The Washington State Housing Finance Commission's (WSHFC) Property Management and Compliance Division oversees affordable multifamily housing properties financed through Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bonds, and other public funding programs.

Its primary role is to work with property owners and managers and monitor these properties to ensure they remain financially viable, provide quality housing, and comply with federal regulations and WSHFC requirements. The division conducts compliance reviews, property inspections, resident file audits, reporting oversight, training, education, and technical assistance.

Renter Resources

Resources for renters that can help you find an affordable apartment and protect your rights as a tenant.

LIHTC Resource Center

Learn about the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, your rights as a tax-credit property renter, and how to navigate tenant issues effectively.

Bond Guidance and FAQs

Information for owners and managers of bond-financed properties in Washington state (without LIHTC financing) to stay in compliance with the requirements of the program.

Tax Credit Guidance & FAQs

Resources for property managers on tax credit compliance, program requirements, compliance tasks, and finding guidance on common tax credit issues.

Eastern Washington Wildfires: Information for LIHTC Properties

Waiver of Tenant Requirements in Post-Year 15 LIHTC Properties:

For Post-Year 15 Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties in a broad region of Eastern Washington, the Commission has waived certain tenant qualification requirements in order to remove barriers to housing people displaced by the wildfires.

Notice to Post-Year 15 LIHTC Property Owners in Wildfire Areas (Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens and Yakima counties; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Spokane Tribe of Indians)

See 100% AMI chart and other relevant forms below

Properties Affected by this Notice: Can You Help?

The Commission is working with Spokane-area emergency response groups to determine how displaced families can connect to participating properties. 

If you have a Post-Year 15 property in the named areas of Washington, please use this form to let us know if you would like to participate in the waiver and if you have units available for wildfire-displaced households.

Wildfire Displaced Household Housing Availability Form

Related Information and Forms
NEW: Charts showing 100% AMI income limits for wildfire-affected counties – each county has its own tab. (Excel)
NEW: WSHFC Displaced Household Certification Form is now available. Access the Form here.

If your property has experienced casualty loss, please report using this link: Reporting Casualty Loss

HOTMA UPDATES (September 2025)

  1. UPDATED:  Check out latest revisions made to our HOTMA presentation, located on our Workshops page.
  2. AVAILABLE NOW:  HOTMA - updated Tax Credit Compliance Procedures Manual and FAQs!
  3. AVAILABLE NOW:  HOTMA - updated BOND Compliance Procedures Manual and FAQs!
  4. Check out HOTMA FAQs here (last updated April 2025).

News and Highlights

  • NEW: Federal Fair Housing Basics: offered for free in partnership with the Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA).
    • To ensure you can access this training at no cost, please follow the registration instructions here.
  • NEW: HB 1217 Rent Stabilization Fact Sheet & FAQ is now available. View here.
  • UPDATED: HUD has released its inflationary adjustments for calendar year 2026 (pertaining to income/asset thresholds and exclusions, passbook rate and mandatory deductions).
    • Note that the Asset Limitation (for eligibility purposes), and the Adjusted Income deductions DO NOT apply to the Tax Credit or Bond program.

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