MARCH 2011 -
REAC's NEW Interim RULE for PHAS
EFFECTIVE MARCH 25, 2011 FOR FYE MARCH 31
2011 PHA's and forward.....LOTS of Changes |
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SEPTEMBER 2010 -
REAC's Clarification of FAQ's
An email sent on September 10, 2010 to all
REAC Inspectors clarifying issues involving Lighting, Non-Selected Building
Health and Safety Issues, Room Egress, Window Deficiencies, Call for Aid
Devices and Electrical Hazards.
This is effective: IMMEDIATELY. |
MARCH 2011 -
REAC's Strategic Plan for 2011 - 2015
This is the new vision that is REAC with
respect to the future of PHAS, Section 8 HCV, SEMAP etc
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SEPTEMBER 2010 -
REAC's Inspector Guidance on Bedbug
Infestation Inspector Notice
2010-01 Establishes REAC inspector requirements, they must now ask
properties and record the presence of bedbugs and in which units
specifically and will not enter units that are reported as infested by
bedbugs and will record them as an Other Hazard (NON Scoring Impact) This is
effective September 13, 2010. |
JULY-2010 - EPA/HUD
Joint Training Program on Lead Paint
This is the entire training
program (zip file) with the EPA RRP (Renovation and Repair Program) and
HUD's Lead Save Housing Rule (LSHR), training manuals, instructor manuals,
power points and all appendixes. This is effective APRIL 22, 2010.
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MAY 2009 -
REAC's New Guidance on Stove/Oven Testing during a REAC Inspection
REAC has issued guidance EFFECTIVE
JULY 20, 2009 That inspectors will no longer operate stoves and ovens
but will require the property management to do it during the inspection in
thier presence. . |
MAY 2009 -
REAC's NEW Guidance on Inspecting
Electrical Boxes This
is the LATEST interpretation from REAC and guidance to REAC Inspectors who
have been erroneously recording properly secured electrical boxes as Health
and Safety Issues. Good Information.
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MAR 2009 -
REAC's New Requirement for REAC inspectors
to have and maintain insurance REAC has issued guidance EFFECTIVE
June 1st 2009 That inspectors must now carry general liability
insurance in the amounts of 1 million per occurance and 2 mil per aggregate.
While silent on whether or not you can require them to name you additional
insured. I recommend that you follow your corporate policies and do what is
necessary to properly protect your interests. |
JAN 2008 -
REAC's NEW Complilation
Bulletin This
is the LATEST and Greatest of REAC "Interpretation" and "Wisdom" for
guidance for Inspectors conducting REAC Inspections, It REPLACES all
previous guidance written or distributed by REAC.
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SEPT 2007 -
E-MAIL Sent to REAC
Inspectors on September 20, 2007 warning on using coercion when scheduling
REAC inspections This
email advises all REAC Inspectors that they must NEGOTIATE the date and time
of the REAC Property Inspection with your agency and do try an coerce or
"strong arm" is a violation of professional conduct |
MARCH 2007 -
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR PHA Physical Condition Score from the Individual
Property Scores This is
for public housing authorities wishing to see how REAC calculates thier PHAS
Physical Condition score (Viewable Document only) Get the full version of
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A REAC INSPECTION by
clicking the phrase. |
FEBRUARY 2007 - E-Mail
Response From REAC The
Issue with DISCONNECTED
UTILITIES NOW BEING INSPECTED CONTINUES....I am attaching 3 emails, the
first asks for an explanation for the sudden change, the second is a
response from the Director of REAC explaining the reason for the change and
the third is a plea for reconsideration and the reasons why.
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FEBRUARY 2007 - Ms.
Hansen's Final Response
The Director of REAC responds to the previous e-mail I sent begging for
reconsideration. BOTTOM LINE IS HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE PENALIZED FOR
DISCONNECTED UTILITIES REGARDLESS OF THE REASON
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FEBRUARY 2007 -
Inspector Notice 2007-01 DISCONNECTED
UTILITIES IN OCCUPIED UNITS SELECTED FOR INSPECTION. As of February 1st,
2007 Inspectors MUST now inspect units that are occupied and selected for
inspection EVEN though they have not paid their energy bill and the
utilities are turned off...... click on the colored area for the full notice
from REAC. |
FEBRUARY 2007 -
OUTSOURCING YOUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT - WHITE
PAPER For PHA's
considering this option be very careful to consider the issues in this
paper. |
October 2006 -
Post Office Verification Form This
is the form provided by Ms. Kate O'Connor from the Town of Mansfield Housing
Authority for a request to the USPS for address verification. It is in basic
RTF format that you can modify with most word processing programs. |
July 2006 - FCC
Fact Sheet on Satellite Dishes This
is the Over the Air Reception Devices RULE - Preemption of Restrictions on
Placement of Direct Broadcast Satellite, Multichannel Multipoint
Distribution Service and TV Broadcast Antennas. |
June 2006 -
Puerto Rico Gets Special Allowances on REAC Inspections From HUD This
is a copy of the REAC agreed to waiver of REAC protocols that most of the
PHAs have to follow (except NYC listed below) the PRHA gets advance notice
of which units will be inspected among other things.
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April 2005 - HUD IG
letter Sample This
sample letter used to protest and seeks interpretation of HUDs possible
violation of 1998 QHWRA and Part 902 CFR by not utilizing 3rd party
independent inspectors to conduct REAC inspections but using PIH-REAC
Personnel, |
January 2005 - PIH
Notice 2005-4 Exigent Health and Safety Deficiency Correction Certification
- New Reporting Procedures This
notice describes the new electronic exigent health & safety (EHS) system for
PHA's it is in effect immediately
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January 2004 - Sample Operations
& Maintenance Plan for Mold and Moisture Control in Public Housing This
plan is an adobe acrobat viewable document to review, it includes an
adaptable PHA maintenance plan ready for board review and adoption, sample
maintenance work order procedures and inspection forms as well as procedures
for remediation. There is also a Resident Lease Addendum, resident tip sheet
and resident follow up letter (after mold cleanup) In addition there is a
full glossary and valuable internet links.
THE FULL(UPCS/MOLD) KIT WITH THE ABOVE IN
A PRINTABLE FORMAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE (199.95) BY CLICKING ON
THE LINK UPCS/MOLD INSPECTION KIT (You
can view the contents of the kit as well)
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February 9,
2004 - PIH-REAC's latest guidance on
PHAS -Guidance on the Appeals Process Provides
some clarification to the appeals process for PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES
and clears up some items that are not clear. |
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November 7 & 17,
2003 - PIH-REAC's latest
COMPLIATION BULLETIN CHANGES The
changes to the changes to the changes to UPCS regarding the
interpretations of the Compliation bulletin originally issued August 26,
2003. This one involves Lighting and double keyed locks to mention only a
few. |
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November 5,
2003 - New York City Housing Authority Special Protocol from REAC -
NYCHA - PROTOCOL
the unconfirmed document obtained through
several confidential sources and denied by REAC, showing how NYCHA has
been recently receiving special treatment by REAC compared to other PHA's |
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August 26, 2002
- Compilation Bulletin -
With Commentary the
controversial document published by REAC which makes changes to the
officially published federal register notices. Additionally there is
commentary and interpretations by PIH-REAC. |
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