Ohio

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) released the draft 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and a notice that the agency will hold a public hearing to go over proposed additions to the QAP on Wednesday, June 13 at 1:00 pm at the OHFA offices in Columbus.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has begun drafting the 2013 Housing Development Gap Financing (HDGF) Guidelines, and has scheduled a Focus Group to solicit input from interested stakeholders.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Program Compliance has updated its Extended Use Monitoring Plan for tax credit projects in Extended Use.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has released the materials that were distributed during the 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Focus Groups on May 8 and 9. Materials are available here. OHFA is seeking further public comment on the topics discussed during the focus groups.

A new study conducted by NCAHMA member Vogt Santer Insights assesses and provides recommendations for increasing the availability of affordable housing in the Appalachian region of Ohio.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency is currently drafting its 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), and has scheduled two workshops to solicit input from the public.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has released its Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Certification Application for the year July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has released a revised Utility Allowance Policies and Procedures document to include an energy consumption model.

Ohio State Senators Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) and Charleta Tavares (D-Columbus) recently introduced S.B. 327 which would raise the program’s annual cap from $10 million to $50 million, which is expected to spur an additional $500 million in local investment.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s (OHFA) recently announced the launch of a collaborative study with USDA RD, HUD and The Ohio State University’s College of Public Health to examine the impact of a proposed policy change to reduce the frequency of physical inspections for affordable housing units receiving multiple funding sources.

In response to a growing number of requests to modify the restrictive covenants of housing credit apartment communities, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) recently established Restrictive Covenant Modification Guidelines for the review of modification requests.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency has updated its Environmental Review Standards for multifamily projects receiving federal HOME funds in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013.