Monica Hilton Sussman

My focus

Section 8

Much of my work involves helping clients preserve their properties to bring more value to the owners and the tenants. Owners and purchasers of older HUD-assisted or insured properties turn to me for advice on transactional and regulatory matters.

Legislative and policy

I’m in close contact with HUD officials as we work together to develop new policies to get deals done. These issues take me to Capitol Hill, state agencies and industry trade groups as well.

Industry leadership

Speaking and networking at industry events and educating developers, investors, lenders and other industry participants is also a priority for me. I enjoy connecting with others who are passionate about this work and meeting new entrants to the market.

Looking ahead

We are hopeful that Congress will provide much needed additional funding for affordable housing. The HUD-assisted portfolio is aging and preserving these assets as well as adding new assets is part of the future.

Insights

Presentations

• “Owner/Manager Best Practice Roundtable,” NLHA 2025 Mid-Year Meeting, January 24, 2025
• “HUD Issues Update,” NH&RA Summer Institute, July 18, 2024
• “Concurrent Session Owner/Manager Best Practices Roundtable,” NLHA 2024 Mid-Year Membership Meeting, February 9, 2024
• “Asset Management and Servicing Issues — in the Weeds with HUD and RD,” CARH 2023 Annual Meeting & Legislative Conference, June 28, 2023
• “Multifamily Housing Update,” NLHA 51st Annual Membership Meeting, June 22, 2023
• “Capitol Hill and HUD Update,” IRHP NYC Affordable Housing Preservation Symposium 2023, New York, NY, March 1, 2023
• “Owner/Manager Best Practices Roundtable,” NLHA 2023 Midyear Meeting: Assisted Housing Challenges & Opportunities, January 27, 2023
• “Breaking News from Our Nation’s Capital,” CARH 2023 Midyear Meeting, Mastering the Challenges: Opportunities for the Future, January 24, 2023
• “Multifamily Housing Update,” NLHA 50th Annual Membership Meeting, June 23, 2022
• “Owner/Manager Best Practices Roundtable,” Assisted Housing’s New Frontier: 2022 Mid-Year NLHA Membership Meeting, January 28, 2022
• “Hot Topic: A New Era at HUD,”AHF Live Conference, November 16, 2021
• “The View from HUD” and “Capitol Hill Update,” Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation, Virtual Seminar, September 21, 2021
• “The Latest on HUD Development & Asset Management,” Texas Housing Conference, July 19, 2021
• “Newcomers, Women and Allies Networking Session,” Novogradac 2021 Affordable Housing Virtual Conference, April 30, 2021
• “Understanding Rent Comparability vs. Rent Reasonableness,“ NLHA Virtual Mid-Year Meeting, February 3-5, 2021
• “State of the States – Washington, DC Report,” 2021 CARH Virtual Midyear Meeting, Webinar, January 25, 2021
• “IRHP 2020 Federal Election Update,” Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation, Webinar, November 19, 2020
• “Section 8 Renewal Refresher,” NLHA's Mature Section 8 Project, Virtual Seminar, October 29, 2020
• “HUD Workshop,” Texas Housing Conference Fall Virtual Segment, October 5, 2020
• “HUD Hot Topics: Section 8, RAD, FHA Financing,” Novogradac 2020 Credit and Bond Financing for Affordable Housing Virtual Conference, October 2, 2020
• “Washington DC Update,” Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation: Affordable Housing Preservation, Webinar, June 26, 2020
• “Section 8 Rental Subsidy,” CARH 2020 Midyear Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 27, 2020
• “Washington DC Update,” Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation: Affordable Housing Preservation Symposium, New York, NY, January 22, 2020
• “What’s Next at HUD,” AHF LIVE! The Affordable Housing Developers Summit, Chicago, IL, November 18, 2019
• “PHA Success; HUD Rent and Income Limits,” Novogradac 2019 Affordable Housing Conference: Using RAD and the LIHTC To Improve Communities, January 11, 2019
• “Year 15 Dispositions,” Novogradac Credit and Bond Financing for Affordable Housing Conference, October 4, 2018
• “Federal Housing Administration Multi-Family Housing Transactions,” Lawline CLE webinar, June 13, 2014