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Housing & the 2020 Presidential Election

            Earlier this year, three Democratic presidential candidates - Senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren - released p...

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Winning Reasonable Accommodation Cases - Noise Complaints

Every owner and manager of a housing development understands (or should understand) that disabled applicants and residents have the right to request that properties be modified (reasonable modificati...

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Family Members of Live-in Aides- New HUD Guidance

In the past, HUD guidance has indicated that family members of live-in aides could not reside with the aide in housing developments assisted under the HUD Multifamily Housing Division. This includes ...

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Winning Reasonable Accommodation Cases

Every owner and manager of a housing development understands (or should understand) that disabled applicants and residents have the right to request that properties be modified (reasonable modificati...

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IRS Chief Counsel Memorandum Takes Hard Line on LIHTC Common Area Noncompliance

An IRS Chief Counsel Memorandum issued on May 22, 2019 takes a hard line regarding the noncompliance of common area for purposes of 42 Low-Income Housing Credit. The memo was prepared by the Off...

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Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019

On June 25, 2019, four U.S. Senators and three members of the House introduced the Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019. The sole purpose of this proposed legislation is to repeal the qualified contra...

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IRS Issues New Guidance on General Public Use Rules - Revenue Procedure 2019-17

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2019-17, which allows projects with tax-exempt bonds issued on or after April 3, 2019, to apply the general public use rules for residential rental housing in the...

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HUD Proposed Rule Would Ban All Undocumented Immigrants from Assisted Housing

On April 17, 2019, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) sent a proposed rule to Congress that would ban any undocumented immigrant from receiving federal housing assistance. This n...

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