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Child Care and Affordable Housing - A Potential "Win/Win" for Residents and Owners

A gray rhino is a highly probable, high-impact yet neglected threat. These are not random surprises but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble...

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Expected 2022 Minimum Wage Changes

In 2022, 20 states will have new minimum wage rates. Many of the changes will take place on January 1 but some states make the change on July 1 while other states increase rates on odd schedules, suc...

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A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on The 4 Percent LIHTC Floor – IRS Revenue Ruling 2021-20.

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a one-hour live webinar on January 6, 2022, on The 4 Percent LIHTC Floor - IRS Revenue Ruling 2021-20.  The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern ...

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A.J. Johnson to Provide Live Fair Housing Webinar on December 29

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on December 29, 2021, on Compliance with Federal & State Fair Housing Requirements. This is A.J. s last Fair Housing training of 2021 and is a must fo...

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IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on 4 Percent Tax Credit Floor

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2021-20, providing clarity on when taxpayers may claim the fixed four percent credit for properties with tax-exempt bonds. The IRS addressed three separate issues re...

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Court Decision Affirms "Necessity Standard" for Reasonable Accommodations

In Carter v. Murray, 2021, WL 4192055, CIVIL ACTION NO 21-3289 (E.D. PA, September 14, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that a tenant was not entitled to ...

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Progress Still Lacking in Distribution of ERAP Funds

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has released findings from the organization s latest survey of state use of funding from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). As...

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HUD Provides Fair Housing Funding to 51 Agencies

On November 3, 2021, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) awarded $13.6 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to enable 51 HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) agenc...

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