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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (“HOST”) and Denver Housing Authority (“DHA”) are partnering to pilot a program aimed at spurring development of middle-income housing. As reported in the Denver Post, Denver Mayor...more
Texas House Bill 21 (HB 21), signed into law in May, has dramatically shifted affordable housing tax exemptions across the state. Specifically, HB 21’s primary impact is on a housing finance corporation’s area of operation...more
In its 89th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 21 (HB 21), introducing significant reforms to the way housing finance corporations (HFCs) own and operate multifamily affordable housing developments....more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 28, 2025, signed House Bill 21 (HB 21) into law, marking a significant shift in how affordable housing projects in Texas can access property tax exemptions through housing finance corporations...more
On May 28, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 21 (HB 21), which becomes effective immediately. A brief summary of HB 21 can be found below. This summary reflects our current interpretation of HB 21. A more detailed analysis...more
During the 89th Texas Legislative Session, Representative Gary Gates authored and passed House Bill 21, a comprehensive reform of Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code. This legislation, which became effective on May...more
Kentucky local governments now have an additional tool to help address their housing shortages thanks to legislation enacted during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. A provision of Senate Bill (SB) 25 authorizes local...more
Florida’s legislature enacted the Live Local Act (as amended, the “Act”) to encourage the construction of affordable housing across Florida, providing opportunities for residents to live within the communities in which they...more
Filmore Parc Apartments II v. Norman White, et al., Case No. 2024-CA-0475 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/14/2025). Last month, a Louisiana appellate court determined that an apartment complex’s affordable housing units were not eligible...more
At its Dec. 12, 2024 board meeting, the TDHCA included on its board agenda a proposed change to Section 10.406 of the Texas Administrative Code (Section 10.406). Under the proposed change, prior to an ownership transfer of a...more
The Live Local Act provides a property tax exemption of up to 100% of the assessed value of a qualifying project’s units. In order to qualify, a project must contain at least 71 housing units, and must serve housing occupants...more
On June 18, 2023, HB 2071—the Texas legislature’s solution to perceived abuses of property tax incentives related to Public Facility Corporations (PFCs)—took effect. The law amends Local Government Code Chapter 303, which...more
The 88th Regular Session (2023) of the Texas Legislature approved HB 2071 (the “Bill”), substantially revising the way public facility corporations can be utilized to own and operate affordable housing. While some provisions...more
The Live Local Act (SB 102) (the “Act”) amends multiple provisions of the Florida Statutes with the overarching purpose of spurring additional development of affordable housing in the State. Importantly, for qualifying...more
As of January 1, 2023, providers of affordable housing in Washington State have access to a new exemption from the excise tax on real estate sales (also known as the real estate excise tax, or “REET”). This new exemption,...more
After years of expectations, the government has approved the legislative amendments needed to promote “Urban Renewal” projects in Israel. While everyone is talking about the amendment lowering the threshold of consent for...more
A number of questions have arisen concerning the impact of the recently adopted Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) on the Section 421-a Tax Exemption Program. HSTPA (Chapter 36 of the Laws of 2019)...more
The New York State Legislature has passed and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation re-establishing the 421-a Tax Exemption Program after a nearly two-year hiatus. The program, which was first put in place in the early...more
The recently adopted state budget bill included the long-awaited revisions to the 421-a program. These amendments to the Real Property Law, dubbed the “Affordable New York Housing Program,” provide partial exemptions from...more
On September 30, 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard oral argument in Nutmeg Housing Development Corp. v. Colchester. On the face of it, the ad valorem valuation of a garden variety property in the suburbanizing Town...more
In Housing Partnerships, Inc. v. Tom Owens, Bartholomew County Assessor, Pet. No. 49T10-1005-TA-23 (June 6, 2014), Taxpayer owned several individual homes, duplexes and small apartment buildings. The properties were rented...more