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• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Income certification documentation must be retained; for a household receiving Section 8 assistance a PHA statement that income is within the section 42(g) limit satisfies that requirementRequirement excerpt: The owner must keep, for each low-income tenant, documentation supporting the tenant's income certification - for example a copy of the tenant's federal income tax return, Forms W-2, or verifications of income from third parties such as…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A HUD-regulated building must use the applicable HUD utility allowanceRequirement excerpt: If neither a building nor any tenant in it receives RHS housing assistance, and the rents and utility allowances of the building are regulated by HUD, the applicable utility allowance for all rent-restricted units in the building is the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A signed initial tenant income certification is required before or at move-inRequirement excerpt: The owner must obtain a complete, signed tenant income certification from each household, supported by third-party or otherwise acceptable documentation of income and assets, effective on or before the date the household takes occupancy of…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A complete tenant file must be assembled and retained for every assisted householdRequirement excerpt: For each household in a restricted unit the owner must assemble and retain the application, eligibility determination, income and asset verifications, certification, lease and addenda, notices, and any interim documentation, for the period…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Covered multifamily dwellings first occupied after 13 March 1991 must meet the seven design and construction requirementsRequirement excerpt: Covered multifamily dwellings designed and constructed for first occupancy after 13 March 1991 must have at least one building entrance on an accessible route unless terrain or unusual site characteristics make that impractical, and where…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  The 55-or-older exemption requires routine age verification procedures, updated at least every two years, with seven named forms of reliable documentationRequirement excerpt: A facility claiming the 55-or-older exemption must be able to produce, in response to a complaint, verification of compliance with the 80 percent test through reliable surveys and affidavits. It must have developed procedures for routinely…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Household income at initial occupancy must not exceed the applicable limitRequirement excerpt: A unit qualifies as a low-income unit only if the household's annual income, determined at initial occupancy under the Section 8 income definition, is at or below the income limitation applicable to that unit's designation for the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  LIHTC annual income is determined consistently with Section 8, through the chain section 42(g)(4) to section 142(d)(2)(B) to 24 CFR 5.609Requirement excerpt: Section 42 does not define income. It borrows one, and the chain matters because each link is somewhere a practitioner can lose it. IRC 42(g)(4) applies paragraphs (2) — other than subparagraph (A) — (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of IRC 142(d)…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Average income designations must be made and must average 60% or lessRequirement excerpt: Under the average income test each low-income unit must be designated at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80 percent of area median gross income, and the average of the designated imputed income limitations across the units in the qualified group…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Quid pro quo and hostile environment harassment are discriminatory housing practices, and a single incident can be enoughRequirement excerpt: Quid pro quo and hostile environment harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or handicap may violate sections 804, 805, 806 or 818 of the Fair Housing Act. Quid pro quo harassment is an unwelcome…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  The owner must respond to agency monitoring requests and permit inspection and file reviewRequirement excerpt: The owner must provide the allocating agency with access to records and units and respond to monitoring requests. The agency must inspect and review the low-income certifications and supporting documentation for at least the minimum sample…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  The utility allowance must use a permitted method and be reviewed at least annuallyRequirement excerpt: Determine each unit’s utility allowance using the applicable permitted method and review its basis at least once each calendar year. Use changed allowances for gross rents due 90 days after the change, with the method-specific agency…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  HUD program participants: AFFH certification standard effective April 2, 2025Requirement excerpt: Under the interim final rule published March 3, 2025 and effective April 2, 2025, a HUD program participant satisfies the AFFH certification standard by taking, during the relevant period, an action rationally related to promoting one or…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  A recipient with fifteen or more employees must keep its Section 504 self-evaluation on file for three yearsRequirement excerpt: Each recipient must evaluate its policies and practices against the requirements of 24 CFR part 8, after consultation with interested persons including individuals with disabilities or organisations representing them, modify any policy or…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  An affirmative fair housing marketing plan on form HUD-935.2A is required and must run for the life of the mortgageRequirement excerpt: An applicant for participation in an FHA subsidised or unsubsidised housing programme must carry out an affirmative programme to attract buyers or tenants of all minority and majority groups regardless of sex, disability or familial status,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  An existing housing programme must be readily accessible when viewed in its entiretyRequirement excerpt: A recipient must operate each existing housing programme or activity receiving federal financial assistance so that the programme or activity, WHEN VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY, is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  An owner may not ask whether an applicant has a disability or about its nature or severityRequirement excerpt: It is unlawful to inquire whether an applicant, a person who intends to reside in the dwelling, or anyone associated with them has a disability, or to inquire as to the nature or severity of a disability. Five inquiries remain permitted…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Annual income recertification is required unless federal relief applies to the projectRequirement excerpt: The owner must complete annual income recertifications for low-income households unless applicable federal relief is established. For tax years ending after July 30, 2008, the project-level exception in section 142(d)(3)(A), applied through…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Eviction or non-renewal without good cause is prohibited during the extended use periodRequirement excerpt: The extended use agreement must prohibit, and the owner must not engage in, the eviction or termination of tenancy of an existing tenant of a low-income unit other than for good cause, and any increase in gross rent not otherwise permitted.Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Newly published income and rent limits must be applied on the required scheduleRequirement excerpt: When HUD publishes new income or rent limits, each program has its own rule for when the new figures must be used. Applying stale limits produces silent errors in both directions.Read conditions and sources →