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Nonprofit Material Participation Requirements

Section 42 (h) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code requires that Housing Finance Agencies set aside at least ten percent of their annual allocation for use by non-profit entities. This non-profit pool...

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RHS and HUD Merger Potential

During a recent hearing before a House Financial Services panel, a representative of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Housing & Insurance Subcommittee Chair Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) a...

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Good Cause Evictions - New IRS Guidance

The IRS issued a Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) memorandum on March 26, 2015 on the subject of Noncompliance Resulting from Conflicting Program Requirements in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. T...

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Familial Status Case - Issue of Separate Sex and Bedrooms, April 2015

On April 30, 2015, HUD entered into a Conciliation Agreement with Piilani Gardens, LLC regarding alleged familial status discrimination at Piilani Gardens Apartments in Kihei, Hawaii.   Piilani...

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Familial Status Discrimination Case Warns Against Unreasonable Play Area Rules for Children

One of the Questions I often am asked during fair housing training is whether children can be restricted from playing in the common areas of apartment communities. The answer depends on the specifics ...

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HUD Notice CPD-15-02, Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Single Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities - February 20, 2015

HUD published Notice CPD-15-02 on February 20, 2015, providing further guidance on the placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities. This guidance is provided...

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Federal Preemption of State Landlord-Tenant Law

A recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court reaffirms the constitutional doctrine of Federal preemption. In Milwaukee City Housing Authority v. Cobb, March 2015, the Milwaukee Authority sued to evi...

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Verification of Social Security and Supplemental Security (SSI) Payments

Verification of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments   Managers of affordable housing properties (e.g., Section 8, LIHTC, Section 515, etc.) often struggle with the v...

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