Log Out Changes
  
Controversy abounds regarding whether it is better to use HUD's "Log Out" function or "hit the red X on your internet browser" to close out your HUD Secure System session.  Users across the country were advised that "hitting the red X on your internet browser is the quickest and safest way to exit the system" - it is even one of the annual security exam questions in EIV.
  
We called HUD about this process last year and were advised that hitting the red X provides a quicker and cleaner session close - allowing their 7 servers to communicate with each other better.
  
Turns out, this does not function the same on every computer and numerous Users across the country are getting this error message when they attempt to log in:  You have been logged off due to multiple log ins with your user ID
  
If you are one of the folks receiving this error message, do NOT use the red X to exit the system in the future, but rather use HUD's Log-Out link instead.
  

Murphy Consulting is committed to helping you stay informed on HUD news and providing you with resources to help you succeed.

APPS Tip of the Month - Improvements

Did you know?

 

Changes in APPS last month added security features (such as encrypting applicant TIN's) and modifying screens HUD staff use for processing electronic 2530's internally. This makes sensitive data even safer for Industry Users and assists HUD staff with processing 2530 submissions.

 

Murphy Consulting provides training and assistance on troubleshooting HUD Secure System Access, APPS & 2530 and resolving HUD Flags.  Contact us today at 410-821-6953.

REAC Tip of the Month - Relief on some common deficiencies!
Did you know?

REAC has clarified deficiencies regarding Call-for-Aide pull chords. This is not new news (as HUD released these clarifications to inspectors last Fall), but you should be seeing changes in your REAC inspection deficiencies on these items in 2011.
  
If not, see our Helpful Links below for links to the new guidance, so you can be prepared to appeal, if necessary. Better yet, have this guidance handy during an inspection, to share with the Inspector, if he or she should call out an incorrect deficiency.

Contact Denise Murphy to learn more about how we can help you resolve HUD Flags or for a referral to a qualified REAC pre-Inspection or appeal assistance firm.
TRAINING: APPS, 2530 & HUD Secure Systems 

 For more details on the below trainings click here

 

March: Los Angeles, California

    (WASS, APPS & 2530)

     March 21st

 

March:  Dallas, Texas

             SWAHMA Conference - March 23rd - 24th

             (Risk Management, Flags, HUD 2530/APPS)

 

April: Oakland, California

(Risk Management & Flags; HUD 2530 & APPS)

April 5th - 6th

 

May: Albuquerque, New Mexico

(2530, APPS, Flags & Secure Systems)

May  2nd - 3rd

 

May:  Little Rock Arkansas

       (2530, APPS, Flags & Secure Systems)

       May 9th - 10th

 

June:  San Antonio, Texas

         (2530, APPS, Flags & Secure Systems)

         June 7th - 8th

 
 
Check out our full Training Calendar here !
Next Stops: 
 Los Angeles & Dallas
Our HUD 2530 & APPS class is coming to:
  
Los Angeles California
 March 21st  

 

Dallas, Texas

March 24th 

 

For more details click here.

 

Or give us a call at 

410-821-6953

 

Around and About in 2011

March 23rd

-Dallas, Texas

Speaking at the SWAHMA Conference on "Best Practices & HUD Flags"  

 

April 11th

-Washington DC

Attending the 
 HUD Management Update at the Leading Age Conference (formerly AAHSA) 

 

May 16th-17th 

-Los Angeles, California

Speaking at the AHMA-PSW Conference on "Clearing HUD 2530 Flags"

 

May 26th

-Washington DC

Stop by our Display Booth at HAND's 20th Anniversary Luncheon

 

June 22nd - 24th

-Washington DC

Visit our Booth at the NLHA Conference

 

Contact us today to find out if we will be out your way.  

 

E-mail here with your location preferences or inquire about sponsoring a class.


Archives Available of APPS & REAC 

Back issues of our e-news, APPS & REAC News and Notes are available on-line. Click here

Helpful Links 

 
Call for Aide clarification and more (be sure to scroll down the page)
 

 

Physical Inspection Question of the Month provided as a resource by REAC-PASS
 

 

 
 
Multifamily Online Systems new resource page


The HUDdle - HUD's new blog
  
  
Applying for a DUNS Number
  
  
Registering in CCR  

 
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410-821-6953