JAHMA Virtual Membership Meeting, Election of Officers & Webinar
How to Detect Resident & Applicant Fraud
Presented by: Heather Wezensky, CPO™, FHC™, SHCM™, AHM, President, STAR Compliance Consulting, Selding, LLC
With the increasing shortage of affordable housing in the US, there is a small percentage of people who are willfully providing false information or altered documents to housing providers in order to try to qualify for housing. In this session we will give you tips on how to detect fraud and what to look for on applications, questionnaires, resident provided documents and 3rd party verifications. We will discuss ways to protect management and the owner from reportable non-compliance if fraud is detected by an outside 3rd party. Lastly, we will discuss how to report resident and applicant fraud to the appropriate government agencies.
Agenda
1 p.m. Sign On
1:15 p.m. JAHMA Election of 2025 Officers
1:20-2:50 p.m. How to Detect Resident & Applicant Fraud
2:50-3 p.m. Q&A and Closing Remarks
About the Presenter
Heather Wezensky, CPO™, FHC™, SHCM™, AHM, President, STAR Compliance Consulting, Selding, LLC
Heather brings knowledge from both the property management and regulatory sides of affordable housing industry. She is a 27-year property management veteran; in addition, she has served as the previous manager for both the PBCA Section 8 Contract Administration and LIHTC Program Compliance departments within the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). Prior to that, she was a Project Manager with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Heather is an expert in Fair Housing practices and affordable housing program compliance rules and regulations. These skills allowed her to serve as an expert witness for a recent high-profile Federal Fair Housing property management case. Heather has first-hand insight into the latest affordable housing compliance trends all due to her on-site consulting work with multiple affordable housing programs, in addition to her company reviewing over 1000 resident files on a monthly basis. Her ability to comprehend the complex rules and regulations of the affordable housing industry, allows her to assist her clients across the country to stay compliant with not only state monitoring and government agencies, but also with Fair Housing laws. Heather is the past Chair of NAHMA’s National Fair Housing Committee and is currently the incoming Chair of their Education and Training Committee. She also sits on the SHCM™ Special Advisory & Technical Committee. Heather was given the distinct honor of NAHMA’s Industry Achievement Award in 2019 and is a current NAHMA approved CPO™, BCD™ and FHC™ Instructor.
Registration
A certificate of completion including 1.5 hours of CEUs will be provided following the completion of this session. Registration fees must be paid in full prior to the virtual meeting. Substitutions are permitted.
Course link and materials will be sent via email prior to the course date. Fees and reasonable expenses for the course are an approved project expense. Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be refunded less a $35 processing charge