The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) will resume Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program (HTCC) program quarterly site visits in August. HTCC visits occur quarterly once an awarded development reaches 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent completion in construction. In accordance with the 2020 HTCC Guidelines, CHFA will conduct scheduled site visits, which will require applicant participation. If your housing program has reached one of these milestones, a CHFA staff member will be contacting you to schedule a visit.
If you have any questions related to HTCC site visits, please contact Michelle Onofrio at Michelle.Onofrio@chfa.org.
In accordance with HUD guidance, CHFA will resume HUD Section 8 Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs) on August 4, 2020. Your CHFA Asset Manager will contact you to schedule the MOR. Please contact your Asset Manager with any questions relating to MORs.
CHFA will not perform onsite physical inspections until December 31, 2020 or until a time that a determination has been made that it is safe for staff, residents and owners to resume physical inspections.
CHFA has been conducting compliance monitoring file reviews remotely since the pandemic commenced. CHFA will continue to proceed with remote, electronic file reviews for the foreseeable future. However, owners will not be penalized for not performing tenant income recertifications for the period beginning April 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020. On March 27, 2020, CHFA posted frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist owners with completing tenant income certifications during the pandemic crisis; those FAQs have been updated to reflect the guidance provided in IRS Notice 2020-53 and to outline CHFA’s compliance monitoring process through December 31, 2020.
