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• federalUnited StatesLIHTC
  LIHTC available-unit requirements depend on the election and apply by buildingRequirement excerpt: Apply the available-unit rule separately to each LIHTC building. Standard elections use 140 percent of the applicable income limit; average-income elections use 140 percent of the greater of the 60-percent AMI limit and the unit’s…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCReview limitations
  Deep rent skewed projects apply a 170% available unit threshold and additional rent conditionsRequirement excerpt: A project electing deep rent skewing under the 15-40 test must satisfy the additional conditions of Section 142(d)(4)(B), and the available unit rule applies at 170 percent rather than 140 percent.Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTC
  Households transferring between units carry their qualification within the same building or projectRequirement excerpt: A household that transfers to a different unit retains its qualifying status without a new initial certification where the transfer is within the same building, or within the same project where the multiple building election was made,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCReview limitationsStart date unverified
  A vacated low-income unit continues to count only if reasonable attempts to rent it are madeRequirement excerpt: For a low-income unit that becomes vacant, the owner must make reasonable attempts to rent that unit or the next available unit of comparable or smaller size to an income-qualified household before renting units in the project to…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Units must be available for use by the general publicRequirement excerpt: A residential unit is not a low-income unit unless it is available for use by the general public, meaning it is rented in a manner consistent with housing policy governing nondiscrimination and is not provided preferentially to members of a…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  A vacant accessible unit must be offered first to a current occupant who needs it, then to a waiting list applicant who needs itRequirement excerpt: Owners and managers of projects with accessible units must adopt suitable means to ensure that information about the availability of accessible units reaches eligible individuals with disabilities, and must take reasonable nondiscriminatory…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  HUD-assisted and HUD-insured housing must be made available without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital statusRequirement excerpt: A determination of eligibility for housing that is assisted by HUD or subject to a HUD-insured mortgage must be made in accordance with the eligibility requirements HUD provides for that program, and such housing must be made available…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A unit occupied by a tenant with HUD rental assistance takes the PHA Section 8 Existing Housing allowanceRequirement excerpt: In a building that is neither RHS-assisted nor HUD-regulated and has no tenant receiving RHS tenant assistance, the applicable utility allowance for any rent-restricted unit occupied by a tenant receiving HUD rental assistance payments is…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Accessible units must be distributed through the site and offer a comparable range of sizes and amenitiesRequirement excerpt: Accessible dwelling units must, to the maximum extent feasible and subject to reasonable health and safety requirements, be distributed throughout projects and sites, and must be available in a sufficient range of sizes and amenities that a…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A unit occupied entirely by full-time students does not qualify unless an exception appliesRequirement excerpt: A low-income unit occupied entirely by full-time students is not treated as a low-income unit unless the household satisfies one of the statutory exceptions. Section 42(i)(3)(D) addresses a student receiving assistance under Title IV of the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  An agency estimate is available only if the agency agrees to provide it, must weigh the prescribed factors, and rests on data no more than 60 days staleRequirement excerpt: A building owner may obtain a utility estimate for each unit from the agency with jurisdiction over the building, but only if that agency agrees to provide one -- the method is an agency election, not an owner's right, which is why several…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services must be made when necessary for equal opportunityRequirement excerpt: It is unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services when such an accommodation may be necessary to afford a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Where several programs restrict the same unit, each restriction applies independentlyRequirement excerpt: For a unit subject to multiple programs, identify each applicable restriction and any express exception, substitution or interaction before comparing requirements. Compare rent limits only on the same basis, including treatment of tenant…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  A submetering arrangement counts as tenant-paid only if the bill reflects the unit's ACTUAL consumptionRequirement excerpt: An arrangement under which the owner buys a utility and rebills it to tenants is an actual-consumption submetering arrangement -- and so is treated as the tenant paying directly, requiring a utility allowance -- only if it has ALL of the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: HCVRelated — matches some terms
  For a LIHTC or HOME unit a rent comparison is not required unless the requested rent exceeds the program rentRequirement excerpt: For a unit receiving low-income housing tax credits under section 42 or assistance under the HOME program, a rent comparison with unassisted units is not required if the voucher rent does not exceed the rent for other LIHTC- or…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions LIHTC. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  One tenant receiving RHS rental assistance puts every rent-restricted unit in the building on the RHS allowanceRequirement excerpt: If any tenant in a building receives RHS rental assistance payments, the applicable utility allowance for all rent-restricted units in that building is the applicable RHS utility allowance -- including units occupied by tenants who receive…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: HCVRelated — matches some terms
  A voucher holder in a restricted unit does not change the unit's program rent limitRequirement excerpt: Where a household with a tenant-based voucher occupies a unit restricted under LIHTC, HOME or HTF, the program rent limit continues to apply to the gross rent for that unit; the voucher determines how the rent is split between the household…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions LIHTC. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  A property claiming the 55-or-older exemption must have at least 80 percent of its occupied units housing at least one person aged 55 or olderRequirement excerpt: The familial status provisions do not apply to housing intended and operated for persons 55 years of age or older, but only where the housing complies with section 807(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act and with all three of 24 CFR 100.305,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  New construction must provide 5 percent mobility accessible units and an additional 2 percent for hearing or visionRequirement excerpt: New multifamily housing projects developed with HUD assistance must be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. A minimum of five percent of the total dwelling units, or at least one…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Substantial alteration of a 15-unit-or-larger project triggers the full new construction scopingRequirement excerpt: Where alterations are undertaken to a project of 15 or more units and the cost of the alterations is 75 percent or more of the replacement cost of the completed facility, the alteration is a substantial alteration and the new construction…Read conditions and sources →