Multifamily Housing Specialist
Certification (MHS) Exam
Rental assistance under the project-based Section 8 program is tied to:
✅✅
a. The resident
b. The project - -a. The project
No new project-based Section 8 HAP contracts may be executed by HUD with
the exception of contracts executed under the RAD PBRA program
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
CAs and PBCAs typically perform all of the following functions except:
a. Processing monthly TRACS and voucher submissions
b. Reviewing and following up on certain REAC inspection findings
✅✅
c. Updating program regulations
d. Managing annual utility allowance analysis and rent increases - -a.
Updating program regulations
The owner and the management agent must be the same business entity
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -b. False
Which party's major responsibilities include allocating and monitoring funds?
a. HUD
b. The O/A
✅✅
c. Congress
d. PBCAs and CAs - -a. HUD
How often does HUD update the HUD Handbook 4350.3?
a. Monthly
b. Annually
✅✅
c. Biennially
d. From time to time as needed - -d. From time to time as needed
Housing notices (H-notices) are: (Select all that apply)
a. Mandatory while current
b. Guidance once they expire as long as a new notice has not superseded
✅✅
them
c. Discretionary since they are not part of the CFRs - -a. Mandatory while
current
,b. Guidance once they expire as long as a new notice has not superseded
them
All multifamily requirements apply uniformly to all properties and residents,
including properties assisted under multiple programs
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -b. False
Which of the following is NOT true about the HUD Handbook 4350.3?
a. It contains rules governing eligibility and occupancy requirements
b. It provides HUD's interpretations of mandatory rules and regulations, and
advisory guidance
✅✅
c. It only applies to a few programs under the multifamily umbrella
d. It is organized by program function - -c. It only applies to a few
programs under the multifamily umbrella
The Code of Federal Regulations Parts 88-, 881, 883, and 884 are all relevant to
multifamily housing programs
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
When converting public housing units to Section 8 HAP contracts under RAD,
the PHA may select to convert units to:
a. Low-income housing tax credits
b. Project-based rental assistance (PBRA) only
c. Project-based vouchers (PBVs)
✅✅
d. Either project-based vouchers (PBVs) or project-based rental assistance
(PBRA) - -d. Either project-based vouchers (PBVs) or project-based rental
assistance (PBRA)
What office within HUD oversees the project-based Section 8 (PBRA)
program?
a. Multifamily
b. Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
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c. Community Planning and Development (CPD)
d. Office of Inspector General - -a. Multifamily
There are no differences between the requirements for running a standard
PBRA project vs. a RAD PBRA project
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -b. False
,HUD launched RAD to assess the effectiveness of converting public housing,
moderate rehabilitation properties and units under rent supplement and rental
assistance payments programs to long-term project-based Section 8
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
Which of the following are true with regards to RAD PBRA? (Select all that
apply)
a. Rental assistance is provided to PHAs through HAP contracts
✅✅
b. The initial terms of contracts are 20 years with mandatory renewals
c. Projects are treated as Pre-1981 Act projects - -a. Rental assistance is
provided to PHAs through HAP contracts
b. The initial terms of contracts are 20 years with mandatory renewals
c. Projects are treated as Pre-1981 Act projects
When must HUD approve a project's Tenant Selection Plan (TSP)?
a. When the owner adopts any waiting list preferences
b. When the owner adopts any discretionary preferences
✅✅
c. When the owner adopts a residency or homeless preference
d. HUD never needs to approve a project's TSP - -c. When the owner
adopts a residency or homeless preference
The O/A must get approval from the local HUD field office for any
non-regulatory preferences
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
For placement on the waiting list, it is not necessary for the owner to verify
preferences claimed by the applicant family
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -b. False
Which of the following is not true regarding owner-adopted preferences
a. Owners are required to adopt preferences
b. Preferences must comply with applicable fair housing and civil rights laws
c. Preferences can't supersede any program-specific preferences
✅✅
d. They are subordinate to income targeting and statutory preferences -
-a. Owners are required to adopt preferences
What happens if the family no longer qualifies for the preference? (Select all
that apply)
a. The preference must not be given
b. The family is placed back on the waiting list with the original date and time
of application
, c. The family is removed from the waiting list and must reapply - ✅✅ -a. The
preference must not be given
b. The family is placed back on the waiting list with the original date and time
of application
Owners must establish occupancy standards of two persons per bedroom
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -b. False
In determining unit size, the owner may count children who are away at school
but who will be living in the unit during breaks and vacations
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
With respect to developing occupancy standards, which of the following
apply? (Select all that apply)
a. The owner develops occupancy standards for each property in the Tenant
Selection Plan
b. The owner should consider the unit size and number of bedrooms needed
based on the family size and composition
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c. The purpose is to ensure residents are not over- or under-housed and
treated fairly and consistently - -a. The owner develops occupancy
standards for each property in the Tenant Selection Plan
b. The owner should consider the unit size and number of bedrooms needed
based on the family size and composition
c. The purpose is to ensure residents are not over- or under-housed and
treated fairly and consistently
If the family qualifies for more than one unit size, the family must be allowed to
choose the unit size they prefer
✅✅
a. True
b. False - -a. True
A larger unit may be assigned: (Select all that apply)
a. Anytime the family request it and there is a larger unit available
b. As a reasonable accommodation
c. If no other eligible family needs a larger unit, the family can move within 60
✅✅
days at its own expense, and the property does have the right sized unit but
it's unavailable - -b. As a reasonable accommodation
c. If no other eligible family needs a larger unit, the family can move within 60
days at its own expense, and the property does have the right sized unit but
it's unavailable
The owner decides when a transfer is necessary based on policies in the TSP
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