OAR 813-090-0005. Purpose

OAR 813-090 provides specific guidance pursuant to ORS 456.515 through 456.720, specifically 456.559(1)(f). These statutes designate Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) as the state agency responsible for administering the federally-subsidized Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program. The purpose of the LIHTC Program is to provide a federal income tax incentive to assist and encourage the development of affordable rental housing units for low-income households through the allocation of housing tax credits as provided by Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”) and corresponding Treasury Regulations, as amended.