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Respect State Housing Laws Act
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2025 · first_quarter · Housing
Administration: Policies affecting apartment operations and management, specifically consumer reporting, resident screening (financial, criminal, resident history), consumer debt collection and eviction. Issues pertaining to addressing the nations housing affordability crisis and undersupply of housing. Nominations Supported the nomination of William (Bill) Pulte to serve as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). LEB, BF Supported the nomination of Scott Turner to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). LEB BF Supported the nomination of Andrew Hughes to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). LEB BF Supported the nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) LEB Legislation/Guidance/Housing Issues Sought clarification that the federal CARES Act 30-day notice of eviction requirement ended in 2020. House Financial Services Committee, hearing entitled Building Our Future: Increasing Housing Supply in America Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, hearing entitled Housing Roadblocks: Paving a New Way to Address Affordability H.R. 1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. S. 890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. S. 32 (118th Congress), Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. H.R. 4606 (118th Congress), Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. H.R. 3507 (118h Congress, Yes In My Backyard, all provisions S. 1688 (118h Congress), Yes In My Backyard, all provisions. H.R. __ the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, DRAFT legislation, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. MB LEB BF S. _the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, , DRAFT legislation, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 802 (118th Congress), Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 3755 (118th Congress), Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1078 , Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 470 , Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. S.4460/H.R. 8604 (118th Congress) - Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act - A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes. H.R.__, the Housing for Americas Middle Class Act, reviewed draft legislation. S.1299/ H.R. 2840 the Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act, reviewed draft legislation. H.R. 6199 (118th Congress), Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 3216 (118th Congress), Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 10351 (118th Congress), Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act, to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, to publish guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 10465, the Know Who Owns Your Home Act H.R.1777, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act Draft legislative proposal, Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025, for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement matching program to be administered through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program. Additional proposals to address the housing affordability crisis: Appoint a White House Housing Czar & Require the Council of Economic Advisors to Create a Housing Production Goal; Enable GSEs to Use Below-Market Interest Rates to Promote Production and Preservation; Remove Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction, Including Permitting Use of Project Labor Agreements to Meet Davis-Bacon Wage Rule Requirements for Multifamily Projects; Incentivize Localities to Modify Building Code Requirements to Reduce Cost of Building; Allow FHA Programs to Use Below-Market Interest Rate Debt for Development and Preservation; Modify TIFIA to Promote Transit-Oriented Development; Exempt Infill Housing Development from the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA); Reform HUD Programs to Promote Housing Production: Establish Commission to Address Elevated Property Insurance Premiums; Authorize the Free Disposition of Federal Land and Buildings to Spur Affordable Housing; and Reform the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy, and Reporting) Fair Housing Rules as they pertain to Emotional Support Animals. Regulatory Improvements to Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan program to encourage transit-oriented multifamily development. Not on the March 3 or March 28 letter. Review and Reform Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent (Docket # 89 FR 101270) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 884, 886, 891, and 966) Reinstatement of HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard (Docket #88 FR 19450) Final Rule (88 FR 19450) Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing (Docket # FR-6362-P-01) Proposed Rule (24 CFR Parts 5, 245, 882, 960, 966, and 982) Withdrawn on January 16, 2025 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (Docket # 89 FR 30850) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200) HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining (Docket # 90 FR 746) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 91, 92, 570, and 982) Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing; Extension of HUD Compliance Dates (Docket # 90 FR 11622) Final Determination Draft Notice on Solar, Cell Tower and Rooftop Leases (Drafting Table) * Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Advertising of Housing, Credit, and Other Real Estate-Related Transactions through Digital Platforms Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing Build America, Buy America Act (BABA): Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (Docket # 88 FR 24690) Request for Information (FR-6331-N-01) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (Docket # 90 FR 4686) Proposed Rule, withdrawn by HUD (24 CFR Parts 5, 91, 92, 93, 570, 574, 576, 903 and 983) National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate: Inspection Standards (Docket # 88 FR 40832) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Docket # 89 FR 1583) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Review Current Rules, Notices and Guidance pertaining to Criminal Screening
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Housing Availability and Affordability Conversations with the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee on tax credits to increase the affordable housing supply Communications with the House and Senate about housing supply and construction HR3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act HR6199 - Build More Housing Near Transit Act HR____ - Promote Affordable Housing Near Transit Act S.657 - Neighborhood Homes Investment Act S1668 - Yes In My Backyard Act S____ - Housing Supply and Affordability Act Discussions with the Senate about the discussion draft of the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act S1557 - Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act HR1321 - More Homes on the Market Act S4944 - Access to Homeownership Act S3117 - HOUSES Act of 2023 S3871 - Whole Homes Repairs Act of 2024 S3910 - Yes in God's Backyard Act Fair Housing Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about reintroducing the HOME Investment Partnerships Act. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program S.32 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023 Discussions with Senate offices about the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023. FHA Loan Program Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the FHA Loan Program. Communication with the Federal Housing Administration urging policy actions to unlock a portion of inventory for buyers with FHA-insured loans. Loan Level Pricing Adjustments (LLPAs) HR3564 - Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about LLPAs. Converting Commercial Real Estate to Housing Conversations with the House and Senate about tax incentives for converting commercial real estate to affordable housing. Conversations with the House of Representatives about the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act HR9002. Rental Housing HR1087 - The DEPOSIT Act Communications with the House of Representatives, the Senate, the White House, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about rental housing issues, including rent control, eviction laws, and the GSEs participation in the multifamily rental housing space. HR801 - Respect State Housing Laws Act VA Programs HR4335 - To amend the National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers. Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program. S3068 - The VA Home Loan Awareness Act HR___ - VA Housing Loan Forever Act HR8647 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to prevent or resolve a default of a housing loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes. Heirs Property HR8127 - Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2024 HR8117 - Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2024 Communications with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the VA Guaranteed Home Loan Program asking the VA to revise its policies pertaining to fees veterans cannot pay when using their VA home loan benefit. Communications with the House and Senate urging them to pass appropriations to ensure continuity of VA housing programs. Rural Housing Programs Discussions with Senate offices about the USDA Rural Housing Service. Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8), fair housing, single and multifamily housing, the FHA Loan Program, rental housing issues, counseling, housing choice vouchers, HOME program, tenant protections. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding tenant screening practices in rental housing, appraisal management companies (AMCs) appraisal independence. Conversations with the White House on rental housing issues, the Blueprint for a Tenants Bill of Rights, housing supply regulation, YIMBY (Yes in my backyard) Act and independent contractor issues. Communications with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about tenant screening practices in rental housing. Communications with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about condominium rules, LLPAs, appraisal issues, and rental housing issues. Communications with FHFA regarding its request for input on Federal Home Loan bank Core Mission Activities and Mission Achievement including that Federal Home Loan Banks were created and receive subsidies intended to help finance home purchases, there should be a minimum requirement for entrance into the system based on support for housing, there should be ongoing requirement to support housing for existing members, and there should be an expanded requirement to foster affordable housing. Communications with the House of Representatives regarding HUD programs, VA housing, and heirs property, the VA Home Loan Reform Act, the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Street Act, funding on housing programs for Fiscal Year 2025, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand low income housing tax credit, More Homes on the Market Act to increase the tax exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act to attract private investment in building and rehabbing owner occupied business, and housing supply and innovation framework. Communications the Senate on reducing regulation barriers to housing, the S.3755 Respect State Housing Laws Act, and Access to Homeownership Act to require multifamily borrowers with federally backed multifamily mortgage loans to submit positive rental payments to certain consumer reporting agencies, and housing supply and innovation framework. Comment letter in response to the Federal Housing Administration's draft mortgagee letter updating their 203(k)-renovation loan program. Communications with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Housing Finance Administration, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advocating for solutions to increase diversity, reduce bias, and maintain the public trust in the appraisal industry. Communications with the White House, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, National Economic Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Agriculture in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on boosting housing supply highlighting the importance of not disincentivizing housing providers from participating in the rental housing market through over-regulation and in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on junk fees highlighting that fees in the rental housing industry are already regulated and serve an important function in providing safe and quality rental housing to renters. Communications with the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives on the rent cap proposal. Communications with the White House on housing supply, tax, real estate agency compensation, and homeownership incentives.
Client expense: $22,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R. 802, S. 3755 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; H.R. 4606 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; S. 1688, H.R. 3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement; issues related to the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate; issues related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; issues related to HOME Investment Partnerships Program; disaster recovery.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Administration: Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights and a Resident-Centered Housing Challenge. Administration Two-part plan. Part One: protect renters and promote rental affordability. Part Two: federal actions to pursue a Renters Bill of Rights. In addition, Administration White House Fact Sheets on Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Boost Housing Supply and Lower Housing Costs, "The Price Isnt Right: How Junk Fees Cost Consumers and Undermine Competition, and President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Costs for Americans by Fighting Corporate Rip-Offs, and Economic Report of the President, March 2024. Administration rent caps/ rent control proposals and changes to annual income determination changes for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) communities. Biden Administration proposal to cap rent nationwide. House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Housing Solutions: Cutting Through Government Red Tape testimony House Financial Services Committee, hearing entitled Innovation Revolution: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance Policies affecting apartment operations and management, specifically consumer reporting, resident screening (financial, criminal, resident history), consumer debt collection and eviction. H.R. 4606 and S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 3507 and S. 1688, Yes In My Backyard Act, all provisions. H.R. 802 and S. 3755, Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions. H.R. 5533, Healthy Homes Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 7673 - Liberty in Laundry Act S.3216, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S.3684, H.R. 7132, Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 6785, The Rural Housing Service Reform Act Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act draft bill/legislation H.R.10351 - To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, to publish guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, and for other purposes. Draft legislation and Legislation. Draft legislation to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes. S.4460/H.R. 8604 - Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act - A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes S.4146 - Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act of 2024 provisions S. 5027, H.R. 9990, ROAD to Housing Act, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act H.R.1605 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2023 S. 3793, H.R. 7075, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2024 * S. 3216, H.R. 6199, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023* H.R. 10465, the Know Who Owns Your Home Act Draft legislation establishing a national rental property registry. Draft legislation First Generation College Affordability Success Act, all provisions. Draft legislation to assist in streamlining the process for households to identify appropriate available rental dwelling units, and for other purposes Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) Implementation Department of Housing and Urban Development, FR-6436-N-01-Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937, HUD-2024-0003. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice PDR-2024-02, Transmittal of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Income Limits for the Public Housing and Section 8 Programs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Proposed Rule on Reducing Barriers to HUD Assisted Housing - Docket No. FR-6362-P-1 (the Proposed Rule). Department of Housing and Urban Development. FR-6387-P-01 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining proposed rule - Docket No. FR-6144-P-01 Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket No. FR-6466-N-01 Request for Information; Direct Rental Assistance Improvements to Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan program to encourage transit-oriented multifamily development. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Proposed Rule, on Adoption of 2020 Core Based Statistical Area Standards, Docket No. FR-6464-P-01. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Draft Notice on Solar, Cell Tower and Rooftop Leases, November 8, 2024 Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Final Rule, 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent, Docket No. FR-6387-F-02 Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy, and Reporting) S.1293 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 H.R.2918 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 Eviction Crisis Act - Unintroduced Draft Draft Proposals: Rent Control, Rent Stabilization Government Funding Proposals Request for Extension of Build America, Buy America Act Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver for HOME Investment Partnerships Program U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2024 and 2025 DOT, USDA Rural Housing and HUD Appropriations funding levels and specific programs that include: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); HOME Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Section 8 Voucher Program Fair Market Rent (FMRs) and Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) Davis Bacon and Related Acts Violence Against Women Act 2022 (VAWA) PRO Housing Grant Program Homelessness Programs Rural Rental Assistance (RA) Implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and 2022 Opposition to rent control Regulatory burden making it more costly to develop and operate multifamily housing Draft policy proposal (Housing Production Partnership Act of 2025) for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatements to be administered through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program. Additional Proposals to address the housing affordability crisis: Appoint a White House Housing Czar & Require the Council of Economic Advisors to Create a Housing Production Goal; Enable GSEs to Use Below-Market Interest Rates to Promote Production and Preservation; Remove Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction, Including Permitting Use of Project Labor Agreements to Meet Davis-Bacon Wage Rule Requirements for Multifamily Projects; Incentivize Localities to Modify Building Code Requirements to Reduce Cost of Building; Allow FHA Programs to Use Below-Market Interest Rate Debt for Development and Preservation; Modify TIFIA to Promote Transit-Oriented Development; Exempt Infill Housing Development from the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA); Reform HUD Programs to Promote Housing Production: Establish Commission to Address Elevated Property Insurance Premiums; Authorize the Free Disposition of Federal Land and Buildings to Spur Affordable Housing; and Reform the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Issues pertaining to addressing the nations housing affordability crisis and undersupply of housing. S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9662 / S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues pertaining to housing affordability FHFA RFI on multifamily tenant protections Proposals for rental assistance for emergencies Administration Proposal: Housing Supply Action Plan The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, 2025 funding
Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R. 802, S. 3755 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; H.R. 4606 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; S. 1688, H.R. 3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement; issues related to the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate; issues related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; issues related to HOME Investment Partnerships Program; disaster recovery.
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Housing
Housing Availability and Affordability Conversations with the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee on tax credits to increase the affordable housing supply Communications with the House and Senate about housing supply and construction HR3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act HR6199 - Build More Housing Near Transit Act HR____ - Promote Affordable Housing Near Transit Act S.657 - Neighborhood Homes Investment Act S1668 - Yes In My Backyard Act S____ - Housing Supply and Affordability Act Discussions with the Senate about the discussion draft of the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act S1557 - Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act HR1321 - More Homes on the Market Act S4944 - Access to Homeownership Act Fair Housing Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about reintroducing the HOME Investment Partnerships Act. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program S.32 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023 Discussions with Senate offices about the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023. FHA Loan Program Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the FHA Loan Program. Communication with the Federal Housing Administration urging policy actions to unlock a portion of inventory for buyers with FHA-insured loans. Loan Level Pricing Adjustments (LLPAs) HR3564 - Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about LLPAs. Converting Commercial Real Estate to Housing Conversations with the House and Senate about tax incentives for converting commercial real estate to affordable housing. Conversations with the House of Representatives about the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act HR9002. Rental Housing HR1087 - The DEPOSIT Act Communications with the House of Representatives, the Senate, the White House, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about rental housing issues, including rent control, eviction laws, and the GSEs participation in the multifamily rental housing space. VA Programs HR4335 - To amend the National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers. Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program. S3068 - The VA Home Loan Awareness Act HR___ - VA Housing Loan Forever Act HR8647 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to prevent or resolve a default of a housing loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes. Heirs Property HR8127 - Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2024 HR8117 - Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2024 Communications with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the VA Guaranteed Home Loan Program asking the VA to revise its policies pertaining to fees veterans cannot pay when using their VA home loan benefit. Communications with the House and Senate urging them to pass appropriations to ensure continuity of VA housing programs. Rural Housing Programs Discussions with Senate offices about the USDA Rural Housing Service. Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8), fair housing, single and multifamily housing, the FHA Loan Program, rental housing issues, counseling, housing choice vouchers, HOME program, tenant protections. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding tenant screening practices in rental housing, appraisal management companies (AMCs) appraisal independence. Conversations with the White House on rental housing issues, the Blueprint for a Tenants Bill of Rights, housing supply regulation, YIMBY (Yes in my backyard) Act and independent contractor issues. Communications with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about tenant screening practices in rental housing. Communications with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about condominium rules, LLPAs, appraisal issues, and rental housing issues. Communications with FHFA regarding its request for input on Federal Home Loan bank Core Mission Activities and Mission Achievement including that Federal Home Loan Banks were created and receive subsidies intended to help finance home purchases, there should be a minimum requirement for entrance into the system based on support for housing, there should be ongoing requirement to support housing for existing members, and there should be an expanded requirement to foster affordable housing. Communications with the House of Representatives regarding HUD programs, VA housing, and heirs property, the VA Home Loan Reform Act, the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Street Act, funding on housing programs for Fiscal Year 2025, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand low income housing tax credit, More Homes on the Market Act to increase the tax exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, and Neighborhood Homes Investment Act to attract private investment in building and rehabbing owner occupied business. Communications the Senate on reducing regulation barriers to housing, the S.3755 Respect State Housing Laws Act, and Access to Homeownership Act to require multifamily borrowers with federally backed multifamily mortgage loans to submit positive rental payments to certain consumer reporting agencies. Comment letter in response to the Federal Housing Administration's draft mortgagee letter updating their 203(k)-renovation loan program. Communications with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Housing Finance Administration, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advocating for solutions to increase diversity, reduce bias, and maintain the public trust in the appraisal industry. Communications with the White House, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, National Economic Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Agriculture in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on boosting housing supply highlighting the importance of not disincentivizing housing providers from participating in the rental housing market through over-regulation and in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on junk fees highlighting that fees in the rental housing industry are already regulated and serve an important function in providing safe and quality rental housing to renters. Communications with the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives on the rent cap proposal.
2024 · third_quarter · Housing
Administration: Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights and a Resident-Centered Housing Challenge. Administration Two-part plan. Part One: protect renters and promote rental affordability. Part Two: federal actions to pursue a Renters Bill of Rights. In addition, Administration White House Fact Sheets on Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Boost Housing Supply and Lower Housing Costs, "The Price Isnt Right: How Junk Fees Cost Consumers and Undermine Competition, and President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Costs for Americans by Fighting Corporate Rip-Offs, Administration rent caps/ rent control proposals and changes to annual income determination changes for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) communities. Biden Administration proposal to cap rent nationwide. House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Housing Solutions: Cutting Through Government Red Tape testimony Policies affecting apartment operations and management, specifically consumer reporting, resident screening (financial, criminal, resident history), consumer debt collection and eviction. H.R. 4606 and S. 32, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R. 3507 and S. 1688, Yes In My Backyard Act, all provisions. H.R. 802 and S. 3755, Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions. H.R. 5533, Healthy Homes Act of 2023, all provisions. S.3216 - Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023 S.3684/H.R. 7132 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act Draft legislation to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes. S.4460/H.R. 8604 - Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act - A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes S.4146 - Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act of 2024 provisions S. 5027, ROAD to Housing Act, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act H.R.1605 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2023 Draft legislation establishing a national rental property registry. Draft legislation First Generation College Affordability Success Act, all provisions. Draft legislation to assist in streamlining the process for households to identify appropriate available rental dwelling units, and for other purposes Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) Implementation Department of Housing and Urban Development, FR-6436-N-01-Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937, HUD-2024-0003. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice PDR-2024-02, Transmittal of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Income Limits for the Public Housing and Section 8 Programs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Proposed Rule on Reducing Barriers to HUD Assisted Housing - Docket No. FR-6362-P-1 (the Proposed Rule). Department of Housing and Urban Development. FR-6387-P-01 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining proposed rule - Docket No. FR-6144-P-01 Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket No. FR-6466-N-01 Request for Information; Direct Rental Assistance Improvements to Department of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan program to encourage transit-oriented multifamily development. Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy and Reporting) S.1293 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 H.R.2918 - Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2023 Eviction Crisis Act - Unintroduced Draft Draft Proposals: Rent Control, Rent Stabilization Government Funding Proposals Request for Extension of Build America, Buy America Act Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver for HOME Investment Partnerships Program U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2024 and 2025 DOT, USDA Rural Housing and HUD Appropriations funding levels and specific programs that include: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); HOME Project-Based Voucher Programs Section 8 Source of Income Section 8 Voucher Program Fair Market Rent (FMRs) and Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) Davis Bacon and Related Acts Violence Against Women Act 2022 (VAWA) PRO Housing Grant Program Homelessness Programs Rural Rental Assistance (RA) Implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and 2022 Opposition to rent control Regulatory burden making it more costly to develop and operate multifamily housing Draft policy proposal for appropriation to Department of Housing and Urban Development for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement programs S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9662 / S. 5078, The Homes Act of 2024, to establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues pertaining to housing affordability FHFA RFI on multifamily tenant protections Proposals for rental assistance for emergencies Administration Proposal: Housing Supply Action Plan The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, 2025 funding Develop propose HUD competitive grant to state/local government to incentivize tax incentives for housing development.
2024 · second_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R. 802, S. 3755 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; H.R. 4606 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; S. 1688, H.R. 3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement; issues related to the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate; issues related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; issues related to HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · second_quarter · Housing
Housing Availability and Affordability Conversations with the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee on tax credits to increase the affordable housing supply Communications with the House and Senate about housing supply and construction HR3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act HR6199 - Build More Housing Near Transit Act HR____ - Promote Affordable Housing Near Transit Act S.657 - Neighborhood Homes Investment Act S1668 - Yes In My Backyard Act S____ - Housing Supply and Affordability Act Discussions with the Senate about the discussion draft of the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act Fair Housing Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about reintroducing the HOME Investment Partnerships Act. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program S.32 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023 Discussions with Senate offices about the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023. FHA Loan Program Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the FHA Loan Program. Communication with the Federal Housing Administration urging policy actions to unlock a portion of inventory for buyers with FHA-insured loans. Loan Level Pricing Adjustments (LLPAs) HR3564 - Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about LLPAs. Converting Commercial Real Estate to Housing Conversations with the House and Senate about tax incentives for converting commercial real estate to affordable housing. Conversations with the House of Representatives about the Revitalizing Downtowns Act. Rental Housing HR1087 - The DEPOSIT Act Communications with the House of Representatives, the Senate, the White House, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about rental housing issues, including rent control, eviction laws, and the GSEs participation in the multifamily rental housing space. VA Programs HR4335 - To amend the National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers. Discussions with the House of Representatives and the Senate about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program. S3068 - The VA Home Loan Awareness Act HR___ - VA Housing Loan Forever Act HR8647 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to prevent or resolve a default of a housing loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes. Heirs Property HR8127 - Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2024 HR8117 - Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2024 Communications with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the VA Guaranteed Home Loan Program asking the VA to revise its policies pertaining to fees veterans cannot pay when using their VA home loan benefit. Communications with the House and Senate urging them to pass appropriations to ensure continuity of VA housing programs. Rural Housing Programs Discussions with Senate offices about the USDA Rural Housing Service. Conversations with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8), fair housing, single and multifamily housing, the FHA Loan Program, rental housing issues, counseling, housing choice vouchers, HOME program, tenant protections. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding tenant screening practices in rental housing, appraisal management companies (AMCs) appraisal independence. Conversations with the White House on rental housing issues, the Blueprint for a Tenants Bill of Rights, housing supply regulation, YIMBY (Yes in my backyard) Act and independent contractor issues. Communications with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about tenant screening practices in rental housing. Communications with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about condominium rules, LLPAs, appraisal issues, and rental housing issues. Communications with the House of Representatives regarding HUD programs, VA housing, and heirs property, the VA Home Loan Reform Act, the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Street Act, and funding on housing programs for Fiscal Year 2025. Communications the Senate on reducing regulation barriers to housing and the S.3755 Respect State Housing Laws Act. Comment letter in response to the Federal Housing Administration's draft mortgagee letter updating their 203(k)-renovation loan program. Communications with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Housing Finance Administration, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advocating for solutions to increase diversity, reduce bias, and maintain the public trust in the appraisal industry. Communications with the White House, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, National Economic Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Agriculture in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on boosting housing supply highlighting the importance of not disincentivizing housing providers from participating in the rental housing market through over-regulation and in response to the Biden Administrations Fact Sheet on junk fees highlighting that fees in the rental housing industry are already regulated and serve an important function in providing safe and quality rental housing to renters.
2024 · first_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R. 802, S. 3755 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; H.R. 4606 - Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; S. 1688, H.R. 3507 - Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| KS |
| John Kennedy | Republican | LA |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | AL |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Pete Ricketts | Republican | NE |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
Client expense: $32,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
Client expense: $16,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office