Owners of affordable housing projects developed with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the District of Columbia are hereby notified to file the 2007 Owner’s Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance, as required by Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by Friday September 26, 2008.  The documents required for the owner’s annual compliance monitoring responsibilities with the District of Columbia, Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), are available for download below.

Since the tax code requires the owner’s annual certificate to be signed by an authorized member of the ownership entity, the owner’s annual certificate must be submitted in hard copy and signed by an authorized member of the ownership entity.  The Building Status Report and the Vacancy Report both must be returned electronically to LIHTC@dc.gov and one (1) hard copy submitted with the 2007 Owner’s Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance. 

Questions should be directed to LIHTC@dc.gov.

The requested documents for the 2007 calendar year are listed below:

• 2007 Owner’s Certificate of Continuing Program Compliance*;
• Building Status Report*; (available in EXCEL FORMAT)
• Buildling Status Report Instructions*;
• Vacancy Table*;
• Vacany Report*;  (available in EXCEL FORMAT)
• Attachment 1 - History of Project Contacts;* (available in EXCEL FORMAT)
• Attachment 2 - Project Specifics;* (available in EXCEL FORMAT)
• 2007 Tax Return;
• December 31,2007 Certified Audit;
• District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) Business License(s);
• Current Certificate of Liability Insurance;
• LIHTC Compliance Review Checklist* and,
• Executed (final) Partnership Agreement and Attachment(s).
  Note: Non-applicable, if submitted with documents for the 2006 calendar year.

Mailing Address for Requested Documents

Sharron Campbell
Program Support Assistant
District of Columbia Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Portfolio Management Division
801 North Capitol Street, NE
Suite 2000
Washington, DC  20002