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GAO Report - The Role of Syndicators in the LIHTC Program - February 16, 2017 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its third and final report on the Low-Income Housing Ta...
Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) HUD publishes fair market rents for all areas of the nation. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) use fair market rents as a guideline when determining pay...
Reminder to PHAs: Domestic Violence Victims May Have Occupancy Rights Even if They are not the Eligible Tenant Under the Voucher Program A recent court case (A. S. v. Been, January 2017) ...
Verification Procedures When Noncitizens Claim VAWA Protection On December 15, 2016, HUD issued a General Counsel Memo. This memo relates to noncitizen self-petitioner procedures un...
Determining the Income of Independent Contractors It is becoming more and more common for managers of affordable housing to have to verify the income of gig workers. Sometimes calle...
VAWA Deadline Reminders As I noted in a prior client memo, HUD has released four Model forms for use on HUD properties to ensure compliance with requirements of the Violence Against Women...
IRS Regulation 1.42-5 states that the requirement to verify the income of a low-income resident with a Section 8 voucher at a tax credit property is satisfied if the public housing authority provid...
HUD published Notice H 2016-18 on December 30, 2016, "Implementation of the CNA e Tool: Automating Capital Needs Assessments (CNA), and Related Policy Changes." The Notice introduces new Capi...
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