A final and blacklined version of the Multifamily Rental Financing Program Guide (The Guide) effective March 19, 2018, as amended August 1, 2018, is posted to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s website at: https://dhcd.maryland.gov/HousingDevelopment/Pages/MFLibrary.aspx#qap

The Guide was amended to implement recent changes made to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code as a result of the Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 which established the “Income Averaging Set-Aside” option for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects. Please refer to Multifamily Housing Notice 18-08 for additional information.

If you have any questions, please email Gregory.hare@maryland.gov or call at 301.429.7775.