New York, New York, United States
Compliance Specialist with over 12 years of experience in HUD regulation, Section 8 certification, AMI% Affordable Housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit.
Avalon Bay AMI% based and LIHTC Affordable Housing Program with Section 8 subsidy inclusion. Managing portfolio for communities in Long Island, Westchester NY, Boston and Connecticut regions. All initial applications and annual recertifications. Applicant and reasonable accommodation waitlists management. Lease renewal management.
*Annual Recertifications, Student Status and Income Affidavits for all HOME units. *Respond to open non-compliance issues with HPD or syndicator. *Maintain neat, accurate, complete, and organized compliance affordable housing files for current and former residents, consistent with applicable program and retention requirements. *Complete all HOME HL rent rolls, HPD e-rent roll and Annual owner’s Certification. *Recertifications- HTC, HOME, Income Affidavit and Attachment J-2 Verification, e-rent roll. *Secure third-party verification of resident qualifications for program eligibility.
• Manage a caseload of 450+ vouchers for the County’s HUD Section 8 Program. • Verify income eligibility for new participants and yearly recertifications for existing voucher holders. Income analysis and Housing Assistance Payment calculation for all program participants. • Processing of all unit transfers within the County and Porting of vouchers to all U.S. States and Puerto Rico. • Identifying income discrepancies for HUD repayments and interim changes in household income. • Knowledge in HSCVS (State Housing Choice Voucher System), Rent Reasonable Search, EIV and Work Number/ Equifax.
• Managed office for highest elected officeholders in Nassau County, NY. • Scheduling and calendar management. • Gatekeeper for all visitors. Handled all front desk duties. • Organized senior citizen monthly events, prepared citations for event honorees (Boy Scouts, Veterans, Business of The Month, Government Officials). • Follow up through AIM inter-office communications systems of all constituent affairs and complaints for the Department of Housing, Social Services, Consumer Affairs, Civil Service, Human Resources, Human Rights Commission and the Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA). • Held active membership in community outreach teams through mobile Town Halls, town fairs and fundraisers. Non-partisan.
• Simultaneous interpreting between local government representatives and representatives abroad. • Translation of all website content and all government written material (Portfolio upon request). • Constituent relations, focusing on immigration and all Spanish speaking community needs.