Out in the Cold: The Failure of Tenant Enforcement of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

43 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2014 Last revised: 17 Sep 2014

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Desiree Hensley

University of Mississippi - School of Law

Date Written: September 3, 2014

Abstract

This Article seeks to start a conversation about the rights of the people who reside in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units and how the law can be changed to better protect them; about their right not only to long-term housing at affordable rents, but to housing that is suitable for occupancy according to local or federal standards; about how they may enforce those rights; and about what policy makers can do to strengthen that enforcement.

Keywords: Low-Income, LIHTC, Housing, Tax Credit, Affordable Housing, Housing Development, Land Use Agreement, Extended Use Agreement, Housing Finance, Section 42, Internal Revenue Code, Compliance Monitoring, Recapture, Housing Conditions, Housing Quality Standards, Housing Code,

JEL Classification: I30, K11, K20, K34, R31, R38

Suggested Citation

Hensley, Desiree, Out in the Cold: The Failure of Tenant Enforcement of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (September 3, 2014). University of Cincinnati Law Review, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2491366

Desiree Hensley (Contact Author)

University of Mississippi - School of Law ( email )

Lamar Law Center
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677
United States

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