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On March 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the NAA/NMHC lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Guidance. (Civil Action No. 07 0815 National Multi Housing Council, et al vs. Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of HUD.) The LEP Guidance, which went into effect on March 7, 2007, requires federally funded apartment owners to translate a broad array of documents in multiple languages and to provide... [More Info]

On March 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the NAA/NMHC lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Guidance. (Civil Action No. 07 0815 National Multi Housing Council, et al vs. Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of HUD.) The LEP Guidance, which went into effect on March 7, 2007, requires federally funded apartment owners to translate a broad array of documents in multiple languages and to provide... [More Info]

Learn how the new legislation will update the LIHTC program and improve coordination among the affordable housing programs. You can also find the file on the NAHMA website by clicking here. http://www.nahma.org/member/analysis.html. Download the NAHMAnalysis: 2008 Affordable Housing Investment Act

New Guidance on “Reasonable Modifications” under the Fair Housing Act On March 5, 2008, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Justice (DOJ) released guidance reinforcing the right of persons with disabilities to make “reasonable modifications” to their dwellings if a structural change to their dwelling or to a common area of the building or complex in which they live is needed. The guidance is designed to strengthen housing providers and homeowners’ associations’... [More Info]

The 2008 NAHMA drug free poster contest participant information manuel is now available for download. This year's theme is "Dreams & Possibilities: Discover the Magic of Science & Math." Don't miss the opportunity for your residents to participate in this year's contest entry deadline for submission is May 16, 2008 to the MAHMA offices at 1225 Dublin Rd., Suite 120, Columbus, OH 43215. 2008 Drug Free Poster Contest Participant Manuel

Congress has mandated that on February 17, 2009 all full-power television stations end their analog broadcast and begin broadcasting exclusively in digital format. Television sets that are connected to cable, satellite or a telephone service provider will not be affected and their broadcasts will be undisturbed. However, TV sets that are not connected to a paid television service or do not have a built-in digital tuner will lose their signal after the effective date. Digital TV (DTV) is... [More Info]

HUD has released a new policy on the conversion of efficiencies into one-bedroom units in regards to one-to-one replacement on preservation deals for HUD assisted and/or insured housing. Visit NAHMA's website at www.nahma.org to download the document.

The NAHMAnalysis 2008-0219: “FY 2009 Budget Request for Affordable Rental Housing Programs” details the Presidential funding requests for Fiscal Year 2009 for affordable housing programs, as well as NAHMA’s analysis of the requests. The NAHMAnalysis link is included below. http://www.nahma.org/member/analysis.html

The 2008 HUD Income Limits are now available online. Please go to the HUD Section of the NAHMA website (www.nahma.org) and look under HUD Data Sets.

The February 2008 issue of the LIHTC Newsletter is now available online. You can find it in the Tax Credit Committee Section of the NAHMA website.

NAHMA has updated their position on HUD’s inability to make housing assistance payments (HAPs) on time in the Grassroots section of their website under the heading “Late HAPs”, which can be viewed by clicking here http://www.nahma.org/content/grassroots.html. Late HAPs have forced property owners and managers to take the necessary money from other funds, resulting in late payments to mortgages and other bills, and compromising their ability to manage properties effectively. Under the... [More Info]

“Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Student Occupancy Legislative Victory." The NAHMAnalysis details the background and changes to the LIHTC student occupancy rule, as well as NAHMA’s position on these changes.

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Below is a link to a web based translation service specializing in various froms of media translation in 141 different languages. http://www.worldlingo.com/

NAHMA is asking members to contact members of Congress and make them aware of the current problem with HAP payments. Yesterday, NAHMA made a special appeal to our Board members to contact members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Today, we are asking all NAHMA members to join our efforts. We must educate elected officials about the impact late HAP payments have on affordable housing. Please contact your elected officials—both senators and representatives—and stress the... [More Info]

On Friday, June 14, President Bush signed into law H.R. 1675. As a result, Owner/Agents have the option of using the electronic APPS system or using the paper 2530. H.R. 1675 also removes the requirement for limited liability corporate investors to file 2530s at all. RBD first became aware of this news through the Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Alert. For additional information or to sign up for their housing alert, visit the Nixon Peabody web site at

The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is calling for submissions to its new Communities of Quality™ (COQ) National Recognition and Awards Program. This program is based on our former COQ Awards program created in the mid-1990s for NAHMA members; however, the new National Recognition program is much broader in scope and more extensive than the original program. The new National Recognition program is open to any affordable housing provider in the country who... [More Info]

After receiving the appropriate approval for access to HUD's Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system for Multifamily Housing Program users, two additional steps must occur before data in EIV can be viewed. First, the appropriate EIV role must be assigned to the user's property(ies) and/or contract(s) available to the user in Web Access Secure Systems (WASS). Second, the user's property(ies) and/or contract(s) must be certified within EIV. At this time, the certification of approved EIV... [More Info]

The Midwest Affordable Housing Management Association (MAHMA) has received the 2007 National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) AHMA of the Year Award and the Membership Recruitment Award in the Medium/Large AHMA category. These awards were voted on by the NAHMA Nominating Committee which felt that MAHMA is instrumental in furthering the cause of excellent affordable housing and maintaining its high standards in the industry. The AHMA of the Year award is given based... [More Info]