On January 4, 2021 HUD released an update to its COVID FAQs. You can find the document here.
Updated sections include:
Q: Can properties provide on-site flu shots, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 vaccines?
A: Temporary use of property common areas, parking lots, and vacant offices by providers of healthcare services to provide flu shots and/or COVID-19 testing and vaccines to residents is allowable.
Q: Are Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (SBA PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) loans subject to the normal HUD subordinate financing rules, including requiring payments from surplus cash?
A: The Department’s standard subordinate financing requirements must be followed for PPP and EIDL loans. For subsidized properties repayment can only come from surplus cash.
Q: During tenant file reviews, owners are concerned about being penalized on MORs for not having conducted annual unit inspections due to COVID-19. Will HUD forgo annual inspections for the tenant files represented at Addendum A, Section C, question 7 of form HUD-9834?
A: HUD will not waive the requirement for an owner to perform annual unit inspections at this time. Per HUD Handbook 4350.3, REV-1, paragraph 6-29.A.3, owners perform unit inspections on at least an annual basis to determine whether the appliances and equipment in the unit are functioning properly and to assess whether a component needs to be repaired or replaced. If local or state health department COVID-19 guidance prevents owners from entering a unit, the owner should consult with the tenant to confirm if there are any issues with appliances, equipment, or other components in the unit and document the tenant’s reporting. Owners may also consider utilizing electronic means to perform remote or virtual unit inspections and as a means of submitting work orders to minimize in-person interactions during the pandemic, when possible.
As well as further guidance on the CDC eviction moratorium, forbearance provisions, capital needs assessments, residual receipts, and RAD closings.
