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Announcements
Chfareach is pleased to host two certification workshops this quarter!
Tax Credit Property Compliance Workshop & LIHTC Property Manager Certification Exam
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 13 & 14, 2012
9:00am to 4:00pm
CHFA-Denver
Presented by Novogradac
Don’t miss this chance to receive your LIHTC Property Manager Certification from a highly respected and nationally recognized company,
Novogradac & Company LLP. Attend this two-day workshop, successfully pass the LIHTC exam on the second day, and you will receive a formal
certificate suitable for framing. The workshop will include an overview of the role of the IRS, state agencies, and HUD; eligibility;
minimum set-asides/15-year credits; 9 vs. 4 percent; calculating income and rent limits; applications; recertification;
record retention; noncompliance; and more. Our trainer, James Smith, is a manager in the Austin, Texas, office; is recognized
as a Housing Credit Certified Professional; and has extensive knowledge in audit consulting services.
The regular cost of the training is $595, but chfareach is making the workshop available to members for $350 and to nonmembers for $475!
Download your
LIHTC registration form
NOTE: This class will be offered again this summer at our
Grand Junction office on July 17-18, 2012 for those of you on the Western Slope.
Quadel Assisted Housing Manager (AHM) Workshop
Monday-Wednesday, March 19-21, 2012
9:00am to 4:00pm
CHFA-Denver
presented by Quadel Consulting
This comprehensive three-day workshop filled up last quarter in just a few weeks, so don’t miss this chance to receive comprehensive training on all of the requirements in the latest release of HUD Handbook 4350.3. It helps your property comply with all HUD program requirements while providing a variety of techniques to ensure that tenant files satisfy RHIP requirements and EIV requirements. Increased monitoring of regulatory compliance makes this course even more important. All programs in the handbook are covered, including Section 8 New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation, Section 236, Section 221(d)(3), Section 202, Section 811, Rent Supplement, and Rental Assistance programs. Participants receive a copy of Quadel’s nationally-recognized AHM course book, which is designed to provide a “plain English” reference to the HUD handbook.
The regular cost of this training is $725 and it is not normally available in Colorado. Chfareach is making the workshop available to members for $360 and to nonmembers for $510!
Download your
AHM enrollment form
NOTE: This class will be offered again this summer at our
Grand Junction office on August 20-21, 2012, for those of you on the Western Slope.
Featured Classes
Fair Housing: Essential Training for ALL Staff
January 11
9:00am to Noon
Fort Collins Senior Center, Fort Collins, CO
Class fees: Free for chfareach members, $50 for non-members
Few things can be as time consuming, exasperating, and expensive to defend as a Fair Housing complaint. This basic class will give a general overview of Fair Housing legislation and will identify the protected classes. The instructor is David Herrera, an attorney practicing in Fort Collins with lengthy experience in affordable housing issues. He has served on the Community Housing Resource Board in Fort Collins, was a public speaker and National Housing Committee Member for NAHRO, was the Housing and Development Law Institute’s President and National Vice President, and was Fort Collins Housing Authority’s Executive Director from 1985 to 1992. Come hear Fair Housing law from the expert!
Fair Housing: Essential Training for ALL Staff
See website for more details on the other Fair Housing classes offered this quarter!
Pueblo West Library – Feb 10 – 9am-Noon
Durango Public Library – Feb 24 – 9am-Noon
Crime-free Multifamily Housing Program
February 8
8:00am to 5:00pm
Lakewood Police Department – 455 South Alison Parkway, Lakewood
Class fees: Free for chfareach members, $75 for non-members
The Crime-free Multifamily Housing Program is designed to help residents, owners, and managers of rental properties keep drugs, nuisance, and other illegal activity off their property. The program utilizes a unique three-part approach that ensures the crime prevention goal while maintaining an approach which is very resident-friendly. This eight-hour seminar is Phase One. Topics will include prevention, application screening, tips to strengthen rental agreements, maintaining a fire-safe environment, warning signs of drug activity, role of the police, crisis resolution, and more.
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!
February 23
9:00am to Noon
CHFA- 348 Main St. Grand Junction, CO
Class fees: Free for chfareach members, $50 for non-members
As evidenced by recent media reports, the incidence of bedbug infestation is continuing to increase and is causing major stress, inconvenience, and expense for all types of housing providers and retailers. Learn how to accurately identify bedbugs and why they are such a growing and persistent problem from a knowledgeable and experienced entomologist. He will discuss important preventative measures, practical nonchemical methods of control, and various methods of treatment and their rates of success.
Chfareach members — Don't forget to sign up for chfareach educational tracks! Help your staff advance their careers and keep their knowledge current with six different track programs.
Learn more now!!
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