Housing Tax Credit Program Amendment (26-1163A)
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May 27, 2026, City Council Agenda Item XX-XXXX: Amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog - Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program Statements [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Aaron Eaquinto, General Manager, Dallas Housing Finance Corporation]
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Document client reliance on Dallas Public Facility Corporation program terms
Applies if: Client has an active deal structured around Dallas Public Facility Corporation program terms
Why now: The March 31 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee briefing proposed amendments to the Dallas Public Facility Corporation program statement, and no adoption date has been set as of two months later, leaving the retroactive application window open.
What to do: If a client has a deal structured around the current Dallas Public Facility Corporation program statement — particularly the property tax exemption under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 303 — create a dated written record now of which catalog terms the deal relied on. Without that contemporaneous record, arguing against retroactive application of revised eligibility or affordability requirements becomes significantly harder once the catalog is adopted.
Act before: After Dallas Housing Resource Catalog amendments are formally adopted
Compare Dallas housing catalog draft to active pipeline underwriting
Why now: The March 31 briefing covered simultaneous proposed amendments to all three major Dallas housing finance program statements in a single substantive agenda item, meaning any active deal may be affected.
What to do: Pull the March 31 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee briefing materials and map proposed changes to the Housing Tax Credit Program, Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, and Dallas Public Facility Corporation statements against your active deals — any underwriting built on current program terms may fail to qualify once the revised catalog is adopted. With no vote scheduled two months after the briefing, this could reach the agenda with little notice.
Act before: After revised Dallas Housing Resource Catalog is formally adopted
Request Dallas housing catalog briefing to find deal driving rewrites
Why now: The March 31 briefing covered proposed amendments to the Housing Tax Credit Program, Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, and Dallas Public Facility Corporation statements simultaneously — an unusual alignment for a single committee agenda item that suggests a specific transaction may be driving the rewrites.
What to do: File a public records request for the staff briefing document from the March 31 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting and ask the City what specific project or transaction prompted simultaneous rewrites to three major housing finance program statements — if one deal is shaping catalog-wide policy language, that is a story about who controls Dallas housing finance.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Meet Dallas Housing Committee members before catalog vote is scheduled
Why now: The matter has had a single appearance before the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on March 31, 2026, with no subsequent vote scheduled, leaving program language still in flux.
What to do: Request meetings with Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee members now to shape draft language for the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and Housing Tax Credit programs — once a vote is placed on the committee agenda, staff language typically becomes the floor and the substantive revision window closes. Two months of inactivity since the March 31 briefing means a vote could be scheduled at any upcoming meeting.
Act before: After vote is placed on Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee agenda
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May 27, 2026, City Council Agenda Item XX-XXXX: Amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog - Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program Statements [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Aaron Eaquinto, General Manager, Dallas Housing Finance Corporation]