VHFA will start requiring multifamily properties provide proof property owners/managers have filed annual compliance statements with the Vermont Department of Health regarding essential maintenance practices (EMP).

In an effort to reduce exposure to harmful lead, owners and managers must complete EMP in all rental housing built before 1978 and file annual compliance statements with the Vermont Department of Health.

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) invites community members to nominate subsidized housing communities in Vermont and New Hampshire to participate in a free program that promotes a love of books and reading among at-risk children.

The winning properties will receive:

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) recently updated its Section 8 Income Limits and released income limits for tax credit and tax-exempt bond projects.

One major change: HUD has eliminated its hold-harmless policy in the 2010 limits. Projects placed in service after May 14 will be affected.

A news headline we spotted yesterday took us by surprise: According to CNN.com, "Nearly 75% of homes are affordable."