MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION (MHS) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Rental aaassistance aaunder aathe aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aaprogram aais aatied
aato:
a. aaThe aaresident
b. aaThe aaproject aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aaproject
No aanew aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aaHAP aacontracts aamay aabe aaexecuted aaby
aaHUD aawith aathe aaexception aaof aacontracts aaexecuted aaunder aathe aaRAD
aaPBRA aaprogram
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
CAs aaand aaPBCAs aatypically aaperform aaall aaof aathe aafollowing aafunctions
aaexcept:
a. aaProcessing aamonthly aaTRACS aaand aavoucher aasubmissions
b. aaReviewing aaand aafollowing aaup aaon aacertain aaREAC aainspection aafindings
c. aaUpdating aaprogram aaregulations
d. aaManaging aaannual aautility aaallowance aaanalysis aaand aarent aaincreases aa-
aaAnswer aaa. aaUpdating aaprogram aaregulations
The aaowner aaand aathe aamanagement aaagent aamust aabe aathe aasame aabusiness
aaentity
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaparty's aamajor aaresponsibilities aainclude aaallocating aaand aamonitoring
aafunds?
a. aaHUD
b. aaThe aaO/A
c. aaCongress
d. aaPBCAs aaand aaCAs aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaHUD
How aaoften aadoes aaHUD aaupdate aathe aaHUD aaHandbook aa4350.3?
a. aaMonthly
b. aaAnnually
c. aaBiennially
,d. aaFrom aatime aato aatime aaas aaneeded aa- aaAnswer aad. aaFrom aatime aato aatime
aaas aaneeded
Housing aanotices aa(H-notices) aaare: aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaMandatory aawhile aacurrent
b. aaGuidance aaonce aathey aaexpire aaas aalong aaas aaa aanew aanotice aahas aanot
aasuperseded aathem
c. aaDiscretionary aasince aathey aaare aanot aapart aaof aathe aaCFRs aa- aaAnswer aaa.
aaMandatory aawhile aacurrent
b. aaGuidance aaonce aathey aaexpire aaas aalong aaas aaa aanew aanotice aahas aanot
aasuperseded aathem
All aamultifamily aarequirements aaapply aauniformly aato aaall aaproperties aaand
aaresidents, aaincluding aaproperties aaassisted aaunder aamultiple aaprograms
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaNOT aatrue aaabout aathe aaHUD aaHandbook
aa4350.3?
a. aaIt aacontains aarules aagoverning aaeligibility aaand aaoccupancy aarequirements
b. aaIt aaprovides aaHUD's aainterpretations aaof aamandatory aarules aaand aaregulations,
aaand aaadvisory aaguidance
c. aaIt aaonly aaapplies aato aaa aafew aaprograms aaunder aathe aamultifamily aaumbrella
d. aaIt aais aaorganized aaby aaprogram aafunction aa- aaAnswer aac. aaIt aaonly aaapplies
aato aaa aafew aaprograms aaunder aathe aamultifamily aaumbrella
The aaCode aaof aaFederal aaRegulations aaParts aa88-, aa881, aa883, aaand aa884 aaare
aaall aarelevant aato aamultifamily aahousing aaprograms
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
When aaconverting aapublic aahousing aaunits aato aaSection aa8 aaHAP aacontracts
aaunder aaRAD, aathe aaPHA aamay aaselect aato aaconvert aaunits aato:
a. aaLow-income aahousing aatax aacredits
b. aaProject-based aarental aaassistance aa(PBRA) aaonly
c. aaProject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs)
d. aaEither aaproject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs) aaor aaproject-based aarental
aaassistance aa(PBRA) aa- aaAnswer aad. aaEither aaproject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs)
aaor aaproject-based aarental aaassistance aa(PBRA)
What aaoffice aawithin aaHUD aaoversees aathe aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aa(PBRA)
aaprogram?
a. aaMultifamily
b. aaPublic aaand aaIndian aaHousing aa(PIH)
c. aaCommunity aaPlanning aaand aaDevelopment aa(CPD)
d. aaOffice aaof aaInspector aaGeneral aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaMultifamily
,There aaare aano aadifferences aabetween aathe aarequirements aafor aarunning aaa
aastandard aaPBRA aaproject aavs. aaa aaRAD aaPBRA aaproject
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
HUD aalaunched aaRAD aato aaassess aathe aaeffectiveness aaof aaconverting aapublic
aahousing, aamoderate aarehabilitation aaproperties aaand aaunits aaunder aarent
aasupplement aaand aarental aaassistance aapayments aaprograms aato aalong-term
aaproject-based aaSection aa8
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aaare aatrue aawith aaregards aato aaRAD aaPBRA? aa(Select
aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaRental aaassistance aais aaprovided aato aaPHAs aathrough aaHAP aacontracts
b. aaThe aainitial aaterms aaof aacontracts aaare aa20 aayears aawith aamandatory
aarenewals
c. aaProjects aaare aatreated aaas aaPre-1981 aaAct aaprojects aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaRental
aaassistance aais aaprovided aato aaPHAs aathrough aaHAP aacontracts
b. aaThe aainitial aaterms aaof aacontracts aaare aa20 aayears aawith aamandatory
aarenewals
c. aaProjects aaare aatreated aaas aaPre-1981 aaAct aaprojects
When aamust aaHUD aaapprove aaa aaproject's aaTenant aaSelection aaPlan aa(TSP)?
a. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaany aawaiting aalist aapreferences
b. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaany aadiscretionary aapreferences
c. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaa aaresidency aaor aahomeless aapreference
d. aaHUD aanever aaneeds aato aaapprove aaa aaproject's aaTSP aa- aaAnswer aac.
aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaa aaresidency aaor aahomeless aapreference
The aaO/A aamust aaget aaapproval aafrom aathe aalocal aaHUD aafield aaoffice aafor aaany
aanon-regulatory aapreferences
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
For aaplacement aaon aathe aawaiting aalist, aait aais aanot aanecessary aafor aathe
aaowner aato aaverify aapreferences aaclaimed aaby aathe aaapplicant aafamily
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aanot aatrue aaregarding aaowner-adopted aapreferences
a. aaOwners aaare aarequired aato aaadopt aapreferences
b. aaPreferences aamust aacomply aawith aaapplicable aafair aahousing aaand aacivil
aarights aalaws
c. aaPreferences aacan't aasupersede aaany aaprogram-specific aapreferences
, d. aaThey aaare aasubordinate aato aaincome aatargeting aaand aastatutory aapreferences
aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaOwners aaare aarequired aato aaadopt aapreferences
What aahappens aaif aathe aafamily aano aalonger aaqualifies aafor aathe aapreference?
aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaThe aapreference aamust aanot aabe aagiven
b. aaThe aafamily aais aaplaced aaback aaon aathe aawaiting aalist aawith aathe aaoriginal
aadate aaand aatime aaof aaapplication
c. aaThe aafamily aais aaremoved aafrom aathe aawaiting aalist aaand aamust aareapply aa-
aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aapreference aamust aanot aabe aagiven
b. aaThe aafamily aais aaplaced aaback aaon aathe aawaiting aalist aawith aathe aaoriginal
aadate aaand aatime aaof aaapplication
Owners aamust aaestablish aaoccupancy aastandards aaof aatwo aapersons aaper
aabedroom
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
In aadetermining aaunit aasize, aathe aaowner aamay aacount aachildren aawho aaare
aaaway aaat aaschool aabut aawho aawill aabe aaliving aain aathe aaunit aaduring aabreaks
aaand aavacations
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
With aarespect aato aadeveloping aaoccupancy aastandards, aawhich aaof aathe
aafollowing aaapply? aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaThe aaowner aadevelops aaoccupancy aastandards aafor aaeach aaproperty aain aathe
aaTenant aaSelection aaPlan
b. aaThe aaowner aashould aaconsider aathe aaunit aasize aaand aanumber aaof
aabedrooms aaneeded aabased aaon aathe aafamily aasize aaand aacomposition
c. aaThe aapurpose aais aato aaensure aaresidents aaare aanot aaover- aaor aaunder-
housed aaand aatreated aafairly aaand aaconsistently aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aaowner
aadevelops aaoccupancy aastandards aafor aaeach aaproperty aain aathe aaTenant
aaSelection aaPlan
b. aaThe aaowner aashould aaconsider aathe aaunit aasize aaand aanumber aaof
aabedrooms aaneeded aabased aaon aathe aafamily aasize aaand aacomposition
c. aaThe aapurpose aais aato aaensure aaresidents aaare aanot aaover- aaor aaunder-
housed aaand aatreated aafairly aaand aaconsistently
If aathe aafamily aaqualifies aafor aamore aathan aaone aaunit aasize, aathe aafamily aamust
aabe aaallowed aato aachoose aathe aaunit aasize aathey aaprefer
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
A aalarger aaunit aamay aabe aaassigned: aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaAnytime aathe aafamily aarequest aait aaand aathere aais aaa aalarger aaunit aaavailable
CERTIFICATION (MHS) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Rental aaassistance aaunder aathe aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aaprogram aais aatied
aato:
a. aaThe aaresident
b. aaThe aaproject aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aaproject
No aanew aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aaHAP aacontracts aamay aabe aaexecuted aaby
aaHUD aawith aathe aaexception aaof aacontracts aaexecuted aaunder aathe aaRAD
aaPBRA aaprogram
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
CAs aaand aaPBCAs aatypically aaperform aaall aaof aathe aafollowing aafunctions
aaexcept:
a. aaProcessing aamonthly aaTRACS aaand aavoucher aasubmissions
b. aaReviewing aaand aafollowing aaup aaon aacertain aaREAC aainspection aafindings
c. aaUpdating aaprogram aaregulations
d. aaManaging aaannual aautility aaallowance aaanalysis aaand aarent aaincreases aa-
aaAnswer aaa. aaUpdating aaprogram aaregulations
The aaowner aaand aathe aamanagement aaagent aamust aabe aathe aasame aabusiness
aaentity
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaparty's aamajor aaresponsibilities aainclude aaallocating aaand aamonitoring
aafunds?
a. aaHUD
b. aaThe aaO/A
c. aaCongress
d. aaPBCAs aaand aaCAs aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaHUD
How aaoften aadoes aaHUD aaupdate aathe aaHUD aaHandbook aa4350.3?
a. aaMonthly
b. aaAnnually
c. aaBiennially
,d. aaFrom aatime aato aatime aaas aaneeded aa- aaAnswer aad. aaFrom aatime aato aatime
aaas aaneeded
Housing aanotices aa(H-notices) aaare: aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaMandatory aawhile aacurrent
b. aaGuidance aaonce aathey aaexpire aaas aalong aaas aaa aanew aanotice aahas aanot
aasuperseded aathem
c. aaDiscretionary aasince aathey aaare aanot aapart aaof aathe aaCFRs aa- aaAnswer aaa.
aaMandatory aawhile aacurrent
b. aaGuidance aaonce aathey aaexpire aaas aalong aaas aaa aanew aanotice aahas aanot
aasuperseded aathem
All aamultifamily aarequirements aaapply aauniformly aato aaall aaproperties aaand
aaresidents, aaincluding aaproperties aaassisted aaunder aamultiple aaprograms
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaNOT aatrue aaabout aathe aaHUD aaHandbook
aa4350.3?
a. aaIt aacontains aarules aagoverning aaeligibility aaand aaoccupancy aarequirements
b. aaIt aaprovides aaHUD's aainterpretations aaof aamandatory aarules aaand aaregulations,
aaand aaadvisory aaguidance
c. aaIt aaonly aaapplies aato aaa aafew aaprograms aaunder aathe aamultifamily aaumbrella
d. aaIt aais aaorganized aaby aaprogram aafunction aa- aaAnswer aac. aaIt aaonly aaapplies
aato aaa aafew aaprograms aaunder aathe aamultifamily aaumbrella
The aaCode aaof aaFederal aaRegulations aaParts aa88-, aa881, aa883, aaand aa884 aaare
aaall aarelevant aato aamultifamily aahousing aaprograms
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
When aaconverting aapublic aahousing aaunits aato aaSection aa8 aaHAP aacontracts
aaunder aaRAD, aathe aaPHA aamay aaselect aato aaconvert aaunits aato:
a. aaLow-income aahousing aatax aacredits
b. aaProject-based aarental aaassistance aa(PBRA) aaonly
c. aaProject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs)
d. aaEither aaproject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs) aaor aaproject-based aarental
aaassistance aa(PBRA) aa- aaAnswer aad. aaEither aaproject-based aavouchers aa(PBVs)
aaor aaproject-based aarental aaassistance aa(PBRA)
What aaoffice aawithin aaHUD aaoversees aathe aaproject-based aaSection aa8 aa(PBRA)
aaprogram?
a. aaMultifamily
b. aaPublic aaand aaIndian aaHousing aa(PIH)
c. aaCommunity aaPlanning aaand aaDevelopment aa(CPD)
d. aaOffice aaof aaInspector aaGeneral aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaMultifamily
,There aaare aano aadifferences aabetween aathe aarequirements aafor aarunning aaa
aastandard aaPBRA aaproject aavs. aaa aaRAD aaPBRA aaproject
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
HUD aalaunched aaRAD aato aaassess aathe aaeffectiveness aaof aaconverting aapublic
aahousing, aamoderate aarehabilitation aaproperties aaand aaunits aaunder aarent
aasupplement aaand aarental aaassistance aapayments aaprograms aato aalong-term
aaproject-based aaSection aa8
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aaare aatrue aawith aaregards aato aaRAD aaPBRA? aa(Select
aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaRental aaassistance aais aaprovided aato aaPHAs aathrough aaHAP aacontracts
b. aaThe aainitial aaterms aaof aacontracts aaare aa20 aayears aawith aamandatory
aarenewals
c. aaProjects aaare aatreated aaas aaPre-1981 aaAct aaprojects aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaRental
aaassistance aais aaprovided aato aaPHAs aathrough aaHAP aacontracts
b. aaThe aainitial aaterms aaof aacontracts aaare aa20 aayears aawith aamandatory
aarenewals
c. aaProjects aaare aatreated aaas aaPre-1981 aaAct aaprojects
When aamust aaHUD aaapprove aaa aaproject's aaTenant aaSelection aaPlan aa(TSP)?
a. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaany aawaiting aalist aapreferences
b. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaany aadiscretionary aapreferences
c. aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaa aaresidency aaor aahomeless aapreference
d. aaHUD aanever aaneeds aato aaapprove aaa aaproject's aaTSP aa- aaAnswer aac.
aaWhen aathe aaowner aaadopts aaa aaresidency aaor aahomeless aapreference
The aaO/A aamust aaget aaapproval aafrom aathe aalocal aaHUD aafield aaoffice aafor aaany
aanon-regulatory aapreferences
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
For aaplacement aaon aathe aawaiting aalist, aait aais aanot aanecessary aafor aathe
aaowner aato aaverify aapreferences aaclaimed aaby aathe aaapplicant aafamily
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aais aanot aatrue aaregarding aaowner-adopted aapreferences
a. aaOwners aaare aarequired aato aaadopt aapreferences
b. aaPreferences aamust aacomply aawith aaapplicable aafair aahousing aaand aacivil
aarights aalaws
c. aaPreferences aacan't aasupersede aaany aaprogram-specific aapreferences
, d. aaThey aaare aasubordinate aato aaincome aatargeting aaand aastatutory aapreferences
aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaOwners aaare aarequired aato aaadopt aapreferences
What aahappens aaif aathe aafamily aano aalonger aaqualifies aafor aathe aapreference?
aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaThe aapreference aamust aanot aabe aagiven
b. aaThe aafamily aais aaplaced aaback aaon aathe aawaiting aalist aawith aathe aaoriginal
aadate aaand aatime aaof aaapplication
c. aaThe aafamily aais aaremoved aafrom aathe aawaiting aalist aaand aamust aareapply aa-
aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aapreference aamust aanot aabe aagiven
b. aaThe aafamily aais aaplaced aaback aaon aathe aawaiting aalist aawith aathe aaoriginal
aadate aaand aatime aaof aaapplication
Owners aamust aaestablish aaoccupancy aastandards aaof aatwo aapersons aaper
aabedroom
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aab. aaFalse
In aadetermining aaunit aasize, aathe aaowner aamay aacount aachildren aawho aaare
aaaway aaat aaschool aabut aawho aawill aabe aaliving aain aathe aaunit aaduring aabreaks
aaand aavacations
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
With aarespect aato aadeveloping aaoccupancy aastandards, aawhich aaof aathe
aafollowing aaapply? aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaThe aaowner aadevelops aaoccupancy aastandards aafor aaeach aaproperty aain aathe
aaTenant aaSelection aaPlan
b. aaThe aaowner aashould aaconsider aathe aaunit aasize aaand aanumber aaof
aabedrooms aaneeded aabased aaon aathe aafamily aasize aaand aacomposition
c. aaThe aapurpose aais aato aaensure aaresidents aaare aanot aaover- aaor aaunder-
housed aaand aatreated aafairly aaand aaconsistently aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaThe aaowner
aadevelops aaoccupancy aastandards aafor aaeach aaproperty aain aathe aaTenant
aaSelection aaPlan
b. aaThe aaowner aashould aaconsider aathe aaunit aasize aaand aanumber aaof
aabedrooms aaneeded aabased aaon aathe aafamily aasize aaand aacomposition
c. aaThe aapurpose aais aato aaensure aaresidents aaare aanot aaover- aaor aaunder-
housed aaand aatreated aafairly aaand aaconsistently
If aathe aafamily aaqualifies aafor aamore aathan aaone aaunit aasize, aathe aafamily aamust
aabe aaallowed aato aachoose aathe aaunit aasize aathey aaprefer
a. aaTrue
b. aaFalse aa- aaAnswer aaa. aaTrue
A aalarger aaunit aamay aabe aaassigned: aa(Select aaall aathat aaapply)
a. aaAnytime aathe aafamily aarequest aait aaand aathere aais aaa aalarger aaunit aaavailable
