LIHTC Guide
May 2, 2014
On February 10, 2014, the Rural Development Service issued Administrative Notice (AN) No. 4747 (1944-N), titled "Implementation of 42 U.S.C. 14043-e 11 of the Violence Against Women (VAWA) Reauthoriza...
May 2, 2014
42 States still do not have approved Performance Based Contract Administrators (PBCAs) for the review of Section 8 properties. PBCAs in these states have no authority to conduct any type of Management...
Apr 27, 2014
In the 2013 State of the Union address, the President announced the creation of "Promise Zones. (PZ)" The goal of these zones is to provide a mechanism for a partnership between the federal government...
Apr 26, 2014
A recent court case (Matthews v. Housing Authority of Baltimore City, March 2014) shows the importance of keeping track of who is living in your HUD assisted or tax credit units. Both HUD and the IRS ...
Apr 25, 2014
A recent fair housing court case (Dumas v. Sunview Properties, February 2014) has clarified that while it is OK to have property rules relating to the safety of children, rules relating to behavior an...
Apr 19, 2014
Leasing staff and others working at apartment communities should be warned about making small talk with applicants at their properties. A Massachusetts real estate broker recently learned the hard way...
Apr 18, 2014
HUD has released the 2014 Income and Rent limits for the HOME program. The new limits will be effective May 1, 2014. To obtain the new limits go to www.onecpd.info/news/2014-home-income-and-rent-limit...
Apr 12, 2014
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has recently announced that compulsive hoarding is now considered a mental disability, and is therefore protected under the nation s various disability rel...