Housing Compliance Specialist

About the job

The Housing Compliance Specialist will Monitor and provide administrative support ensuring regulatory compliance, financial success and stability of the properties owned by VOANS. Monitor the administration of property compliance with affordable housing programs, including, but not limited to HUD (Section 8/202/811), LIHTC, Tax Exempt Bond, HOME, CDBG, (N)HTF, CMF, FDIC, and VOANS policies.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary owner contact with compliance monitoring agencies related to required reporting, audits and inspections.
• Collaborate with Management Agents to prepare for audits and inspections requested by monitoring agencies, attend audits and inspections when needed, and ensure that all deficiencies found are promptly and accurately addressed by the required deadline.
• Affiliate with the VP of Housing Compliance with the transition of projects from the development pipeline to operations, and track the compliance progress and performance of projects throughout the initial lease-up period and up to the project’s conversion to permanent financing.
• Monitor and provide administrative support for the maintenance of monitoring agencies’ online compliance systems, such as HUD Secure Systems, Rural Development MINC system, State Agency LIHTC data systems, and Bond reporting systems.
• Monitor and provide administrative support for the maintenance of monitoring agencies’ online compliance systems, such as HUD Secure Systems, Rural Development MINC system, State Agency LIHTC data systems, and Bond reporting systems.
• Monitor and provide administrative support for the maintenance of monitoring agencies’ online compliance systems, such as HUD Secure Systems, Rural Development MINC system, State Agency LIHTC data systems, and Bond reporting systems.
• Conduct compliance training as needed to ensure quality and consistency of operations as well as prompt communication of any changes requiring implementation.
• Affiliate with any changes in management agents.
• Communicate changes to regulations and policies of affordable housing programs and/or compliance monitoring agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a minimum of five (5) years’ experience operating with HUD Multifamily Housing and LIHTC programs.
• Must have prior experience with both programs.
• Experience or familiarity with other affordable housing programs within the VOANS portfolio (Tax Exempt Bond, HOME, CDBG, (N)HTF, USDA Rural Development Section 515, CMF, FDIC) is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of basic multifamily property management concepts and best practices, including landlord-tenant regulation.
• HCCP, C3P, or a similar professional certification for LIHTC.
• COS, CPO, or a similar professional certification for HUD Multifamily programs.
• FHC or similar professional certification for Fair Housing preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with RealPage OneSite property management software is preferred.

Qualifications

• Other Certificates/Certifications (C3P/SCHM/COS/BOS etc.)
• Veterans Program and or/NMTC experience a plus.
• Comfort with property management software such as Onesite/RealPage, and AppFolio.