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RD Aligns HOTMA Implementation Timeline with HUD and Issues Guidance on Emergency Pull Cord Systems
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of the Multifamily Housing (MFH) is announcing a change in the implementation date of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA). On September 20, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and...
HOTMA Compliance Date Extended To July 1, 2025
The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) published Housing Notice H 2024-09, which extends the date that Owners must be fully compliant with Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to July...
Tenant Recertifications Guide Available
Rural Development (RD) Multifamily Housing (MFH) has created Processing Tenant Recertifications: A Guide for Multifamily Housing Owners and Management Companies as a reference resource for RD MFH owners and management agents. The guide outlines the...
MPR Funding Available to Help Preserve and Improve Affordable Rental Housing in Rural Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today invited applications for loans, grants and debt deferrals to preserve or improve safe affordable rental housing for low-income residents and farmworkers...
Draft Chapter 28 Bifurcating Section 8 Contracts Posted for Comments; FSS Funding Notices and Webinar Available; Upcoming Deadline for DOE Bonus Credit for Solar Panels in MFH
Bifurcating Section 8 Contracts Posts to Multifamily Drafting Table for Public Comment Today, the Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) Programs published the Bifurcating Section 8 Contracts chapter to the Multifamily Drafting Table for public...
NAHMA Washington Update: Govt. Funding, Presidential Candidates on Housing, ROAD Act; and Factsheet on Clean Energy/Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives
Clean Energy/Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives for Housing Providers Attachment: The Treasury Dept. Housing team requested that NAHMA share the attached factsheet with members. This factsheet highlights some key tax incentives for residential real...
Insurance Working Group Releases Risk Mitigation Strategies
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Insurance Working Group releases recommendations aimed at limiting insurance claim risks through proactive mitigation strategies. The paper, “Affordable Multifamily Housing Management...
RD Publishes Timeline and Guidance for Implementation of HOTMA
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of the Multifamily Housing (MFH) has published an Unnumbered Letter (UL) notifying MFH staff of the anticipated timeline of events for the implementation of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act...
NAHMA Announces 2024 Vanguard Award Winners – Congratulations MAHMA Member Clawson Manor Co-op
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) congratulates the winners of its annual Affordable Housing Vanguard Awards. The awards recognize newly developed or significantly rehabbed affordable multifamily housing communities...
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