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On February 24, 2014, the Department of Justice announced that a federal district court in Jackson, MS approved a settlement of a DOJ lawsuit against the original owners and developers of nine apartme...
On February 26, 2014, the House Ways & Means Committee under Chairman David Camp released a discussion draft Tax Reform Act of 2014. While tax reform almost certainly not going to happen in 2014, ...
On February 4, 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that effective October 1, 2014, SSA field offices will no longer offer benefit verification letters. Budget cuts are responsible...
The President signed the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act into law on January 17, 2014. In addition to funding for the Nation s various housing programs, the Act also made some substantive changes to...
After a three-year struggle, the Farm Bill (H.R. 2642) was finally passed by Congress on February 4, 2014, and will now go to the President, who has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. The ...
Public housing and assisted housing communities (as well as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit [LIHTC] projects) are subject to the requirements of the Violence Against Women s Act (VAWA). HUD is current...
IRC 42(h)(5) requires that a portion of each state s annual credit ceiling be set aside for allocation to projects involving qualified nonprofit organizations. Specifically, at least 10% of the st...
On December 10, 2013, HUD put online a revised transmittal for Handbook 4350.3, Chg. 4. It provided clarification for verification techniques - primarily those relating to EIV disputes and discrepanci...
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