OHC submits comments on the second draft of the Ohio LIHTC State Fiscal Year 2025 Guidelines, addressing several key points:

• Community Impact Strategic Initiative: OHC requests clarification on local support requirements and the term "localities" used for selecting projects in the initiative.
• Annual OLIHTC per LIHTC Unit: OHC supports unit production but raises concerns about potentially incentivizing financially risky projects.
• Tiebreakers: OHC recommends prioritizing the number of units produced as the first tiebreaker to build more affordable housing in underserved areas.
• Development Team Experience and Capacity: OHC seeks confirmation that the prohibition on incomplete development teams applies only to the development team, not the ownership entity.
• Disqualifying Developer and Owner Characteristics: OHC requests removal of the disqualification for developers who haven't closed an HDAP award from 2022 or earlier, urging flexibility in such cases.

OHC's Letter to OHFA