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What Environmental Consultants Need to Know about Attorney Client Privilege

Joe Derhake, PE August 21, 2012 Environmental Due Diligence 0

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry Clients often engage us to do Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and/or Phase II ESAs through their attorney to maintain attorney client privilege.     At times, I have even advised clients to hire an attorney for this reason (as well as to get good legal advice).   If the work and communications are privileged, the client enjoys a lot of... Read More »

HERS II Rating System used to qualify for California TCAC and CDLAC, low income tax credits and private debt.

jmandler August 8, 2012 Energy, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae, HUD, Multi-Family 0

Affordable housing sponsors and developers seeking to utilize tax credits or private activity bonds through California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC), respectively, for rehabilitation projects must reduce the projects’ energy consumption. The energy reduction must be documented by submitting the California Energy Commission HERS... Read More »