Affordabily vs Kanso Public Housing

Affordabily is a web platform for property managers operating affordable housing under HUD and LIHTC programs. It guides applicants through branching intake that gathers household, income, and document details, adapts questions to household information, and lets people save and resume from any device. Each household member can receive a secure link for submitting documents and certifications, which are combined into one application. The platform supports eligibility workflows, rent calculations, compliance reporting, resident portals, and preference-ranked waitlists with availability notifications. It describes support for HUD Handbook 4350.3 and LIHTC requirements, including income limits, student eligibility, and annual recertification. Automated reminders and document collection are scheduled 90, 60, and 30 days before an anniversary. Property managers can upload PDF forms and configure fields visually. Applications require human review. Audit logs record timestamps, users, and IP addresses and cannot be changed or deleted. Encryption, role-based access, SOC 2 certification, and HUD-aligned retention policies are stated.

Kanso Public Housing is software for public housing authorities managing applicant, tenant, inspection, accounting and reporting workflows. It follows households from application through the waiting list to tenancy. Staff can schedule inspections, track progress, create work orders from inspection results or requests, and manage costs and tenant billing. Tenant accounting calculates and posts rent or loan charges and records activity and payments in a ledger. For HUD reporting, Kanso prefills Form 50058 data and creates records configurable for IMS/PIC or HIP export. Its Multi-Site feature gives each agency a secure environment while designated users can access consolidated All-Site Reporting. Two iPad apps support mobile inspections and work orders; portals work in mobile and tablet browsers. Shofcorp supports household and property data workflows and voucher data transmission. RentWatch provides certified rent-reasonableness reports using real-time data from over 300 sources, but requires AffordableHousing.com’s Premium package. Pricing is available by contacting Kanso.