The District's Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) provides financial and technical assistance to tenant groups that are pursuing the purchase of their apartment buildings with the intention to convert them to cooperatives or condominiums.
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The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) receives federal funding for policies and programs. Each fiscal year, DHCD develops an "Action Plan" on the best uses of federal resources. DHCD has completed its FY2020 Draft Annual Action Plan. District residents and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to give input on the proposed plan no later than August 2, 2019. DHCD will submit the Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by August 16, 2019.
CASD publishes TOPA-related filings received for the prior week as a service to the public. Best efforts are made to present the most current and correct information, however inadvertent errors in information may occur. The District does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, timeliness of information and data, or that such information and data will be error-free. The publishing of TOPA-related filings shall not create liability on the part of the District or by any officer or employee thereof for any damages that result from reliance on the published information.
DC's Department of Housing and Community Development, along with the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, is working on a fair housing analysis of the District. We invite all residents to come out and voice your views and experiences to help us understand and find solutions for fair housing issues.
DC's Department of Housing and Community Development, along with the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, is working on a fair housing analysis of the District. We invite all residents to come out and voice your views and experiences to help us understand and find solutions for fair housing issues
In May 2019, the District offered properties for sale, through the competitive process of an auction, conducted by Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc., as part of Vacant to Vibrant DC, Action 1—Auctioning Off to Gain Affordability. The goal is to transform the sites into affordable units to households with an annual income at or below 120 percent of the Median Family Income. The District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development has scheduled a public hearing to consider the proposed disposition of selectived properties.
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is now seeking public comment on the draft 2019 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP is DHCD's federally mandated state plan for the allocation of credits allotted to the District of Columbia through the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program.
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released a Solicitation for Offers (SFO) that is seeking proposals to build affordable housing designated toward households making no more than $93,760 (80 percent of the 2018 Median Family Income [MFI] for a family of four), at 199 Chesapeake Street SW.
The pre-bid meeting is being held for entities to learn more about the parcels and the solicitation process.
The Connection highlights some of DHCD’s activities in the community, including DOPA, Expo Furniture Raffle, Affordable Units in Ward 7, Family Size Housing in Ward 8, New TOPA Construction, Nat’l Small Business Week, Promotions, Awards and more. Once again April was all about action.
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Mayor Bowser will cut the ribbon on the Fort Chaplin Park Apartments and celebrate preserving 549 mostly family-sized affordable units in Ward 7.
