NAHP Affordable Housing Programs & Regulations 5

Question 1

What does 'affirmatively furthering fair housing' (AFFH) require of HUD grantees?

Accepted Answer

Taking meaningful actions to overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities

Answer

AFFH requires HUD grantees to analyze fair housing impediments and take proactive steps to overcome segregation, promote integration, and address disparate housing needs.

Question 2

The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA) is triggered when:

Accepted Answer

A federally funded project requires displacement of residents or acquisition of occupied property

Answer

The URA applies when federal financial assistance is used in a project that involves acquisition of real property or displacement of persons, requiring relocation assistance and payments.

Question 3

In a tax credit project using the 'income averaging' set-aside, what is the average AMI limit that must be maintained across all designated units?

Accepted Answer

60% AMI

Answer

The income averaging set-aside, added by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, requires that the average AMI across all income-restricted units not exceed 60% AMI.

Question 4

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 requires that contractors on HUD-funded projects prioritize employment and contracting opportunities for:

Accepted Answer

Low- and very low-income persons, particularly public housing residents and Section 8 recipients

Answer

Section 3 mandates that economic opportunities from HUD-assisted construction and rehabilitation be directed, to the greatest extent feasible, to low- and very low-income workers and businesses.

Question 5

A tenant in a LIHTC-assisted unit whose income rises above 140% of the applicable income limit is subject to which rule?

Accepted Answer

Next available unit rule — the next available comparable unit must be rented to a qualified low-income household

Answer

The Next Available Unit (NAU) rule requires that when an over-income tenant occupies a LIHTC unit, the next available unit of comparable or smaller size must be rented to a qualified low-income household.

(NAHP) National Affordable Housing Professional Practice Test

(NAHP) National Affordable Housing Professional Practice Test

NAHP Affordable Housing Programs & Regulations 5