LIHTC Guide
Jan 5, 2018
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) has updated its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration for voluntary adoption by Housing Credit Agencies. The organizations fi...
Jan 5, 2018
In what is almost certainly the first step in elimination of the requirement that localities take proactive steps to affirmatively further fair housing, HUD is extending the deadline for submission of...
Dec 28, 2017
I recently published a news item on upcoming minimum wage increases across the United States. One of my clients found an error in the information for New York State and I wanted to correct the item. T...
Dec 27, 2017
I often get expressions of concern from some of my clients who own or manage housing for seniors regarding the well-being of their residents - especially in cases where there may be some type of abuse...
Dec 26, 2017
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register on December 12, 2017, titled "Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Multifamily Hous...
Dec 24, 2017
Happy New Year! For workers in a number of states, the new year will bring an increase in minimum wages. Many of the states already had minimum wage levels higher than the federal minimum of $7.25 per...
Nov 26, 2017
The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) recently issued clarifying guidance regarding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The guidance addresses the following areas of VAWA: Ap...
Nov 24, 2017
Managers of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects (LIHTC) are sometimes faced with having to determine the eligibility of foreign students for occupancy at a Section 42 property. This is actually eas...