Arizona

Governor Doug Ducey approved the Arizona Department of Housing’s 2021 QAP.

The Arizona Department of Housing will present its annual LIHTC Application Workshop on January 8, 2021 from 9 a.m. to noon MT via Zoom. Developers (or their Co‐Developer or Consultant) who plan to submit an application in the 2021 round must attend this annual workshop. Register here.

The Arizona Department of Housing will host a public hearing on the second draft of its 2021 QAP from 1 to 3 pm MT on October 16. Register here. Comments are due by 5 p.m. MT on October 16 and should be sent to rental-qap@azhousing.gov.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) posted clarifications and answered questions received from the Virtual Q&A held on August 31, 2020 regarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) to renovate the Birch Building located on the Arizona State Hospital (ASH) grounds.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) issued updated compliance guidance for rental properties with LIHTC, HOME, state and national Housing Trust Fund and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs funding sources. IRS Notice 2020-53 allows income recertifications to be delayed for the remainder of the year. However, it does not delay or exempt owners/agents from ensuring LIHTC households are still meeting student eligibility requirements.

The Arizona Department of Housing posted first draft of its 2021 QAP. Written comments can be sent to rental-qap@azhousing.gov and will be accepted until 5:00 pm MT on September 8, 2020. Comments may also be provided at during a Virtual QAP Focus Group on Zoom scheduled for 10:00 am to 12:00 pm MT on August 31, 2020.

HUD’s Multifamily West Region is extending the audited financial reporting deadlines until September 30, 2020. This waiver is limited to entities, which are required to submit the referenced annual financial information on or before June 30, 2020.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) issued a procedure to request relief for the placed-in-service deadline for allocations of 2018 and 2019 tax credits. Waiver requests should be sent via email to Jeanne Redondo, Rental Programs administrator at jeanne.redondo@azhousing.gov, and include the following information

A new analysis from the National Council of State Housing Agencies documents the critical components of state housing finance agency emergency rental assistance programs established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, 11 states (Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Texas) have created emergency rental […]

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is providing guidance regarding the ten percent test submittal due June 29, 2020 and ADOH loan payments due on or before June 30, 2020.

The Arizona Department of Housing received 24 applications in response to the 2020 QAP. A list of these applications is available here.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) released a Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) that solicits applications from local governments, nonprofits or for-profit entities for owner occupied housing rehabilitation activities. Applications must be received by electronic upload no later than 4:00 pm on August 14, 2020