On Jan 25, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued new rules streamlining the Weatherization Assistance Program application process. The NAA/NMHC-supported rule makes certain HUD-assisted and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties automatically eligible without further evaluation or verification.
Prior to these new rules, which take effect Feb. 24, apartment properties had to verify the income of every resident to apply for weatherization funds, even though HUD and the IRS were already collecting resident income verification data for subsidized properties.
NAA/NMHC have urged the DOE and HUD to make these changes to the application process since 2006.