Affordable Developers Face Challenges as Government Spending Shifts

JR Lephew serves as the Director of Affordable Housing and his experience spans 20 years in the environmental, engineering, and construction industries. Mr. Lephew is the primary knowledge resource to clients and internal staff for all affordable housing-related due diligence services, including both environmental and physical needs assessments. The affordable housing due diligence programs that he specializes in include those related to applications for state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), HAP-TPA-Mark-Up-To-Market (MUTM/M2M), Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP), and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), to name a few. Mr. Lephew also has extensive knowledge in, and has facilitated compliance with, local and state accessibility standards and laws, as well as federal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Act (FHA), and Section 504-Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) requirements as they pertain to multifamily residential building standards and practices.