HOME/NHTF RENT APPROVAL PROCESS
With the effective date of the new income & rent limits being June 1, 2021, the HOME rent approval documents will be due to IFA by the end of business on Monday, July 16, 2021. Any documentation received after that date will not be eligible for a rent increase, if requested. HOME/NHTF rent approval documents can be found on the IFA Compliance web page.
MONITORING
Thank you to the properties who have continued to allowed our third-party vendor, Safe Building, to continue to conduct physical inspections safely throughout 2020 and into the present year. Now that things have been opening back up and anyone over sixteen can easily receive the COVID-19 vaccinations being offered, we will head into inspection season cautiously and safely, and keep all of our current safety protocols in place.
Please remember that when notified of an impending inspection, all units must be given 24-hour notice of the date. The notice should advise the household that they may request not to have their unit inspected if they have legitimate health concerns, but should be made aware of the extra safety precautions put in place by our vendor.
Both the HOME/NHTF and LIHTC COVID-19 waivers put into place during the past year are set to expire September 30, 2021. These waivers included both physical inspections and re-certification waivers. Please keep this in mind as we will expect to see recertification documentation in place for households whose recertifications were not conducted since March 2020.
ACCESS TO CP
We apologize for the long delay in having our updated reporting software ready for you to submit your annual data reports. It is functioning now, however, we have turned off the auto-post function so that we can test each project to ensure that it is working correctly. We appreciate your patience and will be in contact with you if we need anything further. IFA will not be imposing a deadline date at this point, but you can now enter and submit your data to IFA.
If you have not already done so, please submit the Annual Certification of Continuing Compliance documents as soon as possible.
