On April 8, 2025, the federal Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (“AHCIA”) was reintroduced in the House with 117 bipartisan co-sponsors from over 30 different states. The bill would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax...more
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On Jan. 31, 2025, a federal district court in Rhode Island entered a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) prohibiting all federal agencies from pausing, canceling or terminating any awards or obligations as directed by an...more
A number of affordable housing components of the New York State Budget Bill are worth calling out for developers, as the moves, along with the hundreds of millions of dollars coming from the state, should spur...more
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation this week that is predicted to finance hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, helping New York City and state housing agencies struggling to meet...more
The New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) and its fellow partners successfully lobbied with the NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation to modify its standard Housing Trust Fund lease. Section 20 of the...more
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation authorizing a new tax abatement to promote improvements to affordable housing in New York City. In June 2023, lawmakers in New York State passed the Affordable Housing...more
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed Executive Order No. 30, entitled “Directing State Agencies, Authorities, and Entities to Prioritize the Allocation of Certain Discretionary Funds to those Localities that Promote the...more
State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assembly member Grace Lee are calling for the 2023-2024 New York State budget to include $389 million in funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (“ERAP”). Landlords, public housing...more