Due to the current Coronavirus COVID19 pandemic and in consideration of the health of our members & communities, we have made a difficult decision to cancel the TAAH 2020 Annual Conference. We will continue to provide you the most up to date information from the housing industry on our website, along with possible virtual training opportunities. The Annual Conference will return in 2021 on November 10 -13th. Please visit our website at www.taah.org and also request to be on our email list at info.taah@gmail.com.
The TAAH 2020 Annual Conference has been canceled
Tennessee Winners of the Site Manager of the Year for Family and Elderly – USDA Rural Development
July 20, 2020 Our two State Winners for 2020 are: Family – Ms. Linda Coffey, Manager Hillcrest Apartments, Mountain City, Tennessee Linda was also awarded the National Site Manager for a family complex by CARH and RD. Elderly – Ms. Cathy Donahue, River View Apartments, Sevierville, Tennessee We have three…
News from THDA’s Multifamily Programs Division
July 20, 2020 UPDATE FROM MULTIFAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION Good Morning Program Participants and Other Interested Parties: Please be advised that the IRS has recently issued guidance on COVID-19 for the Low Income Housing Credit program. The attached memo highlights two key compliance issues. This memo will be available on the…
Integrated Pest Management Webinar from SAHMA
Thursday, July 23, 10:00AM-11:30AM Eastern Standard Time (9:00AM-10:30AM CST) Scott Ployer, National Property Management Strategies Group, LLC Integrated Pest Management provides participants with an overview of integrated pest management protocols and why they are important to the maintenance and upkeep of safe and healthy housing. HUD regulations require that all government…
Understanding HOME Webinar from SAHMA
Wednesday, July 22, 10:00AM-11:30AM Eastern Standard Time (9:00AM-10:30AM CST) Gwen Volk, INFOCUS, Inc. The HOME program is unique. While some of its rules sound a little like Section 8 rules and others sound a little like tax credit rules, HOME compliance works very differently from both of those programs. So,…
The TAAH 2020 Annual Conference has been canceled
Due to the current Coronavirus COVID19 pandemic and in consideration of the health of our members & communities, we have made a difficult decision to cancel the TAAH 2020 Annual Conference. We will continue to provide you the most up to date information from the housing industry on our website,…
TAAH sends our deepest sympathy to the family of Teresa Robinson
Teresa Ann Robinson, February 17, 1961 – June 14, 2020 Teresa Ann Robinson, age 59 of Decatur died early Sunday morning, June 14, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Teresa was born in Sylacauga, AL on February 17, 1961, the daughter of the late Johnny Lester Corbitt and Mary…
USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America.
News from THDA’s Multifamily Programs Division
Good afternoon Program Participants and Other Interested Parties, The Multifamily Programs staff would like to inform our affordable housing partners that the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has available Emergency Cash Assistance awards that provide two monthly cash payments to families that were employed as of 3/11/20, but have subsequently…
Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Income Limits updated for 2020:
The 2020 income limits were updated via a special PN effective 5/04/20. The public link for the multi-family housing direct income limits is below: Also please be aware that a new income band has been added: MODERATE INCOME-GUAR LOAN IS DEFINED AS THE GREATER OF 115% OF THE U.S. MEDIAN…
Information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic:
April 30, 2020, Council for Affordable and Rural Housing The Council for Affordable and Rural Housing has posted some wonderful information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic: