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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...
No matter how large or small a property is, there will always be staff assigned to do work at the property, including maintenance and leasing staff. While all staff receive training relating to their ...
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...
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 prote...
One of the requirements of the HUD Final Rule on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is that a copy of the Notice of Occupancy Rights, form HUD-5380, must be provided to applicants and residents. Th...
A recent court case (Fair Housing Center of Washington v. Breier-Scheetz Properties, LLC, May 2017) found that a Washington community s rule limiting studio apartments to one occupant violated fair ...
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 prope...
With all the natural disasters that have occurred recently (Harvey, Irma, Maria), it is worthwhile to review IRS guidance relative to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties located in affected areas...
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