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Potential Topics for Discussion

Note: the exact final agenda is in development to allow for (SO MANY) emerging issues

All sessions assume attendees' working knowledge of affordable housing compliance principles and emphasize practical application and discussion among advanced practitioners

​Some Potential Topics To Be Covered

• Past, Present, and Future - Surveying the Compliance Landscape | We stand in the post-COVID, in-process NSPIRE, and HOTMA world with inconsistent pauses, and a changing official focus on housing programs. A discussion with state HFA and other industry experts will help us navigate what is coming, and how to cope, informed by the past.

• HOTMA, HOTMA, and More HOTMA! | This is in the process of changing everything and implementation is all over the place! How do we live in a world both pre- and post-HOTMA? Many topics will include HOTMA, as appropriate. By the time of the Summit, almost three years of actual practical experience with HOTMA will exist in some states that will be present, and our experts will share all we know.

• 2026 HOTMA Audit Toolkit |This very popular updated Summit standard will be provided to all attendees. 

• Back to School | Understanding the new 2026 student assistance income rule.

• An NSPIREd Change | What emerging issues are most pressing now that many NSPIRE inspections have been conducted? How can you live in an NSPIRE world?  We will answer these questions and more!

• Passing the Average Income Test - Year 7 | How to build a checklist to ensure success while implementing the Average Income Test for owners/agents and state HFAs. With the newest regulatory update.

• Fair Housing - a Worthy Goal as Well as The Law | HUD's significant shift in philosophy will put more of a burden for Fair Housing on owners/agents, with less direction provided until the courts build case law. Understanding the significant increase in complaints since the pandemic and how management and state monitors can constructively address this in their portfolios. 

• Compliance by the Book | Developing effective policies & manuals using an NCSHA award-winning system. For state HFAs and owners/agents.

• The More the Merrier | an updated framework for assuring multiple program compliance

  • including new coverage of HOME ARP, RAD, national HTF, Section 811, and other emerging programs, 

• Maintaining I.R.S. Compliance | HOW will HOTMA relate to 8823 Guide provisions familiar to LIHTC professionals? Over-income households...overcharged rents...casualty loss...Oh my! Understanding non-compliance and practical strategies to address it. Note: the I.R.S does not stand for what you may think it does!

• Interactive Discussions | Games, knowledge checks, quizzes, "action plan" reviews

• Discuss whatever you want at the evening networking reception!

...and much more...

Some of the Discussion Leaders / Summit Contributors

Based on past participation. This year's participants will be announced later. Click on an image for bios, LinkedIn page, or company website.

A Short History of the Compliance Summit

In retrospect, perhaps my worst investment in 2019 was a 2020 planner!

- Scott Michael Dunn

After months of planning, in January of 2020, we signed the contracts for the September 2020 Compliance Summit to be held at a gorgeous venue in Scottsdale, Arizona. I think the news playing in the background as I signed may have been discussing something called COVID-19 that they thought might be a bit of a problem. Well...COVID happened, the in-person Summit did not.

Actually, the 2020 Summit did happen, it just morphed into a 9-hour virtual edition with hours of supplemental information on Costello University. There were great presentations by my good friends Matt Rayburn, Thomas Stagg, Jen Brewerton, Amanda Lee Gross, Stephanie Naquin, and Michelle Sites. Additionally, there was an amazing video series crafted by the talented  Wed Daniel that provided a real practical mental framework for dealing with difficult circumstances - timely indeed! Finally, no one can forget the inspirational interview with Grace Robertson, a former IRS analyst who was crucial in the formation of the Section 42 program we know today. It provided a valuable historical perspective of the tax credit housing program, but also had important things to say about leadership and influence. 

Besides the educational and inspirational content, there was a game show, Zoom receptions, fellowship, and encouragement. It was an important break and all left more committed than ever to the important housing we provide. THEN we met again for periodic Extension webinars with important updates on the Average Income Test, the Emergency Rental Assistant programs, and Casualty Loss. Each Summit Extension also included open Q & A. 

We finally did meet in Scottsdale (with a virtual option) in September of 2021 and again in August of 2022. All of the above players again contributed, and some new ones - including Juan Bello, Renee Dickinson, Holly Hoffman, and my dear friend Amanda Lee Gross. We moved the Summit to the beautiful Margaritaville resort in Hollywood Beach, Miami, Florida in 2023 and 2024. Joining our stable of regular presenters were Robin Thorne, Steven James, Gary Kirkman, Scott Precourt, Gina Metzger, Mike Price, and Christina Bennet Martin. We relocated again in 2025 to San Antonio, TX. Kelly Wakefield, Cara Pollei, and Wendy Quackenbush joined our other stable of presenters.

For several years in the past, we have also offered the highly specialized Compliance Professionals Intensive Events as a bundle with the Summit. These Events, developed by state HFA and owner/agent management compliance professionals, focus on  HOW to be effective housing compliance professionals, complementing the deep analysis of the Summits. In 2026, the Events will return as a separate event, with discounts for Summit attendees. 

Overall, the Summit events have provided over 125 hours and counting of education, networking, and encouragement! All of this has been enjoyed by over 800 Summit attendees and many more in replay format since. Also, it is not over - there are at least two Extension webinar sessions to go before the 2026 Summit in October!

 It has been a long journey, but I look forward to seeing you all in October, whether in person or online, for our seventh annual Summit! For 2025 Summit members, we will also continue to offer supplemental virtual sessions until the 2026 Summit!