California

With the recent passage of California Assembly Bill AB 26X, the California Supreme Court voted to dissolve all of the state’s redevelopment agencies, paying off enforceable obligations and disposing of agency assets by February 1, 2012. However, many of these redevelopment agencies have remaining balances in their Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds, which are designated specifically for affordable housing development.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) recently released proposed regulation changes to the 2012 Tax Credit program and subsequently conducted a 30 day public comment period in which four public hearings were held to receive feedback on the proposed changes.

Governor Jerry Brown of California recently released his proposed 2012-2013 budget for the State of California. In the budget, Brown proposed a major reorganization of the state’s Business, Transportation, and Housing (BTH) Agency which would separate the state’s transportation and housing initiatives.

On January 4, California Assembly Bill 643 was amended to include the creation of a California New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program.

The California Supreme Court recently upheld bill AB 26X as constitutional, allowing the state to eliminate 400 local redevelopment agencies and struck down AB 27X, which would have enabled the redevelopment agencies to stay in business if they agreed to pay a big chunk of their revenues to the state.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) this week released the 2011/2012 Proposed Program Schedule & Deadlines for the low-income housing tax credit program. The committee held public hearings this week regarding proposed regulation changes for the 2012 allocation round; proposed updates are forthcoming.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) has released the proposed changes to the state’s Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and has announced the schedule for four public hearings regarding those revisions.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Revenue Service 2011-57 which dictates the amounts of unused housing credit carryover allowances allocated to qualified states. Nearly $3.66 million of unused credits were divided among the states in the National Pool.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) released a memo that announced updates have been made to the California Utility Allowance Calculator (CUAC), has answered some frequently asked questions regarding using the calculator for newly constructed tax credit developments and has updated submission requirements.

California’s Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) has released its proposed 2011/2012 Tax Credit Program Schedule & Deadlines. Public hearings for proposed regulation changes will be held in December 2011.

The California Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear oral arguments in the California Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos (S194861) redevelopment case on November 10, 2011.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research has released a new Best Practices case study for a senior apartments project in Salinas, CA.