Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced that the PHFA Multifamily Application Online Submission Website is available.

Through this system, the Agency will accept the Intent to Submit and supplemental information that must be submitted by Friday, January 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.  Additional guidance will be provided at a later date regarding the submission of the full application that will be due by March 4, 2016.  The website address is:  https://multifamilyapp.phfa.org.

Here are some general guidelines regarding the website:

  • Because it is not browser-specific (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc.), some of the formatting and language may be different based on how the particular browser treats some of the objects.
  • Each property must be registered separately.
  • When registering, you may use the same email and password (which you create) for multiple properties, but the property name must be unique. Make a note of the property name as there is no “lookup” function for this field.
  • The email address used during the registration process will become the email address used for all correspondence from the Agency generated from this website (including the email containing the invoice for the application fee).
  • Please remember to LOG OUT of the site when finished. Additionally, LOG OUT when switching between properties.

For your reference, PHFA provided a copy of the Instructions for Online “Intent to Submit” Documents adapted from the website:

  1. Download the applicable fillable PDF Intent Documents.
  2. Complete the applicable documents and save working / final copies to your computer following your company’s policies.
  3. Once the document is final, click on applicable Application Segment, then under FILE UPLOAD section click “Browse” or Choose File” to locate your saved pdf document.  Select the file, and then click “Upload File”.   This will upload to the Agency’s site.  Please do not upload drafts or working copies.
  4. Click on “Validate Intent” to show what is required. Once all required documents have been uploaded, the message “Intent Validation Passed” will be reflected.
  5. Once validated, click on “Submit Intent” only if you are certain that these are the final documents. Submit Intent is the final step.  Once selected, you may no longer upload documents for this particular property.
  6. Shortly thereafter, you should receive an email from the Agency that contains an invoice to be paid. The online application submission functions will not be unlocked until payment is received and processed by the Agency.
  7. Please LOG OUT of the site (rather than just closing your browser) by clicking on your email address shown in the upper right and selecting “LOGOUT”.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 

An Intent to Submit a Tax Credit Application Fact Sheet, Development Synopsis, and Operating Budget must be submitted via the website  on or before January 8, 2016.  If not submitted by this date, the application will not be considered.

The Intent to Submit a Tax Credit Application Fact Sheet and the Development Synopsis are not required for Tax-Exempt Bond Applications or applications for additional Tax Credits.  However, Tax-Exempt Bond applicants should submit the Tax-Exempt Bond Term Sheet via the website.