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NMA HCV Specialist HOTMA Now Exam
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1. HOTMA was signed into law in what year?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
Correct Answer: C) 2016
Rationale: The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
(HOTMA) was enacted on July 29, 2016. However, the final
HUD rule implementing Sections 102 and 104 was published in
2023 and has had multiple extensions, with the mandatory
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compliance date now set for January 1, 2026, via HUD Notice
H-2025-03 .
2. The HOTMA final rule (implementing changes to HCV and
PBV programs) was published in the Federal Register on:
A) October 1, 2020
B) May 7, 2024
C) January 1, 2025
D) December 15, 2025
Correct Answer: B) May 7, 2024
Rationale: The HOTMA Voucher Final Rule (FR Doc. 2024-
08601) was published on May 7, 2024, amending regulations to
implement changes to the HCV and PBV programs made by
HOTMA. Subsequent technical corrections were published to
address inadvertent errors .
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3. HOTMA primarily amends which federal housing acts?
(Select two)
A) Fair Housing Act of 1968
B) United States Housing Act of 1937
C) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
D) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
Correct Answer: B) United States Housing Act of 1937 and D)
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
Rationale: HOTMA amends the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (which
governs the HCV and Public Housing programs) and
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of
1990 (which governs HOME, HOPWA, and Housing Trust Fund
programs). VAWA and the Fair Housing Act were not amended
by HOTMA .
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4. The mandatory compliance date for HOTMA Sections 102
(Income Definitions) and 104 (Asset Limits) as established by
HUD Notice H-2025-03 is:
A) October 1, 2023
B) July 1, 2025
C) January 1, 2026
D) April 1, 2026
Correct Answer: C) January 1, 2026
Rationale: HUD Notice H-2025-03 (issued May 29, 2025)
extended the mandatory compliance deadline for Sections 102
and 104 to January 1, 2026, for all HCV programs. PHAs were
permitted to implement earlier but were not required to do so
until this date .
5. Which of the following was NOT a primary goal of
HOTMA?
NMA HCV Specialist HOTMA Now Exam
Questions With Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) Plus Explanation 2026 Q&A |
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1. HOTMA was signed into law in what year?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
Correct Answer: C) 2016
Rationale: The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act
(HOTMA) was enacted on July 29, 2016. However, the final
HUD rule implementing Sections 102 and 104 was published in
2023 and has had multiple extensions, with the mandatory
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compliance date now set for January 1, 2026, via HUD Notice
H-2025-03 .
2. The HOTMA final rule (implementing changes to HCV and
PBV programs) was published in the Federal Register on:
A) October 1, 2020
B) May 7, 2024
C) January 1, 2025
D) December 15, 2025
Correct Answer: B) May 7, 2024
Rationale: The HOTMA Voucher Final Rule (FR Doc. 2024-
08601) was published on May 7, 2024, amending regulations to
implement changes to the HCV and PBV programs made by
HOTMA. Subsequent technical corrections were published to
address inadvertent errors .
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3. HOTMA primarily amends which federal housing acts?
(Select two)
A) Fair Housing Act of 1968
B) United States Housing Act of 1937
C) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
D) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
Correct Answer: B) United States Housing Act of 1937 and D)
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
Rationale: HOTMA amends the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (which
governs the HCV and Public Housing programs) and
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of
1990 (which governs HOME, HOPWA, and Housing Trust Fund
programs). VAWA and the Fair Housing Act were not amended
by HOTMA .
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4. The mandatory compliance date for HOTMA Sections 102
(Income Definitions) and 104 (Asset Limits) as established by
HUD Notice H-2025-03 is:
A) October 1, 2023
B) July 1, 2025
C) January 1, 2026
D) April 1, 2026
Correct Answer: C) January 1, 2026
Rationale: HUD Notice H-2025-03 (issued May 29, 2025)
extended the mandatory compliance deadline for Sections 102
and 104 to January 1, 2026, for all HCV programs. PHAs were
permitted to implement earlier but were not required to do so
until this date .
5. Which of the following was NOT a primary goal of
HOTMA?
