Texas

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has opened the public comment period for its proposed 2013 HOME, Housing Tax Credit and Housing Trust Fund Regional Allocation Formula (RAF) Methodology. TDHCA will also continue to accept public comments on several of its multifamily plans and rules through October 22, 2012.

The Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has approved drafts of the 2013 Uniform Multifamily Rule, Qualified Allocation Plan, and Multifamily Housing Revenue Bond Rule.

The Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs has released the staff draft of its 2013 Multifamily Programs Rules. This document includes the Uniform Multifamily Rules, the Qualified Allocation Plan and the Multifamily Bond Rules.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will be hosting a series of workgroups and an online discussion forum to discuss proposed changes to the 2013 Uniform Multifamily Rules and Qualified Allocation Plan.

The Multifamily Finance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has posted on their website a memorandum regarding clarifications the allocation process for the 2012 Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credits. The purpose of the memorandum is to convey to the public two challenges that may need to be considered and addressed during the staff’s award recommendations at the July 26th, 2012 Board meeting.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has posted the following documents related to the 2012 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credit Program to the Department’s website.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is seeking public comment and holding a series of roundtables to gather input from affordable housing stakeholders so TDHCA may develop a competitive application to HUD for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration Program.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has issued a notice stating that Private Activity Bonds applicants are now required to submit a Pre-Inducement Questionnaire prior to submitting the bond pre-application.

HUD, the Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA-RD) and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) recently the “Border Community Capital Initiative” (Border Initiative), a collaboration designed to increase access to capital in the U.S./Mexico border region which includes some of the poorest communities in the country.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will host a roundtable discussion on Friday, June 15, 2012 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm to solicit feedback regarding possible changes to the 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), HOME, Multifamily Revenue Bonds, NSP and General rules.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has submitted a remedial plan to address the recent Fair Housing Act (FHA) violations which were brought against the agency earlier this year by Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.

In an effort to improve its outreach, training, and compliance with HUD’s rules, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is soliciting information from affordable housing developers and HUD-funding recipients about their understanding of regulations and requirements governing housing program contract awards involving federal funding.