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Section 8 Admin. Fees: Now You See 'Em
To help housing agencies (HAs) maximize their administrative fee earnings,
this AudioShort will provide practical information on potential ways for them
to cope with the challenges presented by the admin. fee and fee reserve provisions
in the FY 2003 Appropriations bill and HUD’s implementation of them. Specifically,
panelists will provide useful information for HAs to consider, that may help them
avoid recaptures of their earned admin. fees and to add to their Section 8 administrative
fee reserves in the future. Panelists will also provide an update on the Section
8 admin. fee lawsuit based on the FY 2003 bill.
The FY 2004 conference report created a pro-rata administrative fee formula for
the first time in the history of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program,
which is based on the amount LHAs were eligible to receive in FY 2003. Given that
FY 2003 featured a de facto expense-based administrative fee (requiring recaptured
earnings in certain instances), what implications might the FY 2004 bill (pending
final vote and enactment into law) have on your agency now and into the future?
The FY 2004 conference report also contains ambiguous language limiting the use
of Section 8 administrative fee reserves to activities related to the provision
of Section 8 rental assistance, including related development activities. Further
clarification is needed, but the FY 2004 bill may mark a dramatic change in the
Federal government’s role over the purposes for which Section 8 administrative
fee reserves could be spent beyond “other housing purposes.” Panelists
will help you sift the finer points of the FY 2004 bill, and explain what you
can do to retain your hard earned administrative fees.
Moderator:
Xenia (Sammie) Szabo
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of Upland
Upland, CA
Panelists:
Jason Casterline
President
Casterline Associates, Inc.
Valley Forge, PA
Bill Maher
General Counsel
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Washington, DC
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