Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services extended the closing date to apply for the Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) Partnership Grant by one week to January 20 at 5 p.m. PT.

Oregon Housing and Community Services opened its Affordable Rental Housing Partnership Grant, which funds resident services activities.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released a report to provide an update on the agency’s significant progress in meeting the goals outlined in the 2019 Statewide Housing plan “Breaking New Ground.”

Updated building codes, which took effect July 1, 2022, require all projects that first apply for a building permit on or after July 1, 2022 to include, at a minimum, provisions for electrical service capacity at no less than 20 percent of the vehicle parking spaces.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold its next Housing Stability Council meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. PT on December 2.

Oregon met the commitments it announced in August when it joined HUD’s House America initiative to address the nation’s homelessness crisis.

Oregon Housing and Community Services issued a temporary administrative rule filing (effective Oct. 17, 2022 through April 14, 2023) to incorporate an updated General Housing Account Program (GHAP) manual by reference.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is seeking public comment for an update to its 2022 QAP, detailing the process and requirements for an allocation of OHCS assigned Private Activity Bonds (PAB) needed to generate four percent LIHTCs.

Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS) updated its 2022-2023 Biennial Funding Calendar to reflect the multitude of updates and changes that have occurred this year.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on November 4 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT via Zoom.

Oregon Housing & Community Services reallocated unused funds from its Affordable Housing Revolving Land Acquisition Program (LAP) set-asides to a pooled fund available for either homeownership or affordable rental housing land acquisitions in the relevant location-based or culturally specific set-aside.

Oregon Housing & Community Services and Fair Housing Council have partnered to offer a series of Fair Housing training courses.