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HOME Funds and Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans

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A. J. Johnson
In February 2018, the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development issued guidance relating to the requirement that projects funded with HOME funds have an Affirmative Fair Housing and Marketing Plan. This requirement is contained in the HOME final rule…

FAST Act Interim Final Rule Effective March 12, 2018

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A. J. Johnson
On December 12, 2017, HUD published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that amends the regulatory language for Public & Indian Housing PIH) and Multifamily Housing rental assistance programs. This interim rule went into effect on March 12,…

The Importance of Internal Controls

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A. J. Johnson
All executives are taught the importance of “internal controls.” Unfortunately, many executives don’t fully understand what is meant by the term “internal controls.” A recent HUD audit of a Section 8 project in Port Arthur, TX serves as a reminder…

Rental Assistance – Is It Income or Not?

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A. J. Johnson
After more than 40 years in the affordable housing business, I still occasionally get the question as to why federal rental assistance – such as Section 8 – is not counted as income. After all, it is a regular, recurring…

Self-Employed Individuals in Affordable Housing Properties

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A. J. Johnson
One of the most difficult type of income to determine for managers of affordable housing rental properties (e.g. Section 8 or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit [LIHTC]) is self-employment income. Based on the number of issues we see when reviewing the…

NCSHA Publishes 2017 Recommended Best Practices

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A. J. Johnson
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) has updated its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration for voluntary adoption by Housing Credit Agencies. The organizations first recommended practices were published in 1993, and included recommendations relative to allocation and…

HUD Delays Fair Housing Affirmative Action Rule

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A. J. Johnson
In what is almost certainly the first step in elimination of the requirement that localities take proactive steps to affirmatively further fair housing, HUD is extending the deadline for submission of assessment of fair housing for Consolidated Plan Participants. This…

Correction to State Minimum Wage Increases

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A. J. Johnson
I recently published a news item on upcoming minimum wage increases across the United States. One of my clients found an error in the information for New York State and I wanted to correct the item. The correct information for…

Streamlining HUD Regulations – Interim Final Rule – December 12, 2017

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A. J. Johnson
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register on December 12, 2017, titled “Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Multifamily Housing Programs and Implementing Family Income Reviews Under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation…

Minimum Wage Increases in 18 States

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A. J. Johnson
Happy New Year! For workers in a number of states, the new year will bring an increase in minimum wages. Many of the states already had minimum wage levels higher than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour   Owners…

Additional HUD VAWA Guidance – November 2017

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A. J. Johnson
The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) recently issued clarifying guidance regarding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The guidance addresses the following areas of VAWA: Applicability; Notice of Occupancy Rights & Certification Form; Emergency Transfers; Lease Addendum; Lease…

Foreign Students in LIHTC Projects

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A. J. Johnson
Managers of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects (LIHTC) are sometimes faced with having to determine the eligibility of foreign students for occupancy at a Section 42 property. This is actually easier in most cases than determining the eligibility of U.…

Revisions to Senate Tax Bill – November 14, 2017

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A. J. Johnson
It is expected that the Senate will vote on its version of tax reform after Thanksgiving. The version to be voted on will include several changes to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and, unlike the House bill, retains…

2018 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) Released by HUD

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A. J. Johnson
On November 8, 2017, HUD published the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program – Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs), fiscal year 2018 in the Federal Register. These factors are used for adjusting or establishing Section 8 rents under various Section 8 programs.…

Comparison of House and Senate Tax Bills

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A. J. Johnson
On November 9, the Senate Finance Committee released its tax plan, following the House Ways and Means Committee plan last week. Since I sent a memo on the House plan last week, I will only note the differences between the…

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – H.R 1

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A. J. Johnson
On November 2, 2017, the House Ways & Means Committee released H.R.1, “The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.” The 429-page bill includes five sections: Tax Reform for Individuals; Repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); Business Tax Reform; Taxation of…

HUD Revision to Effective Date for 2015 DDA and QCT Designations

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A. J. Johnson
On October 26, 2017, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register, “Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts: Revision of Effective Date for 2015 Designations.”   This notice revises the effective date for designations of…

Tax Reform Update – October 22, 2017

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A. J. Johnson
Last Thursday, October 19, Congressional Republicans in the Senate approved a budget resolution for the 2018 fiscal year. This is the first in a long line of hurdles that must be overcome for there to be a tax bill this…

DOJ Announces New Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative

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A. J. Johnson
On October 19, 2017, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new initiative to combat sexual harassment in housing. The initiative specifically seeks to increase DOJ efforts to protect women from harassment by landlords, property managers, maintenance workers,…

Limited English Proficiency and Fair Housing

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A. J. Johnson
I recently came across a situation where an owner of a multifamily property had a policy of requiring that all applicants be able to communicate in English in order to apply for occupancy at the property. After discussing the issue…

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