Spectrum Enterprises

10/13/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

For property teams, one of the most helpful things we can do is be prepared before someone asks for help.

A quick team check:

✓ Know every funding and assistance layer at the property
✓ Keep the correct forms and procedures accessible
✓ Make sure frontline employees know who to contact
✓ Protect sensitive information
✓ Respond calmly, respectfully and consistently

No resident should encounter confusion because the right procedure was sitting in a binder no one could find.

October is a good time to review the plan together.

HUD VAWA resources:
https://www.hud.gov/vawa

10/08/2026

An important HOTMA update—and one letter makes a big difference.

HUD staff announced that the Department plans to move the HOTMA compliance date for Multifamily Housing programs, including Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), to January 1, 2028.

However, the formal HUD notice is still pending. For now, January 1, 2028 should be described as the announced Multifamily/PBRA date.

Public and Indian Housing (PIH) programs are on a different timeline. Public Housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) and Mod Rehab generally remain subject to the January 1, 2027 compliance date under current HUD guidance, with certain exceptions identified in Notice PIH 2026-15.

The easiest way to remember it:

• PBRA: Multifamily Housing—2028 announced, formal notice pending
• PBV: PIH—2027 under current guidance

For LIHTC properties with multiple funding or assistance layers, this is a good reminder that one date may not apply to every program. Confirm each property’s program mix before updating procedures, forms, systems or staff training.

We’ll continue watching for HUD’s formal Multifamily notice.

10/07/2026

October is here.... which means year-end is closer than we would probably like to admit!

Now is a great time for LIHTC property teams to take a look at:

✓ Tenant certifications and supporting documents
✓ Current income and rent limits
✓ Utility allowances and tenant-paid rents
✓ Vacant-unit records
✓ Outstanding file or inspection findings

Reporting requirements vary by agency, but preparing now can help prevent a January search for missing documents, unresolved findings and that one file everyone thought someone else had reviewed.

At Spectrum Enterprises, we help affordable-housing teams prepare through monitoring, tenant-file reviews, physical inspections and practical training.

A little work in October can make year-end much more manageable.

What is at the top of your compliance checklist?

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10/01/2026

What if your LIHTC training focused on the questions your team actually faces?

Spectrum Compliance offers personalized onsite training designed around your organization’s needs.

You help set the agenda, we focus on your priorities—and we bring the training to your area.

Learn more or ask about training for your team:
https://spectrumlihtc.com/training/personalized-lihtc-training/

10/01/2026

Investing in property managers means investing in the people and communities they serve.

Last week, our VP of training, Tucker, had the pleasure of leading a private onsite training for the Pine Street Inn property management team in Jamaica Plain, Boston.

We want to recognize Pine Street Inn for making professional development and compliance education a priority.

Affordable-housing requirements are detailed and constantly evolving and the training gave the team an opportunity to step away from the daily rush, ask questions, work through practical situations and discuss the compliance challenges they encounter on the job.

Thank you to the Pine Street Inn for the warm welcome, thoughtful participation and excellent conversation.

Spectrum Enterprises offers private onsite training tailored to each organization’s programs, responsibilities and team needs.

Learn more:

https://lnkd.in/dRYvu9h6

09/29/2026

A promising step for rural affordable housing preservation

USDA Rural Development recently announced a new Multifamily Housing Preservation Pilot designed to make certain Section 515 and Section 538 transactions more efficient.

What makes this especially relevant to our work at Spectrum Enterprises is that the pilot specifically includes Section 515 property transfers using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

LIHTC financing can provide important capital to rehabilitate and preserve aging rural properties. But when programs overlap, so do the requirements.

USDA rules, LIHTC requirements, tenant-file documentation, property conditions, rent and income limits, reporting responsibilities and agency expectations must all work together.

The new pilot may help simplify parts of the transfer process. It does not make the compliance picture disappear—and that is why early preparation matters.

At Spectrum Compliance, we have spent nearly 40 years helping housing agencies, owners, investors and property management teams connect the dots between affordable-housing programs.

Because preservation is not only about completing a transaction. It is about keeping housing safe, compliant and available for the people and communities that depend on it.

Read the USDA announcement:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-rural-development-announces-pilot-cut-red-tape-preserve-and-produce-affordable-rural-rental

(Washington, D.C., September 22, 2026) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development today announced the Multifamily Housing Loan Preservation Pilot and Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Loan Notice of Loan-to-Cost Percentage Change to preserve and produce affordable rural rental housing. The pi...

09/28/2026

Busy schedule? Learn when it works for you.

Spectrum Compliance offers prerecorded LIHTC training that you can complete at your own pace.

Pause when work gets busy, return when you are ready and review important topics as needed.

Learn more about our online training:
https://spectrumlihtc.com/training/spectrum-online-training/

09/25/2026

Sometimes the best way to understand a compliance rule is to ask a question while you are learning it.

Spectrum Compliance’s live online LIHTC courses give participants the opportunity to learn directly from experienced compliance professionals, ask questions and work through practical examples.

View our LIHTC training options and upcoming sessions:
https://spectrumlihtc.com/training-overview/

09/22/2026

Did you know Spectrum Compliance also offers LIHTC training?

Choose the format that works best for you or your team:

💻 Live online training
▶️ Prerecorded, on-demand courses
🏢 Personalized onsite training

Our courses use practical examples to make complicated LIHTC requirements easier to understand—and easier to apply in your daily work.

See all of our training options:
https://spectrumlihtc.com/training-overview/

06/11/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/camille-servan_ncsha-taxcredits-affordablehousing-activity-7470908304765128704-swDL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAPgt8gB7wO_0syxFVh_OPtt-Tsy7jU1TiI

Proud to amplify this from our CEO Flo Servan, Deborah Bechetti, And Harold Tucker! The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) conference is always a landmark moment for our industry — and hearing the energy and connections that came out of it this year makes me even more excited about...