Connecticut

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) has announced five winners and ten finalists across ten competitive categories for this year’s J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation. The “Timmy Awards” will be presented at an awards luncheon and ceremony on Tuesday, October 30 at the Langham Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, held in conjunction with the association’s Annual Fall Developers Forum. The winners and finalists represent fourteen different communities in ten states””Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia””as well as the District of Columbia.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently introduced the Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act (S. 3243) which would expand access to the LIHTC and provide affordable housing to families who lost their homes due to destruction caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) recently announced Eric Chatman to succeed Susan Whetstome as President and Executive Director of the agency, effective May 21.

A public hearing will be conducted concerning the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority’s intent to adopt amendments to its 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Procedures(LIHTC) for the administration of the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

Representative Chris Gibson (R-NY) recently introduced the Irene and Lee Tax Relief Strom Recovery Act, H.R. 3769, which would increase the amount of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to be allocated in states damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.

At its December 2011 meeting, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Board of Directors approved the draft 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Procedures for public comment.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has announced changes to the application and funding round schedules for both the Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs beginning in 2012.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Agency presented its draft 2012 Standards of Design and Construction at a Public Forum on November 22. The standards include guidelines for the project planning and technical review process, safety and sustainability guidelines, and are applicable for construction funding through 2012 CHFA Multifamily Underwriting and Asset Management financing programs.

Connecticut’s General Assembly expanded two of the state’s historic rehabilitation tax credits, the Historic Structures Rehabilitation Tax Credit and the Historic Preservation Tax Credit.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is now accepting applications for 9% low-income housing tax credit allocations through the 2011 competitive funding round.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Board of Directors recently approved the Authority’s Very Low-Income Construction Employment Policy and incorporated the policy into the 2011 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Draft Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced the selection of Richard Walega as HUD’s new Regional Director for New England, which comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.