Community Manager - Affordable Housing

Fairstead

The Role

Overview

Oversee daily operations, compliance, and performance of an affordable‑housing property.

Key Responsibilities

  • unit inspections
  • vendor bids
  • preventive maintenance
  • regulatory reporting
  • rent collection
  • construction coordination

Tasks

-Ensure adherence to laws relating to leasing, including but not limited to Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Housing, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Fair Credit Reporting Act. -Conduct and document unit inspections. -Attend monthly financial catch-up meetings and monitor budgets. -Coordinate vendor bids and contractor quotes. -Supervise, direct, and monitor the preventive and emergency maintenance/repairs to ensure compliance with all regulations. -Monitors tenant and complex-wide arrears and litigation cases. -Document lease violations and coordinate evictions. -Conduct bi-annual walk-throughs with the Building Superintendent. -Implements intervention strategies with Regional Managers and Compliance Department for tenants who are non-compliant with lease/compliance requirements. -Prepares all site REAC reviews, EHS violations cleared, Management and Occupancy Reviews (MOR), Investor Site Reviews, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Reviews, and performs annual and interim recertification reviews. -Create reports for review to ensure all buildings under the PM’s responsibility are properly maintained and building needs are appropriately noted, planned for, and addressed. -Develops responses to regulatory agencies in coordination with the Compliance Department. -Direct collection of monthly rents and late fees, process applications, and pursue delinquencies through legal action and eviction. Monitor bad-debt write-offs. -Alerting staff of move-ins, move-outs, and any emergencies. -Provide and obtain updates on various ongoing construction projects/unit renovations. -Assisting tenants with requests, questions, problems, and complaints. -Work with the construction team on avoiding violations, inspections, and necessary access.

Requirements

  • hud compliance
  • cos/cpo
  • yardi
  • tcs
  • eiv
  • management

What You Bring

-Remains compliant and knowledgeable in all aspects of the HUD 4350.3 Handbook. -COS (Certified Occupancy Specialist) or CPO (Certified Professional of Occupancy) certification. -EIV experience. -Bachelor's degree preferred. -Yardi experience preferred. -Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. -Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines. -TCS certification for tax credit properties. -Three (3) years of management experience including supervising a team (property management, hospitality, retail, or restaurant management). -Experience in Affordable Housing

Benefits

-Company Matched 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% of the first 3%; 50% of the next 2%. -Flexible Spending Account. -Laser Correction Discount. -Nationwide Pet Insurance. -15 days of PTO. -Employer Paid Vision Plans. -7 Sick days. -12 paid Holidays. -Employer Paid Life Insurance. -Employee Discounts on appliances, apparel, and more. -Generous employer contribution for Medical and Dental through United Healthcare. -Disability Insurance.

The Company

About Fairstead

-It operates a vertically integrated model—acquiring, developing, designing, building, and managing communities under one roof. -Signature projects include seismic retrofits, solar rooftops, and hotel‑to‑residential conversions in urban cores. -Typical developments blend senior living, workforce, and mixed‑income units with ground‑floor retail and community services. -Through public‑private partnerships, it revitalizes aging public housing into modern, amenity‑rich neighborhoods. -Portfolio spans adaptive reuse, ground‑up construction, and asset preservation in 18+ states. -Specialized teams manage energy, construction, financing, asset operations, and resident services.

Sector Specialisms

Residential Housing

Sustainable Housing

Development

Construction

Property Management

Community Impact

Capital Markets

Finance

Acquisitions

Design

Energy

Sustainability

Leasing

Marketing

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