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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules that Payments Made to a Parent to Care for a Disabled Child Count as Income

On February 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Minnesota held that some of the payments made by the state under a program for families with children having developmental disabilities who need to stay at ...

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IRS Extends Deadlines for Several LIHTC Requirements Due to COVID-19

The IRS has issued Notice 2020-23 extending the deadline to July 15, 2020 for any tax action that was due to be performed from April 1, 2020 through July 15, 2020. The actions for which the extended ...

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HUD Issues COVID-19 Suspensions and Waivers for HOME Program

On April 10, 2020, HUD issued guidance regarding suspension and waivers for requirements for the HOME program as a result of COVID-19. The memorandum authorized HOME participating jurisdictions (PJs)...

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Complying with HUD's New Guidance on Assistance Animals -Part III - The Type of Animals That Can Serve as Support Animals

On February 8, 2020, I posted an article on the new HUD guidance on how to assess requests to have an animal as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing law. This new guidance which is known as ...

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HUD Issues New Guidance on Annual & Interim Recertifications During COVID-19 Emergency

On April 2, 2020 the HUD Office of Multifamily Housing issued an updated Questions and Answers (Q&A) for the Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders - Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the HUD Multifa...

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HUD Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Property Management Issues

On March 24, 2020, HUD updated its guidance on dealing with site management issues at HUD-regulated properties during the COVID-19 crisis. Following are some of the highlights of that guidance. 1....

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Complying with HUD's New Guidance on Assistance Animals -Part II - Assistance Animals Other then Service Animals

On February 8, 2020, I posted an article on the new HUD guidance on how to assess requests to have an animal as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing law. This new guidance which is known as ...

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CARES Act - Impact on Multifamily Housing Operators - REVISED POSTING

THIS IS AN AMENDED ARTICLE FROM ONE THAT I POSTED IN LATE MARCH. IT HAS BEEN AMENDED BASED ON GUIDANCE INDICATING THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TENANT PROTECTION ...

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