Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs - Building Homes and Strengthening Communities
 

Compliance Training

General Training Policies

The Department regularly conducts training sessions for the Housing Tax Credit Program (HTC), the Bond Program (BOND), and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) to ensure compliance with all program requirements. These training sessions teach program regulations and will help all individuals ensure compliance when implementing Department funded programs. The main types of available training sessions are Property Compliance and 1st Thursday Income Eligibility. Descriptions of each type of training are included below. Additional training resources can be found on our Training Resources page.

Attendance Certificates will either be presented at the end of the training class or mailed to attendees if not provided on the training date. Attendees must stay for the entire training session to receive a certificate.

Changes resulting from HR 3221 and the new Compliance Rules

Congress passed housing reform legislation affecting the Housing Tax Credit program in July, 2008. The Department has updated the Compliance Rules published in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 10, Part 1, Chapter 60 that will be passed in the spring of 2009 to reflect these changes and adopt program regulations that will make other programs consistent with the new guidelines. Attend training to understand how the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will implement the changes in compliance regulations and how your properties in the Department's portfolio will be impacted.

The Department will be offering training updated with the new compliance regulations through a training partnership with The Texas Apartment Association (www.taa.org). This new training will become part of next year's TAA "HTC Training" course. Attendance is strongly recommended.

Property Compliance Training

Property Compliance training sessions, which are co-sponsored by the Department's Compliance Monitoring staff and either the Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas (RRHA) or the Texas Apartment Association (TAA), focus on requirements included in Land Use Restriction Agreements (LURAs) to ensure long term compliance with the rules and regulations governing the HTC, BOND, and HOME programs.

Visit www.taa.org for online registration. Trainings are facilitated by Department staff and sponsored by TAA.

If you are interested in Property Compliance Training, note the following:

  • TDHCA does not accept online registration for Property Compliance Training sessions.
  • Registration and training facilities are coordinated by the applicable co-sponsoring organization.
  • Registrants must contact the applicable co-sponsoring organization to register.
  • The registration fee for Property Compliance Training is determined by the co-sponsoring organization.

Online Registration Submission

NOTE: Event registration is being provided through Eventbrite.com. The Department does not accept mailed, faxed, or emailed registration requests. If you cannot use the Eventbrite Web site due to a disability, please use the contact information below, and we will assist you with your registration.

Contact: Vicki Gossett at (512) 475-3341 or vicki.gossett@tdhca.state.tx.us.

1st Thursday Income Eligibility Training

1st Thursday Income Eligibility training sessions, which are presented by the Department's Compliance Monitoring staff, focus on eligibility requirements of the Department's various affordable housing programs. All affordable housing property owners and managers; and all program contract administrators are invited to attend. This in-depth course covers:

  • Income
  • Assets
  • Student status
  • Documenting household income
  • Calculating annual income
  • Calculating adjustments to income

NOTE: Available dates will be displayed in the dropdown box below. When a session is filled to capacity, its date will not be displayed for selection.

Free parking is not available. Use the visitor parking garage at 12th and San Jacinto (map opens in a new window).

Individuals who require auxiliary aids, services or sign language interpreters for training sessions should contact Gina Esteves, ADA Responsible Employee, at 512-475-3943 or Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989, at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Non-English speaking individuals who require interpreters for training sessions should contact Nidia Hiroms, 512-475-3934 at least three days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Personas que hablan español y requieren un intérprete, favor de llamar a Jorge Reyes al siguiente número (512) 475-4577 por lo menos tres días antes de la junta para hacer los preparativos apropiados.