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Apr 17, 2016

Revision of Tenant Participation Requirements, HUD Notice H 2016-05

Revision of Tenant Participation Requirements, HUD Notice H 2016-05   On March 31, 2016, HUD published Notice H 2016-05, Revision of Tenant Participation Requirements.   This not...

Apr 10, 2016

HUD Releases Final AFFH Assessment Tool

HUD Releases Final AFFH Assessment Tool   On March 23, 2016, HUD published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding the final Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment tool. This t...

Apr 6, 2016

HUD Issues Guidance on Criminal Record Screening

On April 4, 2016, the HUD Office of General Counsel (Helen R. Kanovsky) issued guidance on the relationship of using criminal records as a screening tool for housing decisions to federal fair housing ...

Apr 2, 2016

Fair Housing Enforcement at LIHTC Properties

Fair Housing Enforcement at LIHTC Properties   A violation of fair housing law is reportable noncompliance for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. It is reported on Line 11h o...

Mar 28, 2016

HUD Publishes 2016 Income Limits

On March 28, 2016, HUD published the 2016 income limits for HUD programs as well as for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond programs. The limits for the LIHTC and Bond projects are p...

Mar 27, 2016

Discrimination Based on National Origin

This is my second in a series of articles focusing in detail on each of the seven characteristics that are protected under the federal Fair Housing Act. These seven characteristics (also known as "Pro...

Mar 20, 2016

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool for States and Insular Areas - Notice March 11, 2016

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Tool for States and Insular Areas - Notice March 11, 2016   On March 11, 2016, HUD published a Notice in the Federal Register providing information on ...

Mar 13, 2016

Defining "Principal Residence" for Affordable Housing Purposes

Defining "Principal Residence" for Affordable Housing Purposes   Virtually all affordable housing programs, including Section 8 and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), require that t...