LIHTC Guide
Jun 30, 2017
Owner and Agent Responsibilities When Using Consumer Reports Property owners who use background checks to screen potential residents must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fe...
Jun 28, 2017
Zero income households are an area of both concern and irritation for affordable housing managers (such households can only exist in units that receive rental assistance). Applicants or existing house...
Jun 26, 2017
Combining the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit with Assisted Living Developments Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) may not be used to develop hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, life-care faci...
Jun 25, 2017
Dealing with unauthorized occupants is a troublesome issue for many affordable housing managers, but due to the requirements of affordable housing programs such as Section 8 and the Low-Income Housing...
Jun 16, 2017
On June 9, 2017, HUD entered approved a settlement agreement between a Nevada fair housing organization and the owner and manager of four apartment complexes in Reno, NV. The agreement settles allegat...
Jun 4, 2017
Beginning June 10, 2017, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will add a second method to check the identification of anyone signing onto their "My Social Security" account. This will be in additi...
Jun 2, 2017
Equal Access to Housing for HUD Assisted Housing Projects As many managers of HUD-Assisted properties already know, HUD prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their gender identity. ...
May 30, 2017
Multiple Building Projects By now, virtually all tax-credit professionals know that a "project" has a different meaning for purposes of Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code than it does for othe...