LIHTC Guide
Sign in Subscribe

Mar 1, 2011

Rural Housing Service Issues Final Regs on Continuous Section 538 Guarantee

On January 3, 2011, the Rural Housing Service issued final regulations for the Section 538 guaranteed multifamily housing loan program that provide for a single, continuous guarantee for construction ...

Mar 1, 2011

Reminder Regarding DUNS Number

Last month, I reviewed the HUD requirement that all owners of HUD assisted properties obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Number no later than March 5, 2011. Failure to do so could result in a loss of subsidy...

Mar 1, 2011

HUD Establishes Rules for Conversion of Efficiencies to One-Bedroom Units

HUD Notice H-2011-03, issued on February 1, 2011, outlines procedures for converting efficiency units to one-bedroom units in assisted projects when the demand for efficiencies is weak and the convers...

Mar 1, 2011

HUD Issues Notice on Handling the Death of a Sole Household Member

Notice PIH 2010-50 (HA), issued January 1, 2011, clarifies the procedures PHAs must follow to avoid housing subsidy overpayments when the sole household member dies, including the treatment of units w...

Mar 1, 2011

Use Project Binder to Organize for HUD MOR

When HUD or Contract Administrators conduct Management & Occupancy Reviews ("MOR"), they will ask for a slew of documents. Failure to have the documents will result in MOR findings that will lower the...

Mar 1, 2011

Major Cuts – Some Increases in Administration’s 2012 Budget Proposal for HUD

The fiscal year 2012 HUD budget proposal released by the Obama Administration increases funding for Section 8 and homeless assistance, but cuts funding for CDBG, HOME, Section 202, and Section 811 hou...

Mar 1, 2011

Avoid Lease Addendums Regarding Second Hand Smoke

In Upper East Lease Assoc, LLC v. Cannon, January 2011, an owner sued a resident for unpaid rent. The resident claimed that the owner had violated the warranty of habitability by allowing secondhand s...

Mar 1, 2011

Fair Housing v. Security; Be Careful When Deciding Whether to Show an Apartment

It is a good management practice to avoid showing apartments when a manager feels threatened in any way. I always advise managers not to show units when they fear being alone with a prospect. However,...