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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,…

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on The 4 Percent LIHTC Floor – IRS Revenue Ruling 2021-20.

December 12, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a one-hour live webinar on January 6, 2022, on The 4 Percent LIHTC Floor – IRS Revenue Ruling 2021-20. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern time. On December…

A.J. Johnson to Provide Live Fair Housing Webinar on December 29

December 9, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on December 29, 2021, on Compliance with Federal & State Fair Housing Requirements. This is A.J.’s last Fair Housing training of 2021 and is a must for individuals required to take fair…

IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on 4 Percent Tax Credit Floor

December 4, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2021-20, providing clarity on when taxpayers may claim the fixed four percent credit for properties with tax-exempt bonds. The IRS addressed three separate issues relative to the 4% credit: Does the minimum 4% applicable…

Court Decision Affirms “Necessity Standard” for Reasonable Accommodations

November 27, 2021

A. J. Johnson

In Carter v. Murray, 2021, WL 4192055, CIVIL ACTION NO 21-3289 (E.D. PA, September 14, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that a tenant was not entitled to a reasonable accommodation of permanent relocation…

Progress Still Lacking in Distribution of ERAP Funds

November 21, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has released findings from the organization’s latest survey of state use of funding from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). As of late September, of the approximately $25 billion made available by…

HUD Provides Fair Housing Funding to 51 Agencies

November 14, 2021

A. J. Johnson

On November 3, 2021, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) awarded $13.6 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to enable 51 HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) agencies to conduct a wide range of fair housing enforcement,…

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Interviewing Skills for Affordable Housing Managers

November 13, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on November 23, 2021, on Interviewing Skills for Affordable Housing Managers. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern time. One of the most important skills any affordable…

A 2023 Reduction in Income Limits is Possible

November 7, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The Census Bureau has announced that it will not release a one-year American Community Survey (ACS) for 2020. Without this survey, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) will almost certainly be restricted to the use of the five-year…

Claiming Low-Income Housing Tax Credit on Temporary Transfer Unit

November 6, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A question that clients often ask regarding moving tenants around on acquisition rehab projects is “Can we claim the credit on both units, even though the resident will only be in the temporary unit until the rehab is done on…

California City Settles Claim of Discrimination Against Farmworkers

October 31, 2021

A. J. Johnson

HUD has reached a Voluntary Compliance/Conciliation Agreement with the City of Santa Maria, CA, resolving allegations that the city’s enactment and enforcement of restrictions on housing for certain farmworker visa-holders in residential areas of the city violated the Fair Housing…

HUD Determines That Owner’s COVID-19 Visitor Policy Violated the Fair Housing Act

October 30, 2021

A. J. Johnson

HUD recently signed a Conciliation Agreement/Voluntary Compliance Agreement with owners of a HUD-subsidized community in Fairhope, Alabama. The agreement resolves allegations and a HUD investigation into whether the owner’s policy prohibiting visitors under the age of 12 due to COVID-19…

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on The Most Common LIHTC Non-compliance – Avoiding 8823s

October 16, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on October 26, 2021, on Avoiding the Most Common LIHTC Noncompliance – Remaining 8823 Free. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern time. Credit loss on tax…

Social Security COLA – 2022

October 13, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The federal government announced on October 13, 2021, that the Social Security Cost of Live Adjustment (COLA) for 2022 will be 5.9%, which is the largest increase since 1982 when the increase was 8.7%. This increase will provide an additional…

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment; Limiting Fair Housing Liability.

October 12, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on November 3, 2021, on Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment; Limiting Fair Housing Liability. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern time. Dealing with tenant-on-tenant harassment is an evolving area…

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Section 8 Management & Best Practices

October 9, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on October 19, 2021, on Section 8 Management and Best Practices. The Webinar will be held from 9 AM to 3:30 PM Eastern time. While most Section 8 training focuses on the…

HUD Provides Clarity on the Granting of HOME Funds to Entities That Then Loan the HOME Funds

October 2, 2021

A. J. Johnson

In a recent edition of HOMEfires, HUD made it clear that a Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) may not grant or provide HOME funds to an entity that then lends the HOME funds to the owner of an affordable rental project. This…

Major Affordable Housing Legislation Introduced in the Senate

September 11, 2021

A. J. Johnson

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act, legislation to make a generational investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis, and expand homeownership opportunities for young people by…

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

September 4, 2021

A. J. Johnson

During the month of September 2021, 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…

Resolving the Rights of Two Disabled Residents with Conflicting Needs

August 14, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A recent case before the Iowa Supreme Court provides a glimpse into the difficulties involved in weighing the rights of two disabled residents when granting an accommodation to either would have a negative impact on the other resident. Facts of…

CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium

August 7, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an order on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, that – after a short interruption – seeks to extend its prior eviction moratoriums, originally imposed in September 2020. The newest moratorium will expire…

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on Criminal Screening Policies in Multifamily Housing

August 6, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on August 31, 2021, on Criminal Screening in Multifamily Housing – Recommended Policies & Procedures. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern time. Property owners may (and…

The Sovereign Citizens Movement and Affordable Housing

July 23, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A number of our clients have contacted us recently to ask how to handle the applications of individuals who claim to be “sovereign citizens,” and state that the government has no right to verify their eligibility for affordable housing, such…

A. J. Johnson to Present Webinar on Hoarding – A Fair Housing Challenge.

July 23, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on August 3, 2021, on Hoarding – A Fair Housing Challenge. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern time. In May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association (APA)…

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Verifying and Determining Income for Affordable Housing Applicants and Residents.

July 19, 2021

A. J. Johnson

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a webinar on July 29, 2021, on Verifying and Determining Income for Affordable Housing Applicants and Residents. The Webinar will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern time. A critical aspect of…

Exclusion of Military Basic Allowance for Housing for LIHTC Properties

July 17, 2021

A. J. Johnson

While the exclusion of the military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties in certain areas of the United States has been around for 13 years, there is still some confusion as to which properties…

Child Tax Credit Excluded Income for Housing Purposes

July 15, 2021

A. J. Johnson

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP) provides a monthly payment from the enhanced child tax credit and these payments are landing in family bank accounts during the week of July 12, with the first payments arriving on July 15.…

Reducing Insurance Premiums – A Key to Improving Property Cash Flow

July 10, 2021

A. J. Johnson

Nationally, insurance premiums for multifamily housing make up about 4% of the total operating expenses owners face in the operation of these properties, well behind the big-ticket items like taxes (32%) and salaries/personnel (25%). Despite being a low percentage of…

HUD Proposes Restoring Discriminatory Effects Rule

July 4, 2021

A. J. Johnson

On June 25, 2021, HUD announced that it will issue a proposed rule titled Restoring HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard. The publication proposes to rescind HUD’s 2020 disparate impact rule and restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. HUD believes that the…

HUD Extends Effective Period for 2019 and 2020 QCTs, DDAs that Were Not on Subsequent Lists

July 3, 2021

A. J. Johnson

On July 2, 2021, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register extending the period by 180 days for which certain 2019 and 2020 qualified census tracts (QCTs) and difficult development areas (DDAs) are effective for purposes of the low-income…

Posts by A. J. Johnson

Expected 2022 Minimum Wage Changes

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on The 4 Percent LIHTC Floor – IRS Revenue Ruling 2021-20.

A.J. Johnson to Provide Live Fair Housing Webinar on December 29

IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on 4 Percent Tax Credit Floor

Court Decision Affirms “Necessity Standard” for Reasonable Accommodations

Progress Still Lacking in Distribution of ERAP Funds

HUD Provides Fair Housing Funding to 51 Agencies

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Interviewing Skills for Affordable Housing Managers

A 2023 Reduction in Income Limits is Possible

Claiming Low-Income Housing Tax Credit on Temporary Transfer Unit

California City Settles Claim of Discrimination Against Farmworkers

HUD Determines That Owner’s COVID-19 Visitor Policy Violated the Fair Housing Act

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on The Most Common LIHTC Non-compliance – Avoiding 8823s

Social Security COLA – 2022

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment; Limiting Fair Housing Liability.

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Section 8 Management & Best Practices

HUD Provides Clarity on the Granting of HOME Funds to Entities That Then Loan the HOME Funds

Major Affordable Housing Legislation Introduced in the Senate

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

Resolving the Rights of Two Disabled Residents with Conflicting Needs

CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium

A. J. Johnson to Offer Live Webinar on Criminal Screening Policies in Multifamily Housing

The Sovereign Citizens Movement and Affordable Housing

A. J. Johnson to Present Webinar on Hoarding – A Fair Housing Challenge.

A. J. Johnson to Host Live Webinar on Verifying and Determining Income for Affordable Housing Applicants and Residents.

Exclusion of Military Basic Allowance for Housing for LIHTC Properties

Child Tax Credit Excluded Income for Housing Purposes

Reducing Insurance Premiums – A Key to Improving Property Cash Flow

HUD Proposes Restoring Discriminatory Effects Rule

HUD Extends Effective Period for 2019 and 2020 QCTs, DDAs that Were Not on Subsequent Lists

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