Affordable Housing Connections

Business Partner to the Housing Industry since 1989

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Compliance Monitoring

Affordable Housing Connections, Inc. partners with funders and owners of affordable housing to provide a variety of services and resources to the local affordable housing industry:

Training:
+ HTC Certifications and Reporting
+ HOME Program Certifications and Reporting
+ HUD 4350.3 – Qualifying the Household
+ Property Manager/Site Manager/Compliance Officer/Owner Training

Compliance Monitoring:
+ HTC Program compliance
+ HOME Program Compliance
+ FDIC Program Compliance

Consulting:
+ Technical Assistance to owners and managers of affordable housing
+ HTC/HOME guidance on corrective action and/or retroactive clarification of tenant files
+ Capacity Building for property managers, CHDOs, CDCs and owners

Affordable Housing Connections, Inc.
400 Selby Ave., Suite B
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(651) 222-8319 telephone
(651) 222-3755 fax

General e-mail address: ahc@ahcinc.net
Website address: www.ahcinc.net

For a staff roster and directions to our office, click on About Us.

What's New at AHC

2012 HTC and HOME Annual Reports are currently under review. Contact the following staff with questions:

Barbara Dolan - FDIC AHP projects

Peris Oladipo - HOME projects in Dakota County, St. Paul, and NE Minnesota
Stephanie Newburg - HOME Projects in Minneapolis

Rita Ander - HTC Projects with property inspections and tenant file reviews

Lyn Burton or Kathleen Proctor All other HTC projects

**AHC welcomes Mabruka Abdisamad as Coordinator, Special Projects**

++ 2013 Income and Rent Limits
HTC 2013 Income and Rent Limits - The 2013 LIHTC Income and Rent Limits were released with an effective date of December 4th, 2012. There is a forty-five (45) day grace period from the effective date to when the income limits must be implemented. Click here for more details

HOME Program 2013 Income and Rent Limits - The 2013 HOME Program Income limits have been published by HUD with an effective date of March 15th, 2013. The HOME rent limits will be published soon. Please continue to use the 2012 HOME limits until the 2013 rents are published and become effective.Click here for more details

FDIC Income and Rent Limits - The 2013 FDIC AHP Income and Rent have been released and became effective December 10, 2012. Click here for more detail

++ Unit Inspections and File Reviews
Owners of projects selected for inspections in 2013 will be notified with details and requirements.

++ Training Sessions in 2013
Please see our Training page for additional information

Watch for announcements of training sessions to be held quarterly throughout 2013.

++ Tax Credit Compliance Monitoring Manuals for 2013
New Suballocator manuals are available...

++ IRS Guide for Completing Form 8823 (rev. 10/09)

The document presents standardized operational definitions for the noncompliance categories listed on Form 8823 and is intended to provide consistent interpretation and application of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 requirements among states and consistent reporting of noncompliance. Suballocator monitoring of compliance under the content of this guide began effective January 1, 2008.

++ Suballocator Data Practices Act forms
Effective 6/1/2012 Download forms ...
++ Social Security Administration Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA) Effective January 1, 2013
On October 16, 2012, the Social Security Administration has announced a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security and SSI benefits.
The latest COLA is 1.7 percent for Social Security benefits and SSI payments. Social Security benefits will increase by 1.7 percent beginning with the December 2012 benefits which are payable in January 2013. This increase must be factored into calculations of income for all Initial Certifications and annual Recertifications completed after October 16, 2012.