Division of Housing (DOH) is committed to providing excellent customer service and technical assistance to our contracted partner agencies.
Webinar Training Series
January 15, 2025 - Terminations and Informal Hearings
March 19, 2025 - W9s, EFTs, and Payments; Rent Reasonable Certifications
September 18, 2024 - Landlord-Tenant Legislation 2019-2024
-Webinar Handout
-Question and Answers Follow Up
July 17, 2024 - FLEX Program and Program Updates
-Webinar Handout
May 15, 2024 - 2024 Administrative Plan and Voucher Issuance/Waiting List Process
April 17, 2024 - Landlord Portal and State Housing Voucher (SHV) Application Process
-Landlord Portal Handout
-SHV Application Process Handout
February 21, 2024 - Reasonable Accommodations
-Reasonable Accommodation Handouts
January 17, 2024 - Updates, Reminders, and Looking Forward
-Updates, Reminders, and Looking Forward Handouts
December 13, 2023 - Open Forum
-Open Forum Webinar Handouts
October 18, 2023 - Project-Based Vouchers in Supportive Housing
-Project-Based Vouchers in Supportive Housing Webinar Handouts
September 20, 2023 - Verifications and Rent Reasonableness
-Verifications and Rent Reasonableness Webinar Handouts
August 23, 2023 - Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
-Violence Against Women Act Webinar Handouts
May 24, 2023 Failed Inspections and NSPIRE
-Failed Inspections and NSPIRE Webinar Handouts
April 26, 2023 Timelines and Best Practices; 2023 HCV Budget Implications
-Timelines and Best Practices Webinar Handouts
March 15, 2023 Housing Rights in Colorado Presented by Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP)
-Housing Rights in Colorado Webinar Handouts
-Informational Sheet
February 24, 2023 Special Session - Waiting List Process
-Waiting List Process Webinar Handouts
-Template Letters
February 15, 2023 - Portability and In-State Transfers
-Portability and In-State Transfers Webinar Handouts
December 21, 2022 DOH Program Monitoring and File Audits
-Webinar Handouts (File Review Checklist)
October 19, 2022 Financial Literacy Exchange (FLEX) Program
-Webinar Handouts
-Organization Eligibility Verification Form
-FLEX Policies and Procedures
September 21, 2022 - Frequently Asked Questions
-Webinar Handouts (Shared Housing Calculation Worksheet)
August 24, 2022 - Rental Assistance Programs Roundtable
-Webinar Handouts (Program Comparison Chart)
July 20, 2022 - Community Access Team (CAT) Program
June 15, 2022 Open Forum: Administrative Plan, Payment Standards, Baselines, and More
-Webinar Handouts
April 27, 2022 - Fair Housing presented by Colorado Civil Rights Division
March 16, 2022 - W9s, EFTs, and Payments; Rent Reasonable Certifications
-Webinar Handouts
February 16, 2022 - Calculating Income from Gig Work
-Webinar Handouts
January 19, 2022 - Waiver Expirations and Voucher Eligibility Checks
-Webinar Handouts
November 17, 2021 - Program Comparisons
-Webinar Handouts
October 20, 2021 - File Order Checklists
- Webinar Handouts
September 15, 2021 - Reasonable Accommodations
- Webinar Handouts
August 18, 2021 - Participant Conferences and Terminations
- Webinar Handouts
July 21, 2021 - Verifications and Rent Reasonableness
- Webinar Handouts
June 16, 2021 - Voucher Briefings and Preferences Verifications
May 19, 2021 - COVID-19 Waiver Updates
April 21, 2021 - Project Based Vouchers; Waiting Lists and Voucher Issuances
December 16, 2020 - COVID Waiver Updates and Open Forum
November 10, 2020 - Elite How-To's
October 21, 2020 - Payment Standards and Utility Allowances
September 23, 2020 - Preference Verifications and Program Updates
August 19, 2020 - In-State Transfers and Portability
June 24, 2020 - Effective Voucher Administration Techniques in Supportive Housing
April 16, 2020 - Admin Plan and COVID-19 Updates Webinar
March 18, 2020 - COVID-19: Questions and Best Practices Webinar
November 20, 2019 - CoC PSH and MH & HSP-SHV Referral & Application Processes
October 16, 2019 - New HAP Contract Process and RAP Restructure Updates
September 18, 2019 - Housing Applicant Briefings
August 21, 2019 - HQS Inspection Basics
June 12, 2019 - In-State Transfers and Portability
May 22, 2019 - 2019 Administrative Plan Updates
April 17, 2019 - Informal Hearings and Reviews
March 20, 2019 - VAWA, Waitlist Purging, and Record Retention
November 14, 2018 - Participant Conference and Termination Process
September 19, 2018 - McKinney-Vento- Rights of Homeless Students
August 22, 2018 - Reasonable Accommodations
July 18, 2018 - HQS: Unit Exteriors
May 9, 2018 - Administrative Plan Updates
March 21, 2018 - Medical Expense Calculations and Trusts
Training Shorts
Reasonable Accommodation Training Short Video
Miscellaneous Trainings
Tip of the Day/Action Alert
HQS Training and Testing: HQS PowerPoint training and to take the HQS certification and Lead Based Paint certification tests.
Applicant Briefing Presentation: An explanation of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (previously known as the Section 8 Program).
Rent Reasonableness: Tools, resources and forms to perform rent reasonableness.
HUD Webcasts: Relevant HUD webcasts.
HQS Training and Testing
About DOH's HQS Certification Exam (video)
Colorado Division of Housing HQS Inspector Certification Exam
- Lead Based Paint Exam - Take HUD’s Visual Assessment Training and save a copy of the Certificate to your computer.
- Upload a copy of your Visual Assessment certificate to the HQS Inspector Certification Part 1: LBP Certificate link.
After submitting the Certificate you will receive a link to complete the HQS Inspector Certification Exam Part 2: -the Exam.
If you have problems using this link to upload your certificate then please email a copy of your Lead Based Paint Certificate to Michele.Forsyth@state.co.us and we will send you the link to the exam.
HUD Webcasts
EIV Access Process (Process Sheet)
PIH EIV Training Program - Refinement of Income and Rent Rule
Print out the above handouts and watch the videos in the order they are listed on the document below:
- EIV Training: Day 1, Part 1
- EIV Training: Day 1, Part 2
- EIV Training: Day 2, Part 1
- EIV Training: Day 2, Part 2
After you have viewed all of the required videos, please review steps 2 through 4 on the EIV Access Process sheet (Here). After you have completed steps 1 through 4 please contact your Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to fill out the EIV Request Form.
Rent Reasonableness
For property profile information
Colorado Assessors Association