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In Part One of this exciting new training titled Fair Housing:  Are You Up to the "Test?", the learner takes on the role of a newly-hired tester and learns the basics of fair housing and explores leasing and management issues.  The "tester" is taught what to look for when evaluating properties for possible fair housing discrimination claims.  Once the learner knows what testers are looking for, they can apply the principles and knowledge they gained to their real-life role in property management! Part One contains six instruction modules: Module 1:  Introduction to Testing, Laws, and Discrimination Module 2:  Enforcement Mechanisms and Remedies Module 3:  Interacting with Potential Tenants Module 4:  Introduction to Accessibility Requirements Module 5:  Reasonable Accommodation and Reasonable Modification Module 6:  Introduction to Harassment in Housing Part Two of the course contains instruction on the following Special Topics required by TDHCA: Criminal Background Checks and Disparate Impact Claims Fair Housing Protections for Persons with Limited English Proficiency TDHCA Texas Accessibility Requirements (TAC) Local Nuisance and Crime Free Lease Ordinances Upon successful completion of all course instruction and exams (Part One is a 50-question T/F and Multiple Choice Exam; Part Two is a short quiz covering the special topics), you will be able to print your own Certificate of Completion stating that you have had six hours of Leasing and Management Issues Training which meets the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs QAP related to Leasing & Management Issues. Once enrolled you will have six months unlimited access to the course.   You can take the course at your own pace -- start, stop, return later and resume where you left off. Exams can be taken as many times as is necessary to pass. The course also includes two downloadable  fill-in-the-blanks manuals which once completed become an excellent desk references for fair housing issues and contains many valuable resources.   This course has also been approved for Management Companies by Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency and meets the requirements for their 2020 QAP. Read more

Learn more about Fair Housing as E&A Team's fair housing experts and attorneys, Scott Moore and Sara McCue, answer submitted questions and frequently asked questions about fair housing during this one hour and 20 minute recorded on-demand webinar! Topics addressed include Reasonable Accommodations, Assistance Animals, and Criminal Background Screening. Read more

    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