HUD: HOTMA Final Rule Available – Important Changes for Multifamily Owners and Operators

The following information was sent to HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing on February 14, 2023.  Dear Multifamily Owners and Program Operators,    Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its final rule in the Federal Register implementing the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The official publication in the Federal Register…

CARH Scholarship Foundation Increased Scholarship Amount for 2023 Recipients!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! February 14, 2023 Dear CARH Members: As originally announced via email on December 19, 2022, the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) Scholarship Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Scholarships! At that the time, it was announced that, beginning in 2023, an additional seventh scholarship would be added, and that…

IRS Provides Guidance Energy Projects for Low-Income Communities and Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects

On February 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published guidance on how it will allocate 1.8 gigawatts of capacity in bonus renewable energy Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) to low-income communities as provided in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as well as guidance on the qualifying advanced energy project credit program. See the relevant notices…

RD: Proposed Rule – Multifamily Housing Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Prioritization Criteria – Updated

Updated February 9, 2023: On February 7, 2023, RD held a Listening Session where this subject was briefly mentioned. Click here to view the PowerPoint that was used in the listening session. Additionally, a representative from Nixon Peabody, CARH’s General Counsel, took notes during the session, which are included here. Please note, the Federal Register…

HUD: New Resources for Advancing Housing Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

On February 6, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Asset Management sent out the following information: Dear Multifamily Stakeholders,  On February 1, 2023, HUD published a press release announcing the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 website, enforcement notice, and Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In addition, HUD published The Violence Against Women Act…

HUD Issues Unique Entity Identifier Notice – RD Programs Will Also Need

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update February 2, 2023 On January 26, 2023, HUD issued Notice H 2023–01, Unique Entity Identifier Replaces Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System for Identification of Federal Awards. The Notice provides background on the federal government’s transition from the Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS Number) to…

HUD: Preview Version of HOTMA Final Rule Available: Important Changes for Multifamily Owners and Operators 

On January 31, 2023, HUD sent out the following Multifamily Housing News – Asset Management bulletin: Dear Multifamily Owners and Program Operators,    Today, HUD posted a preview version of its final rule implementing the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The rule covers sections 102, 103, and 104 of HOTMA; only sections 102…

Recording of Multifamily Housing Partnership Updates from January 26, 2023

On January 26, 2023, Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing (MFH) Field Operations staff held their quarterly meeting to provide updates to their customers. Click here for the Multifamily Housing Partnership Updates – Recording from January 26, 2023(Note, this will launch in Microsoft Teams) Agenda topics for the meeting included: Leadership Updates Budgets Centralized Mailing Address SAM…