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Service Coordinators - A Plus for Affordable Senior Housing

Multi-family properties with federal assistance can benefit greatly from the presence of an on-site service coordinator. These coordinators provide supportive services and act as advocates for vulner...

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Medical Expense Deduction - Still Confusing for Affordable Housing Managers

There are five possible deductions that owners of federally subsidized properties (e.g., Section 8 and Rural Development (RD) Rental Assistance) may subtract from annual income based on allowable fam...

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Average Income Final Regulation - Unit Designation Requirements

This is the third in my series of articles on the new Average Income Regulation. In this article, I will review the requirements relating to the designation of units. Designation of Imputed Income...

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Average Income Final Regulation - The Available Unit Rule

A short time ago I posted an article providing an overview of the new IRS final regulation on the Average Income Set-Aside. I promised to post a series of articles detailing some of the more complex ...

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DC Voucher Discrimination Results in Record Penalty

The District of Columbia entered into a consent agreement on October 15, 2022, requiring three real estate firms (Daro Realty, LLC, Daro Management Services, and Infinity Real Estate, LLC)  and ...

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Average Income Final Regulation - Qualified Groups of Units and the Applicable Fraction

A short time ago I posted an article providing an overview of the new IRS final regulation on the Average Income Set-Aside. I promised to post a series of articles detailing some of the more complex ...

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Court Rules Low-Income Residents Are Not a Protected Group

In Moody et al v. The Related Companies, LP (decided in August 2022), affordable housing tenants in an upscale New York City development filed a disparate impact claim under the Fair Housing Act (FHA...

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Court Rules That Acceptance of Voucher May be Reasonable Accommodation

In Arnold v. Elmington Property Management, LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that a landlord should grant as a reasonable accommodation its acceptance of Sectio...

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