This SPECTRUM SEMINARS, Inc. Rural Development (RD) 515 Training and S.T.A.R. Certification course is a comprehensive training on the Rural Development 515 Program leading to receiving the S.T.A.R. Rural Development certification.
The Spectrum Training Award Recipient (S.T.A.R.) may be earned by passing a certification exam after completing the Rural Development 515 course. The seminar covers handbook income, eligibility and occupancy issues, the 3560-8 Tenant Certification and the 3560 Handbook Regulations.
The STAR test will be taken online after the class. The test would be assigned to the participant and they will have a 1 to 2 week time period to complete it.
S.T.A.R. AGENDA
DAY ONE - March 20, 2018
9:00 Introduction, Review of Seminar Agenda and Materials/Legislative Update; Overview of 3650 – New Policies for Management Assets
10:15 Break
10:30 Assets continued, Definitions of Income
NOON Lunch on your Own
1:15 pm Exempted Income
1:30 Allowance & Adjusted Income; Income limits & Eligibility
2:30 Break
2:45 RD 3560-8 Tenant Certification; SPECTRUM back-up Worksheet
4:00 Submission of Tenant Certs; Penalties; Recertification Issues: When to Recertify, When Recertification is not required; Failure to recertify tenant Fraud
5:00 Day One ends
DAY TWO - March 21, 2018
9:00 Day One Review / Q and A
9:00 Occupancy Requirements; RD Occupancy & Eligibility; Affirmative Fair
Housing Plans
10:00 Break
10:15 The Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1998; Section 504 Requirements
NOON Lunch on your Own
1:15 pm Other Occupancy Issues: VAWA, Students in RD 515 Housing, Renting to Ineligibles, Continuing Eligibility, Application Requirements & Waiting Lists, Tenant Selection & Rejection/Grievance Procedures, Leasing & Security Deposits/Pet Rules, Termination of Tenancy/Eviction
2:45 Break
3:00 Overview/Q&A
4:00 Seminar completes
Meet Steve
Steve Rosenblatt began his career in Affordable Housing 40 Years ago (1978-2017). He has had the opportunity to help develop and manage thousands of units of affordable housing in his home state of Maine and has consulted on thousands more across the US and its territories.
Steve has been offering trainings for USDA since 1986, Tax Credits since 1987 and Fair Housing 504 since 1989. In his career, he has trained over 100,000 people including developers, managers, accountants, investors and State and Federal Agency staff.
He has just premiered his latest class Bring It Together (B.I.T.). With so many Laws (FH, 504, ADA, Violence Against Women Act, State Landlord Tenant Act) and many different programs in today’s affordable marketplace: RD 515, HUD 4350.3 Programs – Section 8, 202, 236, 811 – HOME and Lowe income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)…How to know what laws, regulations and rules apply.
Spectrum Seminars Inc.
Spectrum Seminars offers informative and entertaining seminars, taught by Steve Rosenblatt. Seminars and consulting provide valuable information for property owners and managers, developers, syndicators, asset managers, accountants, private corporations, and government agencies.
