1. (a) HTC properties allocated credit in 1990 and after are required under §42(h)(6) of the Code to record a LURA restricting the Development for at least thirty (30) years. Various sections of the Code specify monitoring rules State Housing Finance Agencies must implement during the Compliance Period.

2. (b) After the Compliance Period, the Department will continue to monitor HTC Developments using the criteria detailed in paragraphs (1) - (14) of this subsection:

   1. (1) The frequency and depth of monitoring household income, rents, social services and other requirements of the LURA will be determined based on risk. Factors will include changes in ownership or management, compliance history, timeliness of reports and timeliness of responses to Department request;
   2. (2) At least once every three (3) years the property will be physically inspected including the exterior of the Development, all building systems and 10 percent of Low-Income Units. No less than five but no more than thirty-five of the Development's HTC Low-Income Units will be physically inspected to determine compliance with HUD's Uniform Physical Condition Standards;
   3. (3) Each Development shall submit an annual report in the format prescribed by the Department;
   4. (4) Reports to the Department must be submitted electronically as required in §10.607 of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements);
   5. (5) Compliance monitoring fees will continue to be submitted to the Department annually in the amount stated in the LURA;
   6. (6) All HTC households must be income qualified upon initial occupancy of any Low-Income Unit. Proper verifications of income are required, and the Department's Income Certification form must be completed unless the Development participates in the Rural Rental Housing Program or a project based HUD program, in which case the other program's certification form will be accepted;
   7. (7) Rents will remain restricted for all HTC Low-Income Units. After the Compliance Period, utilities paid to the Owner are accounted for in the utility allowance. The tenant paid portion of the rent plus the applicable utility allowance must not exceed the applicable limit. Any excess rent collected must be refunded;
   8. (8) All additional income and rent restrictions defined in the LURA remain in effect;
   9. (9) For Additional Use Restrictions, defined in the LURA (such as supportive services, nonprofit participation, elderly, etc), refer to the Development's LURA to determine if compliance is required after the completion of the Compliance Period or if the Compliance Period was specifically extended beyond 15 years. Example 623(1): The Development's LURA states "The Compliance Period shall be a period of 20 consecutive taxable years and the Extended Use Period shall be a period of 35 consecutive taxable years, each commencing with the first year of the Credit Period." In this scenario, the Additional Use Restrictions prescribed in the LURA are applicable through year 20, but since the Federal Compliance Period has ended, the Development will be monitored under this section;
   10. (10) The Owner shall not terminate the lease or evict low-income residents for other than good cause;
   11. (11) The total number of required HTC Low-Income Units can be maintained Development wide;
   12. (12) Owners may not charge fees for amenities that were included in the Development's Eligible Basis;
   13. (13) Once a calendar year, Owners must continue to collect and maintain current data on each household that includes the number of household members, age, ethnicity, race, disability status, rental amounts and rental assistance (if any). This information can be collected on the Department's Annual Eligibility Certification form or the Income Certification form or HUD Income Certification form or USDA Income Certification form; and
   14. (14) Employee occupied units will be treated in the manner prescribed in §10.622(h) of this chapter (relating to Special Rules Regarding Rents and Rent Limit Violations).

3. (c) After the first fifteen (15) years of the Extended Use Period, certain requirements will not be monitored as detailed in paragraphs (1) - (5) of this subsection.

   1. (1) The student restrictions found in §42(i)(3)(D) of the Code. An income qualified household consisting entirely of full time students may occupy a Low-Income Unit. If a Development markets to students or leases more than 15 percent of the total number of units to student households, the property will be found in noncompliance unless the LURA is amended through the Material Amendments procedures found in §10.405 of this chapter (relating to Amendments).
   2. (2) All households, regardless of income level or 8609 elections, will be allowed to transfer between buildings within the Development;
   3. (3) The Department will not monitor the Development's application fee after the Compliance Period is over; and
   4. (4) Mixed income Developments are not required to conduct annual income recertifications. However, Owners must continue to collect and report data in accordance with paragraph (b)(13) of this section; and
   5. (5) The Department will not monitor whether rent is being charged for an employee occupied unit.
4. (d) While the requirements of the LURA may provide additional requirements, right and remedies to the Department or the tenants, the Department will monitor post year fifteen (15) in accordance with this section as amended.
5. (e) Unless specifically noted in this section, all requirements of this chapter, the LURA and §42 of the Code remain in effect for the Extended Use Period. These Post-Year Fifteen (15) Monitoring Rules apply only to the HTC Developments administered by the Department. Participation in other programs administered by the Department may require additional monitoring to ensure compliance with the requirements of those programs.

Source Note:The provisions of this §10.623 adopted to be effective November 28, 2013, 38 TexReg 8410; amended to be effective July 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 4351.