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Processing Requests for Minimum Rent Exemption

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A. J. Johnson
Sequestration is resulting in considerable financial difficulty for thousands of people. In California, federal unemployment benefits have been cut for more than 400,000 people. 70,000 children in the head start program will have meals reduced, as will seniors and low-income…

HUD Provides Updated Guidance Regarding Assistance Animals

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A. J. Johnson
HUD Issues Notice Clarifying Service Animal Issues   On April 25, 2013, HUD issues FHEO Notice 2013-01, Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing and HUD-Funded Programs. This notice provides additional clarification of housing provider obligations…

New Veteran Preference for New Jersey Properties

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A. J. Johnson
Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law legislation that will expand access to affordable housing for New Jersey veterans.  This new program allows owners of affordable housing to give a preference for veterans by entering into a preference agreement with…

Administration Proposals to Improve the LIHTC Program

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As part of its 2014 budget, the Obama Administration has made five specific proposals relative to the LIHTC Program.   Allow states to convert some of their authority relating to the issuance of tax-exempt bonds into additional tax credits. (This…

Bipartisan Policy Center Recommendations

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A. J. Johnson
The Bipartisan Policy Center was founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell for the purpose of developing and recommending sound solutions to national problems. The Center has recently issued a…

A Primer on Pre-Paid Debit Cards

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A. J. Johnson
Federal and State governments are rapidly moving away from cash and paper checks and going to the use of pre-paid cards. Such cards enable consumers without bank accounts to benefit from the shift to electronic transactions from cash and to…

Handling Income from Investment Accounts

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A. J. Johnson
As most operators of housing under HUD, Rural Development, and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs know, there is a considerable difference of opinion in our industry regarding the handling of investment accounts from which regular distributions are taken. This…

HUD Creates Fair Housing App for iPhone and iPad

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            On February 28, 2013, HUD released a housing discrimination mobile application for iPhone and iPad. The App is designed to provide the public with a quick and easy way to file housing discrimination complaints and…

Age Verification Requirements for Senior Properties

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A. J. Johnson
On February 13, 2013, HUD announced that a homeowners association and managers  in Edina, MN will pay more than $40,000 under a Consent Order for refusing to allow children under the age of 18 to live at the property.  HUD…

HUD Changes Income Verification Rules for PHAs

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A. J. Johnson
HUD has issued Notice PIH 2013-3, establishing temporary guidelines for public housing agencies (PHAs) in fulfilling certain public housing and Housing Choice Voucher program requirements during this period of decreased resources available to PHAs. It offers PHAs four options that…

HUD Publishes Final Rule on Fair Housing Disparate Impact

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A. J. Johnson
 On February 15, 2013, HUD published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 11460) regarding disparate impact liability under federal fair housing law.  Disparate impact is the theory of fair housing law that asserts that certain policies…

Violence Against Women Act

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A. J. Johnson
As you may know, Congress did not extend the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) at the end of 2012. However, the Congressional failure to act only terminated appropriations under the program; the Statute creating the program is still in place…

IRS Priorities for 2013 Relating to LIHTC

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During 2013, the IRS will review various issues under Section 42 of the IRC, including the following:   Guidance relating to the application of the design and construction accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Issues relating…

Effect of Sequestration on Affordable Housing

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As anyone who watches the news knows, if Congress does not act by March 1, 2013, sequestration will kick in. When people talk about sequestration, or “sequester cuts, they are referring to a series of draconian budget cuts, totaling $1.2…

No More Paper Checks for Federal Retirement Benefits

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A. J. Johnson
In an effort to save money, Federal officials began retiring paper checks in favor of direct deposits and prepaid ‘Direct Express’ debit cards in May, 2011. Since then, the Treasury Department has required all new recipients of payments from federal benefits…

Social Security Benefits Verification Now Available Online

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A. J. Johnson
Social Security recipients can now get their benefits verification letter and conduct other business online, as part of enhanced Web services introduced on January 7, 2013 by the federal government. The letters, which state the amount of the recipient’s monthly…

Section 45L Energy Tax Credit

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A. J. Johnson
Section 45L Energy Tax Credit   When Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, it extended the Section 45L tax credit, which provides eligible contractors of homes -including apartments -, with a tax credit of $2,000 per energy…

Ten States Increase Minimum Wage

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Ten States Increase Minimum Wage Happy New Year! For workers in ten states, the new year will bring an increase in minimum wages. Nine of the ten states already had minimum wage levels higher than the federal minimum of $7.25…

Rural Designation at Risk for Some Areas

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Some Areas May Lose Rural Designation   Approximately 55 areas around the country with MTSP income limits lower than the National Non-Metropolitan Income (NNMI) limits are in danger of losing their status as rural areas. These areas are found in…

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