The Attorney's Guide to Low Income Housing Tax Credits

11 March 2008

The Forum Conference Center, One Cleveland Center, 1375 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH

Since it began in the 1970s, the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program has proven its benefits to low-income families, developers, and investors. This comprehensive seminar provides a layout of the LIHTC rules and best practices for advising clients about the complexities involved with affordable housing transactions.

Squire Sanders partner Holly H. Heer will participate in sessions on the lawyer’s role in affordable housing transactions and interweaving multiple forms of government assistance. Ms. Heer represents developers, investors and financial institutions in partnership syndication and related financing transactions with a particular emphasis on transactions involving the low-income housing tax credit, historic tax credit and new markets tax credit. She also represents clients in general real estate, general corporate and logistics and distribution matters.

Other topics of discussion include:

Mastering the nuances of using the LIHTC to protect clients' assets.
The proper financial structures for investment partnerships to maximize tax credits.
Avoiding fraction and minimum set-aside violations.
Navigating complex compliance requirements to avoid fines and enforcement procedures.
Gain strategies to provide cost effective portfolio management advice.

CLE Credit: This course has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6 CLE credit hours

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