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Housing Division says covenants, annual recertifications and limited staff underpin VHIP enforcement
Summary
Sean Gilpin of the Department of Housing and Community Development told the House General & Housing Committee on May 1 that enforcement of scattered‑site rehabilitation grants relies on covenants recorded in town land records, annual owner recertifications to HUD fair‑market rents, selective desk checks and tenant complaint investigations.
Sean Gilpin of the Department of Housing and Community Development testified to the House General & Housing Committee on May 1 about how the state enforces income and rent restrictions for scattered‑site rehabilitation grants under the housing program often referred to in committee as VHIP/NEHIP.
Gilpin described a paper-and-records enforcement model centered on covenants filed with town land records, annual owner certifications tied to HUD fair‑market rents, and selective desk checks and tenant complaint investigations. "My name is Sean Gilpin with the Housing Division at the Department of Housing and Community Development," he told the committee. He said the covenant stays with the property and can be discovered in a title search; at the end of the required service period the state…
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