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 Legislation and Policy
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Reno & Cavanaugh attorneys have been aggressively advocating for affordable housing and community development programs for nearly 30 years. Reno & Cavanaugh campaigned for the creation of the low-income housing tax credit program and have been staunch supporters of the public, Indian, rural and Section 8 housing programs. Reno & Cavanaugh argues for increased appropriations for our clients' work, as well as for statutory changes needed to enable our clients to build and preserve housing and community facilities. Reno & Cavanaugh worked to support the creation of the HOPE VI Program, the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (QHWRA), the Moving to Work Program (MTW), the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA), the Capital Fund Financing Program (CFFP), the creation of the Operating and Capital Funds, and the public housing Mixed-Finance Development Program. Some representative examples of the firm’s work are:
| | Expanding Moving To Work (MTW) Working with the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) and the Public Housing Authority Directors Association (PHADA), Reno & Cavanaugh has drafted a bill extending and expanding the Moving to Work Program (MTW). |
| | Keeping HOPE VI Alive Reno & Cavanaugh was extensively involved in the creation of the HOPE VI program in the early 1990s and worked on behalf of Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland to reauthorize the program, which was set to expire on September 30, 2006. After consulting with housing agencies, Congressional staff, and other stakeholders, the firm drafted a reauthorization bill improving the program and addressing issues such as relocation and the connection between housing and education policy. |
| | Enabling Legislation District of Columbia Housing Authority Reno & Cavanaugh assisted the receiver for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) in crafting a local statute that released the agency from judicial oversight and which also implemented structural protections designed to retain the advancements made during the receivership period. | | | |
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