https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Louisiana-Housing-Corporation.jpg Jonesboro, LA —Today marks a significant milestone as Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) and partners unveil Jonesboro Senior Village, the first certified green retirement gated community in Jackson Parish. MGM Development, led by Jeff Glover and Bryn Meredith, designed this project with a commitment to sustainability, community, and modern amenities. Jonesboro Senior Village is set…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Georgia-Department-of-Community-Affairs-Georgia-Housing-and-Finance-Authority.png Atlanta, GA – Georgia added four new listings to the National Register of Historic Places, continuing to highlight the diversity and breadth of the state’s historic heritage. These nominations include: Lemon Street School, Marietta, Cobb County Brown’s Mill Battlefield, Coweta County Dooly County Campground, Vienna, Dooly County Augusta Warehouse and Compress Company, Augusta, Richmond…
April 05, 2021
Apartment Services and Management, Inc. (ASM) manages more than 100 properties throughout the state, consisting of over 4,000 HOME, HOME/Tax Credit, Bond/Tax Credit, Tax Credit only, and Rural Development/Tax Credit units. Stewart is also a general and/or limited partner in over 70 tax credit-funded developments.
Q: How did you hear about ERA Alabama?
A: Through AHFA and the Alabama Affordable Housing Association
Q: What is the biggest benefit of the program?
A: The potential benefit for our residents is enormous. Never in my memory have residents of affordable housing faced the additional challenges that they have endured during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our residents, with the least disposable income, have had to make tough choices regarding paying their rent versus buying food, medicine, and many basic necessities of life. Our property managers have discussed these difficult choices with our residents throughout this pandemic, and it is heartbreaking! ERA will provide the opportunity to residents that have made these tough financial choices during this past year, and we are hopeful we can get everyone registered through the ERA portal, which is a monumental task with over 4,000 residents in our portfolio. However, we are committed to assist in any way possible.
Q: What are some challenges surrounding ERA Alabama?
A: Other than the volume of residents, we have had a few challenges with the ERA software portal, which is normal as this program is new to everyone. I have called the ERA Call Center on several occasions, and they have been very helpful. Communication challenges also exist with our elderly population as well as our tenants with physical or mental disabilities, but due to our property managers’ dedication to their residents, we are making progress.
Q: How are you getting the word out to your residents about ERA Alabama?
A: Obviously, communication has been key during this process. We have been in constant contact with our property managers from the onset of hearing of the ERA program. We have had many phone calls and conference calls to get the information out to our managers so that they could inform our residents. We have also sent several flyers and letters to our residents to keep them informed. Something that has been helpful is collecting contact information of residents who are interested so we may register their households and then email them to submit their applications. We also offer assistance to any residents who need help with their application.
Q: How many residents have applied for the program?
A: For our portfolio, I am estimating we have received 1,200 resident forms returned to our property managers, who scan and email them to our home office. We have several team members in-house that are entering this information into the ERA portal.
Q: Anything else you would like to add?
A: We are excited about this opportunity for our residents and our properties. With the CDC Eviction Moratorium extended again recently, this assistance will be beneficial to our residents as well as our properties, many of which are operating on reduced revenue for the past 13 months. We are seeing an 8-10% drop in rent revenue portfolio-wide, and expenses are the same or higher than pre-COVID-19 numbers. I encourage ALL owners and management agents to complete both the landlord and tenant invite portions of the ERA program, as this opportunity may never occur again.
September 01, 2022
AHFA’s latest Student Spotlight shines on Aimelis Gonzalez Perez, valedictorian of the Daleville High School Class of 2022. She is attending Enterprise State Community College.
She lives in Daleville’s Deerfield Apartments, an affordable multifamily community financed in part by AHFA.
Gonzalez Perez is the first recipient of an Alabama Affordable Housing Association (AAHA) resident scholarship named in honor of AHFA retiree Barbara Wallace, who served as multifamily manager until last December.
”Despite my grades, I have not had much luck finding scholarships or any financial aid. I plan to utilize this scholarship responsibly in order to finish my studies and make a successful career for myself,” said Gonzalez Perez. “My family has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we now make just enough money to get by. My parents are unable to pay for my education, and I am in need of financial assistance. I believe that I deserve this scholarship because I am a responsible individual who has a passion for learning, and I am determined to make myself a successful individual with my education and make my family and friends proud.”
AAHA’s scholarship program is open to eligible tenants and resident family members living at an AAHA-member apartment complex and to property/divisional management staff of AAHA-member companies and their children. Applicants must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited vocational or technical school, college or university; have at least a “B” average or 3.0 GPA; and meet all other application criteria.
Since 2000, AAHA has awarded $1 million in scholarships and provided assistance to more than 100 college graduates.
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Michigan-State-Housing-Development-Authority.png LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF), administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), has delivered more than $114 million in relief to 15,688 homeowners in its first year. MIHAF launched in February 2022 to support Michigan homeowners experiencing financial hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program uses federal…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Minnesota-Housing-1.png St. Paul, MN (July 30, 2021) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium is currently slated to end on Saturday, July 31, potentially affecting thousands of […]Read More…
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