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HUD Reduces Time for Advance Notice of REAC Inspections

On February 20, 2019, HUD announced in a press release a new Notice that reduces to 14 calendar days (from 120-days) the advance notification inspectors will give before conducting physical inspectio...

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IRS Final Regulation on LIHTC Compliance Monitoring

On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, the IRS will publish in the Federal Register a final regulation on how state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) must monitor low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) properti...

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The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program - A Tool for Section 8 Owners

The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program was authorized by Congress in 1990 and is administered by the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). FSS helps low-income families get out o...

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How to Properly Apply the HUD Minimum Rent Requirements

Owners participating in HUD Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) are sometimes unsure of exactly how to apply HUD s minimum rent rules. HUD occupancy regulations require all households (except those ...

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Major Fair Housing Settlement in Housing Accessibility Case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled a major fair housing and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit against Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., and Mid-America Apartments, LP for $...

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HUD Resumption of Multifamily Production and Asset Management Activities

The HUD Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) issued two memorandums on February 1, 2019 outlining the departments plan for prioritizing the backlog of work from the shutdown. One memo deals with the r...

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Affordable Senior Housing - Demand Exceeds Supply

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies recently published Housing America s Older Adults 2018. A highlight of the report is that over half of U.S. households are now headed by someone age 50 ...

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Exceptions to Criminal Screening Policies as a Reasonable Accommodation

A court case in early 2018 provides a case study in why a company s criminal screening policies must sometimes be waived as a reasonable accommodation for a disabled person. The case was Simmons v....

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