Voucher Managers Get Advice on SEMAP Audits, HUD RIM Reviews

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Section 8 voucher managers need to schedule the time to deal with HUD's more intense monitoring by reviewing their administrative plan to make sure that it is implemented properly and results in correct income calculations, said Gail Neibauer, executive director of the Hingham, Mass., Housing Authority. A former director of the Boston Housing Authority's voucher program, Neibauer said that administrators shouldn't wait until after their fiscal year has ended to deal with HUD rental integrity monitoring (RIM) reviews and audits to verify information submitted under the Section 8 management assessment program (SEMAP). She spoke at a workshop at the recent National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) annual conference in Baltimore. "A common experience for all of us is that we have a complete lack of time for this," said Neibauer. "The way to shine in RIM and SEMAP is to prepare, and you've got to block out time to do this." For either SEMAP or RIM, the first thing HUD asks for is a copy of a PHA's policies and procedures, which should all be part of the Section 8 administrative plan, said Neibauer. She said that PHAs have gotten bad reviews for not implementing specific items in their plans.