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Airbnb and Affordable Housing

Airbnb: A Potential Challenge for Affordable Housing Properties   Airbnb is a website for people to list, find, and rent lodging. It has over 1.5 million listings in 190 countries. Users...

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IRS Issues Final and Temporary Regulations Regarding Utility Allowances

Utility Allowance Final and Temporary Regulations   The IRS published Final and Temporary Regulations relating to Utility Allowances for Low-Income Housing (LIHTC) properties in the March 3...

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HUD Funding Demonstration Program for Housing for the Elderly

The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the availability of funding of approximately $15 million under the Department's Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly...

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IRS Amends State LIHTC Monitoring Requirements

Amendments to LIHTC Monitoring Regulation, Revenue Procedure 2016-15   On February 25, 2016, the IRS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would amend the compliance monito...

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Verifying the Need for a Live-in Aide in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties

Verifying the Need for a Live-in Aide in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties   Most housing managers are aware that due to the requirements of fair housing law, properties must at time...

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Cash for Rent - Can Apartment Communities Refuse

Cash for Rent - Can Apartment Communities Refuse?   It has long been considered a best practice in the multifamily housing world not to accept cash rent payments. There are many good ...

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Discrimination Based on Race

Over the next few months, I intend to do a series of articles focusing in detail on each of the seven characteristics that are protected under the federal Fair Housing Act. These seven characteristics...

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Boosting Rent (and Therefore Value) for Apartments Through Design and Improvements

Boosting Rent (and Therefore Value) for Apartments Through Design and Improvements   Whether purchasing or renting, the nation s 75 million Millennials have strong opinions about what the...

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