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The Affordable Connectivity Program Can Increase Internet Access for Low-Income Households

May 21, 2022

There is a new federal subsidy program that can help low-income families pay for Internet service. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), offered through many Internet service providers, gives households $30 per month to cover the cost of internet service and…

A. J. Johnson Partners with Mid-Atlantic AHMA for June Training on Affordable Housing – Including an In-Person HCCP Exam

May 10, 2022

During the month of June 2022, A. J. Johnson will be partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for one live webinar and two in-person training sessions intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing…

Maine Human Rights Commission Files Case Against Assisted Living Facility for Transgender Discrimination

May 8, 2022

In what may be the first case of its kind in the United States, on March 14, 2022, the Maine Human Rights Commission issued a finding of reasonable grounds that Sunrise Assisted Living violated state nondiscrimination protections when it denied…

A. J. Johnson to Host Webinar on Development of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans – AFHMP

April 24, 2022

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a one-hour webinar on May 4, 2022, on Requirements Regarding the Development of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans (AFHMP). The Webinar will be held at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The Fair Housing Act requires…

HUD Stepping Up Efforts to Eliminate Housing Barriers Due to Criminal History

April 23, 2022

On April 12, 2022, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge sent a memo to HUD staff under the subject heading, “Eliminating Barriers That May Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Programs.” The memo stresses that individuals with…

HUD Publishes 2022 Income Limits

April 19, 2022

On April 18, 2022, HUD published the 2022 income limits for HUD programs as well as for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond programs. The limits are effective on April 18, 2022. The limits for the LIHTC and…

A. J. Johnson Partners with Mid-Atlantic AHMA for May Training on Affordable Housing

April 12, 2022

During the month of May 2022, A. J. Johnson will be partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for two live webinars and one in-person training intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing field.…

April Affordable Housing Training – A. J. Johnson & Mid-Atlantic AHMA Partnership

April 10, 2022

During the month of April 2022, A. J. Johnson is partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for four live webinars intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing field. The following live webinars will…

Apartments & Pets – To Allow or Not

April 9, 2022

Owners of multifamily housing often struggle with whether or not to permit pets at their properties. Until recently, in some areas, it was nearly impossible to find apartment communities that permit pets. While that has begun to change, there are…

Remote Work – Here to Stay

March 27, 2022

Now that the pandemic is showing signs of waning and life is beginning to return to normal, we are all eager to see if the workplace will also look like it did pre-pandemic. The answer is becoming increasingly clear –…

Treasury Announces ERA1 Reallocation for Round 2

March 26, 2022

The Department of Treasury has announced the Round 2 reallocations for the Emergency Rental Assistance 1 (ERA1) funds. This was a reallocation of funds that were not used by the entities to whom the funds were initially allocated. A total…

A Reminder to Owners of HUD Multifamily Properties Regarding Rising Utility Costs

March 12, 2022

Rapidly rising utility costs, especially for heat, are impacting residents of multifamily properties that are assisted under HUD programs. The U. S. Department of Energy is forecasting a three-year high in 2022 for average residential utility costs across the country.…

A. J. Johnson Partners with Mid-Atlantic AHMA for April 2022 Training on Affordable Housing

March 12, 2022

During the month of April 2022, A. J. Johnson will be partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for four live webinars intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing field. The following live webinars…

HUD Confirms That Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Are Not Income

March 5, 2022

New resources and information about the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on now available on the HUD Exchange (www.hudexchange.info). The 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) temporarily increased the CTC from $2,000 per child to $3,000…

HUD Updates FAQ on Multifamily Housing Utility Allowance Requirements

February 27, 2022

The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has recently updated the Frequently Asked Questions Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utility Analysis. The original Notice on the UA requirement was Notice H 2015-04, which was published on June 22,…

HUD to Enforce Carbon Monoxide Protections in HUD Projects

February 26, 2022

On January 31, 2022, HUD issued Notice H-2022-01, clarifying federal requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and detectors. CO is a byproduct of fuel-fired combustion appliances such as furnaces and water heaters. If these appliances are not properly vented, the…

A. J. Johnson to Host Webinar of LIHTC Acquisition/Rehab Issues

February 23, 2022

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a 1.5-hour webinar on March 2, 2022, on Critical Issues Relating to the Acquisition & Rehabilitation of LIHTC properties. The Webinar will be held at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This 1.5-hour session focuses on…

Recent Court Decision Confirms that ADA Does Not Apply to Private Apartment Complexes

February 20, 2022

In Saint Pierre v. NFG Housing Partners, LP (November 2021), the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not applicable to privately owned apartment communities. This is due to the…

Zillow Home Sales Draw Congressional Scrutiny

February 19, 2022

Zillow’s plans to sell a large portfolio of single-family homes to institutional investors is drawing attention from Congress. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are raising concerns that these investors will turn the homes into rental properties –…

A. J. Johnson Partners with Mid-Atlantic AHMA for March Training on Affordable Housing

February 18, 2022

During the month of March 2022, A. J. Johnson will be partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for three live webinars intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing field. The following live webinars…

Non-Retirement Investment Accounts – How to Treat for Affordable Housing Purposes

February 13, 2022

Most operators of affordable multifamily rental housing know that when regular payments are made from retirement accounts, those payments count as income, and any amounts remaining in the account are not counted as assets. But what about non-retirement investment accounts?…

HUD Awards $20 Million for Eviction Protection and Diversion

February 12, 2022

In a first-of-its-kind action, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $20 million in grants from its Eviction Protection Grant Program. These grants are being awarded to legal service providers to assist their efforts in providing legal…

Treasury Inspector General Issues Report Critical of IRS LIHTC Oversight

February 5, 2022

On January 26, 2022, the Treasury Inspector General (IG) for Tax Administration released a report titled, “Oversight of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Can Be Improved.” The audit was initiated at the request of the previous Chairman of the…

A Little Known Employment Tax Credit May Assist Multifamily Owners

January 30, 2022

Many owners and managers of affordable multifamily housing properties are finding it difficult to find qualified staff to work either at the properties or at the main office. This problem has been around for a long time but has been…

Massive Pandemic Evictions Fail to Materialize

January 23, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, many housing experts predicted a wave of pandemic-related evictions from our nation’s apartments. There were predictions that as many as 40 million people would be put out of their homes. The wait…

A. J. Johnson Partners with Mid-Atlantic AHMA for February Training on Affordable Housing

January 15, 2022

During the month of February 2022, A. J. Johnson will be partnering with the MidAtlantic Affordable Housing Management Association for three live webinars intended for real estate professionals, particularly those in the affordable multifamily housing field. The following live webinars…

A. J. Johnson to Offer Average Income Live Webinar

January 14, 2022

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on January 26, 2022, on Requirements & Best Practices Relating to the Average Income Minimum Set-Aside for LIHTC properties. The Webinar will be held at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The Average Income…

IRS Extends COVID-19 Relief for LIHTC and Tax-Exempt Bond Properties

January 11, 2022

On Friday, January 14, 2022, the IRS will release a notice (2022-05) extending widespread temporary relief from certain requirements for low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) financed and private activity tax-exempt bond-financed properties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Extended relief will…

Child Care and Affordable Housing – A Potential “Win/Win” for Residents and Owners

January 2, 2022

A “gray rhino” is a highly probable, high-impact yet neglected threat. These are not random surprises but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008, the aftermath of hurricanes, and the…

Expected 2022 Minimum Wage Changes

December 21, 2021

In 2022, 20 states will have new minimum wage rates. Many of the changes will take place on January 1 but some states make the change on July 1 while other states increase rates on odd schedules, such as Connecticut,…

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