Date: May 28th, 2026

Time: 1pmET | 12pm CT | 11am MT | 10am PT

Duration: 120 Minutes

Description:

HOTMA is no longer a future concern  it’s reshaping housing compliance right now, and the January 1, 2027 deadline is closer than you think.

Enacted in 2016, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) has entered its most critical implementation phase. HUD’s sweeping updates tied to Sections 102, 103, and 104 are fundamentally changing how Public Housing Authorities and Section 8 program administrators operate  from how you calculate income and evaluate assets, to how you handle recertifications and determine tenant eligibility.

These aren’t technical tweaks. They are ground-level changes that affect what happens in your office every single day. This session cuts through the complexity and delivers exactly what you need: clear, practical, field-ready guidance to apply the new HOTMA standards with confidence before compliance gaps turn into costly mistakes.

Topics Covered:

• HOTMA Overview & Compliance Timeline
• Over-Income Family Requirements .
• Income Inclusions & Exclusions .
• Deductions Under HOTMA .
• Earned Income Disregard Elimination.
• Net Family Assets
• Hardship Exemptions .
• Interim Reexaminations.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the key HOTMA requirements for PHAs related to over-income families, income reviews, and asset limitations.
• Apply updated income inclusion and exclusion rules and allowable deductions under the new framework.
• Implement the elimination of earned income disregard and understand its operational impact.
• Determine net family asset inclusions, exclusions, and when asset limitations apply.
• Recognize hardship exemption criteria and correctly apply them to qualifying family expenses.
• Conduct compliant interim reexaminations under the revised HOTMA guidelines.
• Issue proper notifications to over-income families in accordance with HUD requirements.

Who Should Attend

• Public Housing Authority (PHA) Staff

• Property Managers & Assistant Managers

• Occupancy Specialists

• Compliance Officers & Compliance Staff

• Site Supervisors & Regional Managers overseeing income calculations and file reviews

• Anyone auditing files, approving recertifications, or managing move-ins under HUD-assisted programs

About Our Speaker 

Tina M. Austin

CEO, Compliance One | Affordable Housing Compliance Expert

With more than 15 years of hands-on experience in the affordable housing industry, Tina M. Austin has built a reputation as one of the most trusted voices in HUD compliance. Her career spans every level of property operations from on-site property management to Vice President of Operations —giving her an unmatched ground-level perspective on what compliance looks like in practice, not just on paper.