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HUD Notice H-2015-04, Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utillity Allowance

On June 22, 2015, HUD issued Notice H-2015-04, Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utility Analysis. The Notice provides instructions to owners and management agents for completing the ut...

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Supreme Court Decision on Disparate Impact, June 25, 2015

Supreme Court Rules on Disparate Impact   On June 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Comm...

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Revision to RD Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Program Replacement Reserve Requirements

The Rural Housing Service published a Notice in the Federal Register on June 18, 2015, amending its regulation to change the requirements of the reserve account for direct Multifamily Housing (MFH) lo...

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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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