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    It All Adds Up – LIHTC Webinar  The lease-up has been completed and all the households have been moved in, now what? Management maintains compliance, helps to provide a decent, safe and sanitary community to their tenants, and the owner claims tax credits.  Owners of tax credit projects are allowed to take a low-income housing credit for each qualified building over a 10-year credit period. In order to claim eligible credits, there is a specific formula used.  In this 2.5 hour webinar, E&A Team’s Tari Bradley, Housing Compliance Trainer, and Gary Kirkman, Director of Compliance Training, will review information pertaining to the annual tax credit calculation.  Attendees will have:  ▪ A better understanding of the tax credit annual tax credit calculation.  ▪ A comprehensive course manual to aid staff in understanding the tax credit calculation and the components that make up the amount of credits an owner can claim each year during the credit period.  Topics will include:  Calculating Credits  Eligible Basis Applicable Fraction  Qualified Basis  Applicable Percentage  Claiming Credits  Deferred Credits  Read more

“Enhance & Accelerate” your knowledge and understanding of how to anticipate household income from assets for the affordable housing programs, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Rural Development (RD), and HOME program. In this recording of a live three-hour virtual presentation, our Director of Compliance Training, Gary Kirkman, and Housing Compliance Trainer, Tari Bradley, will review what is an asset, how to verify asset income, provide an overview of asset sources, and pose some unique Challenges to test attendees along the way. You do not want to miss out! The following will be referenced as a source of guidance: HUD’s 4350.3 Handbook, Chapter 5 24 CFR § 5.609 Training Manual A downloadable full-color desk/training reference manual PDF is included. Certificate of Training After viewing the entire video, trainees can download a certificate showing three hours of training for It All Makes Cents:  Calculating Assets for Multiple Programs. Read more

For a household to be eligible to move into a tax credit unit, the household must be at or below the applicable income limits. Not only does the income limits help us determine a household’s eligibility, they also help determine the amount of rent an owner can charge for a unit and still be in compliance. Rules can be tricky, especially when you begin to look at when the project places in service and how that date can affect income limits, how the optional and non-optional fees can affect the rent you charge and special rules pertaining to the amount of rent that can be charged if the unit is receiving federal rental assistance.  In this 90-minute webinar, Tari Bradley, E&A Team’s Housing Compliance Trainer, will review information pertaining to income and rent limits for tax credit housing.  Topics will include:  Placing in Service  Income Limits:    Held Harmless Limits, National Non-Metro Income Limits, HERA Special Income Limits Rent Limits: Maximum Rent Limit, Gross Rent, Utility Allowances, Federal Rental Assistance, Non-Optional Fees, Gross Rent Floor, Noncompliance with Gross Rents   Read more

In this 2-hour webinar, Gary Kirkman, of E&A Team will delve into the world of leasing. From the moment the phone rings to the point the applicant comes into the office, it is vital for personnel responsible for leasing apartments to understand basic information relating to their position. In this session, Gary will review information to aid leasing professionals in the LIHTC, HUD, Rural Development and HOME programs to truly be an asset to their community.  Topics will include an overview of the following areas:  ▪ Fair Housing Basics  ▪ Applications & Interviewing  ▪ Determining Household Size  ▪ Eligibility of Students  ▪ Anticipating Income  ▪ Program Certifications  ▪ Leases The course includes a full-color manual that you can download and print! Read more

If you have ever had to write an ad for your apartment community, you have probably sat there thinking what do I need to say in this ad to bring in the masses? After all, you don’t want to waste time and money to place ads that won’t get recognized and bring in some potential applicants. You also want to make sure the applicants that do call the property or better yet visit, know what to expect when applying for your property.  Where it can sometimes get tricky is when it comes to marketing for the affordable housing industry. Unlike conventional properties, some affordable housing properties have advertising requirements they have to follow in order to stay in compliance with the specific affordable housing program (e.g., Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan).  In this 90-minute session, Gary Kirkman, E&A Team’s Director of Compliance Training, will review and expand on the importance of advertising to eligible households and some items to think of when those potential applicants visit your property.  This is the recorded version of a webinar that was done live.   Topics will include:  What is Advertising?  Fair Housing – Discriminatory Advertising  Marketing Requirements for Affordable Housing Programs  Types of Advertising  Curb Appeal – Do’s and Don’ts   Read more

E&A Team's Multifamily Accessibility Design Requirements Under Federal Laws is a five hour course that covers the Accessibility Design Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.   The target audience is Architects, Developers, Owners, and Contractors.  QAP Info:  This course meets the accessibility design training requirement of West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF), Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) and MOST other State Housing Finance Agency Qualified Allocation Plans (QAP). * TEXAS and OKLAHOMA have specific courses to meet their QAPs.  (Click the underlined state to go to the correct course). It consists of three instructional modules and a comprehensive exam. Multifamily Accessibility Overview (ADA, 504, Fair Housing Act)  - 1 hour Multifamily Accessibility Requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - 1.5 hours Multifamily Accessibility Requirements under the Fair Housing Act - 1.5 hours Study/Exam Time:  1 hour Upon successful completion of the course materials and exams, trainees will print their own certificate stating that they have had five hours of Multifamily Accessibility Design Requirements under Federal Laws. *IMPORTANT:  Trainees are solely responsible for verifying that this training meets any training requirements they are seeking BEFORE registering.  Beginning and/or paying for the course implies that the trainee has verified that the training suits their needs. Read more