Don’t refuse a live-in aide request just because the aide is related to the household member making the request. Relatives of disabled household members can be live-in aides if they fit the Handbook’s definition and aren’t married to the person in need of the aide’s...
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recently sent a letter to the IRS and the Treasury Department asking them to take immediate action to provide deadline extensions and other necessary accommodations for the LIHTC program due to the severe disruptions the COVID-19 pandemic is...
A total of 221 members of the House of Representatives have signed on to cosponsor the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, H.R.3077 (AHCIA). This represents a majority of the House of Representatives. The AHCIA seeks to increase housing credit allocation by 50 percent, phased in over five...
HUD has published average income minimum set-asides for low-income housing tax credit properties. Income limits are provided for every 10 percent increment from 20 percent to 80 percent of the area median income in each state and metropolitan fair market rent/income limits area, based on the...
In Alabama, a court recently ruled against the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) concerning its policy of disregarding LIHTC extended-use restrictions when determining assessment of value for property taxes. The Alabama Affordable Housing Association (AAHA) had filed a lawsuit arguing...
In January, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a bill establishing a Maine affordable housing tax credit (AHTC). The Maine State Housing Authority will be tasked with administering and allocating $80 million of credits to affordable rental housing developers between 2021 and 2028, with up to $10...
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently launched an internal investigation on abuse in the Opportunity Zone program. Treasury Inspector Richard Delmar announced the investigation a few months after Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), and Rep....
Freddie Mac recently announced it has topped the $1 billion mark in LIHTC equity investments after reentering the market in 2018. Freddie Mac has created an interactive map that details each of its LIHTC equity investments,...
HUD recently released its 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. HUD’s national estimate is based upon data reported by approximately 3,000 cities and counties across the nation. Every year on a single night in January, planning agencies called “Continuums of Care...
A bipartisan group of 45 mayors from communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the addition of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 (AHCIA) in any year-end legislative tax package. The letter said the LIHTC...
Tax credit sites have recently enjoyed strong occupancy rates and healthy financial conditions, according to CohnReznick’s Tax Credit Investment Services’ annual report on the performance of sites financed with the federal LIHTC. The data in this report provide detailed insights into...
Legislation recently introduced in the South Carolina Legislature would create a state-level LIHTC for sites in Opportunity Zones (OZs). All three co-sponsors are members of the Democratic Party, which is in the minority in the State House. The bill would automatically qualify LIHTC developments...
