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CARH and CARH Sign-on Documents:

• July 29, 2021 Letter to Congress and the Administration Urging Congress to Not Extend the Eviction Moratorium
• April 15, 2021 Letter to State Policymakers on Rental and Business Assistance
• March 16, 2021 Letter to Rural Development Regarding CARES Act Section 4024(c) No Longer In Effect
• February 26, 2021 Letter to HUD on FAQs Published in Regarding Emergency Rental Assistance Program
• November 23, 2020 Letter to IRS and Treasury Urging Deadline Extensions and Accomodations for the Housing Credit Program
• November 10, 2020 Letter to Congress and the Administration Urging Congress and the Administration to Pass COVID Relief Legislation that Protects the Stability of Housing Markets
• September 3, 2020 Stakeholder Letter to Congress in Response to Eviction Moratorium and Lack of Rental Assistance
• August 23, 2020 Politico Ad and Letter to Congress Urging Support of the Housing Industry in Next Relief Bill
• July 22, 2020 Letter to Senate Leaders asking that the Senate to include initiatives not included in previous bills that will help low-income residents who live in rural communities.
• July 17, 2020 Letter to Senate Leaders sharing stakeholder concerns on proposals that would extend and expand the federal eviction moratorium established under the CARES Act.
• July 15, 2020 Letter to Congressional Leaders requesting Congress to include specific provisions in the next COVID relief package.

Below are links from relevant agencies and other sources regarding the COVID-19. Check these links periodically for any updates. Most recent updates are in RED:

• White House: Rural Community Toolkit. Resources to provide confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines while reinforcing basic prevention measures in rural communities. This toolkit features tailored materials you can use to educate rural residents about the vaccines. (May 14, 2021)
• National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (January 2021)
• Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners (February 16, 2021)
• CDC – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • FAQs on Eviction Moratorium
  • Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
  • Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
  • CFPB Releases Online Tool to Help Renters and Landlords Access Federal Assistance (July 28, 2021)
  • Rental assistance may help you and your tenants get through the pandemic (July 9, 2021)
  • As Federal Eviction Protections Come to an End, CFPB Warns Landlords and Consumer Reporting Agencies to Report Rental Information Accurately (July 1, 2021)
• Department of Labor Coronavirus Resources Page 
  • All Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) news, guidance and resources on the coronavirus
• Fannie Mae
• Federal Communication Commission
  • Emergency Broadband Benefit
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Lost Wages Supplemental Payment Assistance Guidelines (August 2020)
  • FHFA Authorizes Loan Processing Flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Customers
• Federal Reserve Board
  • Main Street Lending Program
  • Main Street Lending Program FAQs (April 30, 2020)
• Freddie Mac COVID Resources/Guidance Hub
• Ginnie Mae
  • Ginnie Mae Announces Pass-Through Assistance Program for Participants in the Ginnie Mae Multifamily MBS Program (May 4, 2020)
    • Pass-Through Assistance Program Related to COVID-19 (PTAP/C19) Frequently Asked Questions (May 4, 2020)
  • Ginnie Mae Addresses Servicer Liquidity Issues (March 27, 2020)
• Homeland Security – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)
• HUD – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information & Resources
  • FHFA Extends COVID-19 REO Eviction Moratorium Through September 30, 2021(July 30, 2021)
  • FHFA Announces Multifamily Tenant Protections (July 28, 2021)
  • FHFA Extends COVID-19 Multifamily Forbearance through September 30, 2021 (June 3, 2021)
  • HUD and HHS’s Joint Effort for Local Housing/Health Partnerships (May 10, 2021)
  • Multifamily Q&A for COVID-19 (April, 2, 2021)
    • (If you see an earlier version, refresh your browser)
  • Q&As Regarding CDC Eviction Moratorium (April 2, 2021)
  • American Rescue Plan: Critical Resources for the American People — HUD Update (March 29, 2021)
  • Stimulus payments, vaccines, and other COVID -19 resources (March 22, 2021)
  • PIH-2020-23 (HA) – COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod Rehab), Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program, Revision 2 (November 30, 2020)
  • Notice 2020-11 – Continued Availability of Funds for COVID-19 Supplemental Payments for Properties Receiving Project-Based Rental Assistance under the Section 8, Section 202, or Section 811 Programs (November 24, 2020)
  • Multifamily Housing COVID-19 Guidance (October 14, 2020)
  • CDC Order Resident Declaration Form — Multiple Languages (October 2, 2020)
  • Notice H-2020-09/Notice PIH-2020-26. Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) – Supplemental COVID-19 Guidance (September 18, 2020)
  • Questions and Answers – Office of General Counsel – FHA Multifamily Housing Production Closings During Pandemic (September 10, 2020)
  • HUD Provides Flexibilities for Emergency Solutions Grants Program CARES Act (September 9, 2020)
  • FHA’s Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Extended Through December 31, 2020 (August 27, 2020)
  • FHFA Extends Foreclosure and REO Eviction Moratoriums (August 27, 2020)
  • Secretary Carson Announces HUD will Safely Resume Physcial Inspections (August 7, 2020)
  • Housing Notice 2020-7 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Eviction Moratorium (July 1, 2020)
  • Promoting Housing Stability During The Covid-19 National Emergency: Information for Multifamily Property Owners and Management Agents (July 2020)
  • Mortgagee Letter 2020-19, Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency (June 17, 2020)
  • Update on Allocation of Funding from the CARES Act (June 5, 2020)
  • Section 223(f) Underwriting Mitigants for Multifamily Housing Projects Due to Economic Impact of COVID-19 Emergency (April 13, 2020)
  • Addressing Tenant Concerns During the COVID-19 National Emergency (April 2020)
  • CPD Memo: Availability of Waivers and Suspensions of the HOME Program Requirements in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (April 10, 2020)
  • HUD Issues Memoranda on Suspensions and Waivers for HOME Program COVID-19 Response (April 10, 2020)
  • CARES Act Flexibilities for CDBG Funds Used to Support Coronavirus Response and plan amendment waiver (April 9, 2020)
  • Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) COVID-19 FAQs (March 31, 2020)
  • FAQs About COVID-19 for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Grantees and Applicants (March 19, 2020)
  • COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV)) and Native American Programs (March 13, 2020)
  • COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV)) and Native American Programs (March 13, 2020)
• Small Business Administration – Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
  • Paycheck Protection Program Loans: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (May 13, 2020)
• Department of Treasury
  • Treasury Updates FAQs on Emergency Rental Assistance Program (June 24, 2021)
  • Treasury Announces Additional $21.6 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance Allocation (May 7, 2021)
  • IRS provides tax relief for the low-income housing credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects (July 1, 2020)
  • Notice 2020-32 – Clarifies that taxpayers are not allowed a deduction for an expense if payment of the expense results in forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and the income associated with the forgiveness is excluded from gross income. (May 4, 2020)
  • Revenue Procedure 2020-21 – Guidance concerning tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs), which are used with 4 percent low-income housing tax credits to finance affordable housing. (May 4, 2020)
  • Notice 2020-25 – Expanded Temporary Rule Allowing Governmental Issuers to Purchase Certain of Their Own Tax-Exempt Bonds (May 4, 2020)
  • IRS Regulatory Relief Available During COVID-19 Pandemic – Prepared by NCHSA (April 21, 2020)
  • Assistance for Small Businesses
    • Top-line overview of the paycheck protection loan program 
    • More information for lenders
    • More information for borrowers
    • Borrower Application Form (April 2, 2020)
    • Lender Application Form
    • New Lender Application Form (Federally Insured Depository Institutions, Federally Insured Credit Unions, Farm Credit System Institutions)
    • New Lender Application Form (Non-Bank and Non-Insured Depository Institution Lenders)
    • Interim Final Rule
    • Interim Final Rule on Affiliation
    • Applicable Affiliation Rules
    • Frequently Asked Questions (Updated April 13, 2020)
    • Find an eligible lender
  • Assistance for State and Local Governments
  • Preserving Jobs for American Industry
  • Assistance for American Workers and Families
  • IRS Provides Short-Term Extensions to Certain Housing Credit and Housing Bond Deadlines Due to COVID-19
• USDA – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
  • Federal Relief Resources for Renters and Landlords (July 8, 2021)
  • Rural Development Status Update – CDC Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions (May 12, 2021)
  • Multifamily Housing – Extension of CDC Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions through June 30, 2021 (March 30, 2021)
  • USDA Implements Immediate Measure to Help Rural Residents, Business and Communities Affected by COVID-19 (March 9, 2021)
  • Biden Administration Halts Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance (February 1, 2021)
  • CDC Issues Guidance Ordering Halt in Tenant Residential Evictions to Further Prevent the Spread of COVID (September 4, 2020)
  • USDA Rural Development Update to FAQ for Multifamily Housing (July 20, 2020)
  • USDA Rural Development Issues Frequently Asked Questions for Multi-Family Housing Tenants (May 6, 2020)
  • Section 538 Forbearance Guidance (April 17, 2020)
  • USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 13, 2020)
  • COVID-19 Multifamily Stakeholder FAQ–PART 2 (April 10, 2020)
  • RD FAQs for Multifamily Stakeholders (April 6, 2020)
  • Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing CARES Act Forbearance Request Guidance (April 2, 2020)
  • Rural Development’s COVID-19 Information  (March 27, 2020)
  • USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)
  • USDA Provides Guidance on Multi-Family Housing in the Wake of COVID-19 (March 19, 2020)
• Veterans Affairs
  • Extended Foreclosure Moratorium for Borrows Affected byh COVID-19 (August 24, 2020)
  • Extended Eviction Moratorium for Borrowers Affected by COVID-19 (August 24, 2020)
• World Health Organization – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
  • Q&As on COVID-19
• State & Local Information
  • Council of State Government State Executive Orders 
  • National Governors Association State Action Tracker 
  • National League of Cities COVID-19 Local Action Tracker 
  • Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Guidance on Essential Workers During COVID-19 (Recommendations to States and Localities, Not Binding Regulation – Updated on March 28 to explicitly recognize property management and housing construction)
• Additional Resources
  • National Low Income Housing Coalition – Resource Hub  (May 2021)
  • Guide to Talking to Your CMBS Servicer (CREFC) 
  • 3 Key Risk Management Responses to COVID-19 and Managing Business Interruptions-Risk and Insurance Management Society
  • Summary of Eviction Moratoriums-LeaseLock
  • Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University – COVID-19 Resources

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NIXON PEABODY, LLP ALERTS

• U.S. Supreme Court leaves CDC eviction moratorium in place (July 1, 2021)
• New CDC guidance for fully vaccinated people has employers asking “What do we do on vaccinations?” (May 26, 2021)
• Treasury issues updated emergency rental assistance FAQs (May 14, 2021)
• Federal Court in D.C. vacates CDC Eviction moratorium nationwide, then issues stay (May 7, 2021)
• CDC updates eviction moratorium FAQs (April 20, 2021)
• APA challenges to the PPP loan program thwarted by courts and Congress; but a narrow path remains for borrowers (March 10, 2021)
• Got vaccinated? New CDC Guidance relaxes some precautions creating new considerations for employers (March 9, 2021)
• New guidance on Emergency Rental Assistance issued by the Biden administration (February 23, 2021)
• Biden orders OSHA to issue new COVID-19 guidance to employers (January 26, 2021)
• IRS extends many deadlines relevant to Section 42 and affordable housing (January 19, 2021)
• FFCRA — What’s changed for 2021? (December 30, 2020)
• COVID-19 Stimulus Package/Omnibus FY 2021 Federal Budget: What’s in it for Housing? (December 22, 2020)
• SBA issues new questionnaires and guidance around Paycheck Protection loan necessity (December 11, 2020)
• SBA issues new guidance on change of ownership of PPP borrowers (October 7, 2020)
• SBA issues interim final rule addressing both owner-employee compensation and rent issues (August 28, 2020)
• UPDATE 7.0 — HUD July 31st FAQs provide longer- term encouragement, some permissions (August 14, 2020)
• Money available for COVID relief to properties receiving Project-Based Rental Assistance (July 27, 2020)
• How do federal tax changes affect your state taxes? (July 24, 2020)
• Virginia adopts nation’s first COVID-19 OSHA standards (July 22, 2020)
• New HUD guidance focuses on eviction concerns (July 22, 2020)
• HUD updates CARES Act waivers for Public and Indian Housing programs, including Section 8 (July 7, 2020)
• Expanded Main Street Lending Program (June 10, 2020)
• Big changes coming to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) (June 4, 2020)
• SBA extends safe harbor date for PPP loans to May 18, 2020 (May 14, 2020)
• SBA provides some clarification on the good-faith certification and creates new safe harbor for PPP loans (May 13, 2020)
• As Congress moves towards fixing the CARES Act, some borrowers seek relief from arguably invalid SBA rulemaking through the Administrative Procedures Act (May 12, 2020)
• IRS provides relief for municipal bond issuers in response to COVID-19 pandemic (May 7, 2020)
• Updated HUD FAQs provide additional details regarding asset management issues, multifamily production issues and Mortgagee Letter 2020-11 (May 4, 2020)
• New IRS guidance dampens benefits of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief under the Paycheck Protection Program (May 4, 2020)
• Evaluating the Paycheck Protection Program versus the Employee Retention Credit (April 25, 2020)
• New guidance from Small Business Administration emphasizes “need” in Paycheck Protection Loans (April 24, 2020)
• Update 4.0: HUD issues updated coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance (April 15, 2020)
• HUD issues mortgagee letters implementing new debt service reserve requirements and forbearance protocol during coronavirus (COVID-19) (April 13, 2020)
• Main Street Lending Program established to facilitate lending to small and medium-size businesses, including those with over 500 employees (April 9, 2020)
• U.S. Department of Labor’s new guidance on CARES Act’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and $600 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (April 8, 2020)
• Review of the SBA’s interim final rule implementing the Paycheck Protection Program (April 6, 2020)
• SBA Issued its Interim Rule Clarifying and Changing the PPP Loan Program (April 3, 2020)
• COVID-19’s impact on California workers’ compensation insurance exposure (March 26, 2020)
• Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Alert – HUD Issues FAQs for Owners of Multifamily Assisted Housing on Dealing with COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)