Thursday, October 30, 2025
2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT
 
About This Training
Your multifamily property’s Project-Based Section 8 HAP (PBS8) Contract expires in 12 months. How well do you understand the contract renewal options consistent with HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy? Does your expiring contract qualify for renewal under the Mark-Up-to-Market (MUTM) option? Will the renewal application require a Rent Comparability Study? If your day-to-day job responsibilities involve developing and implementing strategies to maximize a portfolio's PBS8 contracts, this back-to-basics webcast is for you. 
 
Join host Vinnie Viola and Mark Burch, contract renewal manager at Quadel, for an insightful. value-added training on the options and requirements for PBS8 contract renewals. In this webcast, Mark will highlight key sections in HUD’s Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide and offer practical tips to help ensure success with your next PBS8 contract renewal application. 
 
Agenda
1. Owner/Agent Submission Requirements with Form HUD 9624
2. What Renewal Term Should You Consider?
3. Submitting Your Renewal on Time
4. Six Options for Renewal of Expiring Contracts
5. OCAF and Budget-Based Rent Adjustments
6. Federal Register - Notice of OCAF and UAF for 2025
7. Tips for Successfully Renewing Your HAP Contract 
 
Is This Training for Me?
This training is ideal for multifamily professionals with responsibility for
evaluating project-based Section 8 contract renewal options and maximizing
Housing Assistance Payments and other benefits for the owner:
 
• Project Owners, Operators
• General Partners & Managing Members
• Senior Property Management Staff
• Multifamily Asset Managers
• Property Compliance Staff
• HUD, State Housing Agency & PHA Staff
 
Vinnie hosts all of Birch Island's live webcasts. Please contact him at 617-905-6340 or Vinnie@BirchIslandREC.com with any questions about this training.
 
About the Presenters
Vinnie Viola
Vinnie Viola is principal of Birch Island Real Estate Consulting. Formed in 2013, the practice consults with developers, operators, and investors of multifamily housing about the intricacies Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and maximizing real estate operations. Vinnie is passionate about asset management and coaching professionals in the affordable housing space. Over the past decade, he has hosted nearly 300 live webcasts and delivered private trainings on multifamily asset management practices and related topics.
 
Vinnie’s experience builds on work in for-profit, government and not-for-profit organizations that invest in, manage and regulate affordable housing. He spent ten years in leadership roles at Boston Financial Investment Management and Boston Capital, which provided a solid foundation in real estate asset management and the LIHTC program. ​​More recently, Vinnie served as Director of Asset Management at Madison Park Development Corporation. He earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MPA from the University of Texas, Dallas; he holds a certificate in real estate finance from Boston University’s Metropolitan College.
 
Mark Burch
Mark Burch is a highly skilled and dedicated professional who supervises the Contract Renewal and Rent Adjustment departments for both Indiana and North Carolina Quadel. Quadel, as the Project Based Contract Administration (PBCA), works in coordination with its state partners to provide accurate and timely processing of contract renewal requests in accordance with HUD guidelines. A graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University School of Law, Mark joined Quadel in 2012 and has deep expertise in the complexities involved in Section 8 Contract Renewals, working with HUD, training new employees, and helping agents and owners understand their best options moving forward. Under his leadership, the Quadel team consistently delivers high-quality services in this area.