This year marks the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), enacted by Congress on April 11, 1968. The FHA has been amended several times and now prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color national origin, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation),...
Four new types of income will no longer impact eligibility calculations.
Specific sources of income are excluded by federal statute from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility for, or benefits in, a HUD program. By extension, these...
On Jan. 10, HUD published a notice on changes the agency is intending to make to the methodology used for calculating Section 8 income limits. HUD publishes these income limits each year based on changes to each...
A definite plan to deal with potential disasters at your site is an important element of providing a safe environment for your staff and residents. The U.S. is experiencing more frequent and intense weather- and climate-...
Prepare for how these annual changes will affect income, asset, and eligibility determinations.
Low-income housing tax credit law requires site owners to use HUD’s Section 8 rules regarding income calculations. According to Treasury Regulations §1....
As Congress considers reforms, sites may need to take action now to limit the financial strain.
As a site owner or manager, you understand the severe financial consequences that can result from things beyond your control, such as a loss due to fire, flood,...
We’ll explain how to treat real estate when calculating a household’s income and assets.
The regulations for the tax credit program require site owners to use the rules found in HUD Handbook 4350.3 to calculate the annual income of applicants and...
When you certify or recertify households for tax credit housing, IRS rules require you to estimate how much income household members expect to receive in the next 12 months. Without this information, you can’t certify or recertify the household’s eligibility.
Before you rent any unit at your tax credit site to a new household, it’s important to confirm that the rental will comply with the tax credit law. If your rental of a unit won’t comply, the owner’s credits for that unit may be at risk. And if the unit is one you must count to...
