Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 233: The Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015. This bill would allow income reviews for fixed-income families to be completed every three years rather than the current annual inspection used to determine assisted housing program eligibility; all provisions

S. 1412: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015. A bill to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit; all provisions

S.1139: Improving the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rate Act of 2015. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and a 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions

H.R. 1142: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit. This bill would make permanent a 9 percent minimum rate for new housing projects and 4 percent rate for acquiring existing housing for rehabilitation; all provisions

H.R. 1995: the Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015. This bill would prohibit HUD from implementing its proposed rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; all provisions

HUD Initiative "Transforming Multifamily for the 21st Century"; all provisions.
HUD Draft FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide; all provisions relating to federally assisted multifamily housing in chapters 1.5, 3, 3.6.C, 3.7.V, 3.8, 5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.10.L.5, 7.1, 7.8, 14.7, 18.3.

HUD Notice H 2015-04, "Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utility Analysis" June 22, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Memorandum, Clarification of Policy Surrounding Interest Rate Reductions April 20, 205; all provisions.

HUD Notice PIH 2012-32 (HA), REV-2, Rental Assistance Demonstration - Final Implementation, Revision 2 June 15, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Re-Opening Public Comment Period on Subject of Later First AFH Submission Date for Certain Entities" [Docket No. FR-5173-N-03] January 15, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs" [Docket No. FR 5743-P-01] January 6, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice PIH 2015-03, "Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program" February 27, 2015; all provisions
HUD Proposed Rule, "Supportive Housing and Services for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities: Implementing Statutory Reforms-Reopening of Public Comment" [Docket No. FR-5576-N-02], Dec 11, 2014; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Applicability of Davis-Bacon Labor Requirements to Projects Selected as Existing Housing Under the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program- Guidance" [Docket No. FR-5242-N-03] March 9, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Memorandum, "Use of Marijuana in Multifamily Assisted Properties" December 29, 2014; all provisions.

HUD Memorandum, "Occupancy Protections for HUD-Assisted Households in Properties with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits" January 12, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Streamlining Management and Occupancy Reviews for Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs and Amending Vacancy Payments for Section 8 and Section 162 Housing Assistance Programs" [Docket No. FR-5654-P-01] January 14, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs Proposed Management and Occupancy Review Schedule" [Docket No. FR-5654-N-02] January 14, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "HUD Approval of Requests for Transfers of Multifamily Housing Project-Based Rental Assistance, HUD Held or Insured Debt, and Income-Based Use Restrictions" [Docket No. FR-5779-N-01] March 31, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Memorandum, "Affordable Housing Clarifications" Multifamily housing financing clarifications and policy updates January 30, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2015" [Docket No. FR-5844-N-01] February 9, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)-Updated Application Review and Commitments To Enter Into Housing Assistance Payment Contracts (CHAPs) Issuance Process for First Component RAD Transactions" [Docket No. FR-5630-N-06] January 29, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements for projects participating in the second component of the Rental Assistance Demonstration program" December 23, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Notice of Intent To Conduct a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Project Demonstration" [Docket No. FR-5853-N-01] March 13, 2015; all provisions.

HUD Notice, "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs" [Docket No. FR-5720-P-02] March 25, 2015; all provisions of this HUD regulation, with emphasis on language concerning emergency housing transfers for victims of domestic violence claiming protection under VAWA.

HUD Notice CPD-15-03, "Interim Policy on Maximum Per-unit Subsidy Limits for the HOME Program" March 17, 2015; all provisions.

Information relating to the Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.

All policies relating to the release and implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule from HUD.

All policies relating to Performance-Based Contract Administration.

All policies relating to the resumption of Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs).

Policies relating to student occupancy requirements in properties assisted through HUD or the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

Policies relating to Fair Value Accounting in federal estimates of housing programs.

Rural Housing Service Final Rule Reserve Account. This rule amends regulation to change the requirements of the reserve account for direct Multifamily Housing (MFH) loans. [RIN 0575-AC99] June 17, 2015; all provisions.

Rural Development Notice HB-2-3650, "Fiscal Year 2015 Per Occupied Unit Per Month State Maximum Management Fee" October 24, 2014; all provisions.

Rural Development Unnumbered Letter, "Management of Loan Payoffs for the Multi-Family Direct Loan Portfolio" January 16, 2015; all provisions.

Rural Development Unnumbered Letter, "Guidance for Rural Development to Complete Area Market Rent Studies for the Rural Development Voucher Program" January 16, 2015; all provisions.

Rural Development Unnumbered Letter, "Fiscal Year 2015 Site Manager and Maintenance Person of the Year Recognition Program" March 13, 2015; all provisions.

Rural Development Unnumbered Letter, "Guidance on the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) Process" March 13, 2015; all provisions.

Offered recommendations in response to USDA-RHS' informal request for ideas to implement a performance-based management fee for apartments that receive Rural Rental Assistance.

Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA-RHS's Multifamily Housing programs.

Advocated for policies to address improper payments in USDA-RHS's Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance program.

All policies related to USDA Rural Development's Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) audit for the Rental Assistance Program, Multi-Family Integrated System and its findings reviews, and rural housing preservation.

Rural Development Administrative Notice No.4778 (1944-N), "Implementation of 42 U.S.C. 14043e-11 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in Rural Developments Multi-Family Housing Programs" January 5, 2015; all provisions in this administrative notice, with emphasis placed on conflicting VAWA regulations between Rural Development and HUD.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs.

S.Con.Res.11, "An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs.

H.Con.Res.27, "Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025", March 20, 2015; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC)& bond-financed multifamily housing programs.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (not introduced during reporting period.)

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. TITLE III-all provisions concerning Rural Housing Service affordable multifamily housing & rental assistance programs (not introduced during reporting period.)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Revenue Ruling 2015-15 Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for July 2015.

S. 1139: Improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Rate Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings; all provisions.

H.R.1142: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program; all provisions.

S.2260: Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014. TITLE I, Subtitle B, Sec. 112-Extension and modification of temporary minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-federally subsidized buildings; all provisions.

H.R. 5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. Division A Title 1 Sec. 112. Extension of temporary minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for non-federally subsidized buildings; all provisions.

HUD Memorandum, "Occupancy Protections for HUD-Assisted Households in Properties with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits" January 12, 2015; all provisions

Department of Treasury Notice 2015-27, "Public Comment Invited on Recommendations for 2015-2016 Priority Guidance Plan"

Submitted recommendations for tax reform in the United States to the Senate Finance Committee; provisions related to the low-income housing tax credit.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.2810: The Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2015. This legislation seeks to cut travel budgets for federal agencies to as much as 50 percent of the 2015 levels.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

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