(Washington, DC) - Owners of affordable housing projects developed with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the District of Columbia are hereby notified to file the 2008 Owner’s Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance and 2009 Monitoring Compliance Fees, as required by Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by April 1, 2009.  The documents required for the owner’s annual compliance monitoring responsibilities with the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) are available below.
 
Since the tax code requires the owner’s annual certificate to be signed by an authorized member of the ownership entity, the owner’s annual certificate must be submitted in hard copy and signed by an authorized member of the ownership entity.  The Building Status Report and the Vacancy Report both must be returned electronically to [email protected] and one (1) hard copy submitted with the 2008 Owner’s Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance.

The requested documents for the 2008 calendar year are listed below:

• Hard Copy: Checklist for LIHTC Document Submission and Electronic Filing
• Hard Copy: 2008 Owner's Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance (NOTE:  Original signature required)
  • Electronic & Hard Copy: Attachment 1 - Current Project Contacts
  • Electronic & Hard Copy: Attachment 2 - Project Amenities
• Electronic & Hard Copy: Building Status Report (report instructions)
• Hard Copy: Vacancy Table (table instructions)
• Hard Copy:  2008 Utility Allowance Support Documentation (as used by management for each property)
• Compliance Monitoring Fees per invoice (mailed to LIHTC participants)

Please contact Sharron Campbell at [email protected] or (202) 442-7138 for additional information.

Mailing Address for Requested Documents

Sharron Campbell
Program Support Assistant
Government of the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development
Office of Program Monitoring
1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC  20020