Resource Center

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

HUD Final Rule: Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Multifamily Housing Programs and Implementing Family Income Reviews Under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act

HUD published in the Federal Register a final rule implementing Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act legislation allowing public housing authorities (PHAs) and owners to conduct full income recertifications for families with 90 percent or more of their income from fixed income every 3 years instead of annually. The rule is effective June 8, 2020.

APM 20-05: Availability of Pass-Through Assistance Program for Participants in Ginnie Mae’s Multifamily MBS Program

Ginnie Mae’s APM 20-05 extends the COVID-19 Pass-Through Assistance Program to multifamily issuers.

HOME Investment Partnerships Program FAQs: COVID-19 and CARES Act

This HUD document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the application of the temporary eviction moratorium in Section 4024 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to the HOME program.

May 1 Update of HUD Multifamily COVID-19 Q&A

On May 1, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing released updated COVID-19 questions and answers covering issues related to project financing, forbearance, the CARES Act moratorium on evictions, additional resources provided by the CARES Act, income verification, and asset management.

Housing Trust Fund 2020 Formula Allocations

This document provides the amount of Housing Trust Fund dollars each state receives in FY 2020.

Proposed Federal Loan Programs to Stabilize the Housing and Rental Markets

These documents provide details on proposed Federal Reserve programs to stabilize homeowners, renters, apartment properties, and the housing market in response to broad forbearance provisions included in the CARES Act.

IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-58

IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-58 provides a list of time-sensitive actions, including several Housing Credit and tax-exempt bond deadlines, that may be extended for taxpayers affected by a federally declared disaster.

IRS Notice 2020-23: Taxpayer Relief for COVID-19

This Notice provides relief to taxpayers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Among other things, the notice automatically extends several Housing Credit and tax-exempt bond deadlines referenced in IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-58. The notice also extends the 180-day deadline to invest capital gains in a Qualified Opportunity Fund to July 15 for taxpayers with a deadline between April 1 and July 15.

IRS Releases Guidance on Filing Amended Partnership Tax Returns

On April 8, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-23, providing guidance on filing amended partnership tax returns to take advantage of the bonus depreciation changes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as well as other tax incentives.

NCSHA Comments on OCC and FDIC Joint CRA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

On April 8, NCSHA sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in response to their joint January 9 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments on proposed amendments to Community Reinvestment Act regulations.