# Affordable Housing Compliance Expert | Housing

**Company:** [EliseAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/eliseai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $125k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** lihtc, hud section 8, usda rural development, income calculations, asset calculations, tracs, mat submissions, mors, user acceptance testing, AI Automation
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Reviews and audits affordable housing resident files across LIHTC, HUD Section 8, and related programs, applying expert judgment to complex compliance cases and validating automated outputs. Requires at least three years of hands-on file-review experience, relevant certifications, and strong documentation skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Audit resident files across **LIHTC (Section 42)**, **HUD Section 8 (HCV, PBV, and PBRA)**, **USDA Rural Development**, and related programs.
- Apply expert judgment to complex and ambiguous cases involving income and asset calculations, imputed income from assets, deductions, and non-standard scenarios.
- Validate automated compliance outputs against program requirements, including calculations, determinations, and supporting language.
- Identify, document, and escalate cases that require manual review.
- Share patterns and edge cases with product and engineering teams to inform automation priorities and product improvements.
- Create internal reference guides and document compliance decisions made during product development.
- Develop representative test cases and support user acceptance testing to validate outputs before release.
- Work with customers and internal teams to improve affordable housing compliance workflows.

## Requirements
- **3+ years** of hands-on affordable housing compliance file review or auditing experience.
- Deep practical knowledge of LIHTC (Section 42), HUD Section 8 (HCV, PBV, PBRA), and ideally USDA Rural Development programs.
- Experience with income and asset determinations, certifications and recertifications, and tenant file requirements.
- Background as a state housing finance agency auditor, operator-side compliance professional, or third-party compliance reviewer.
- One or more relevant certifications, such as **COS, SHCM, TCS, BOS, HCCP, or NCP**.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain compliance reasoning to non-experts.
- Ability to work independently through ambiguous, complex cases at high volume.
- Experience in a software or SaaS environment, or comfort translating program rules into software logic.
- Experience with **TRACS/MAT submissions, MORs, or state agency monitoring reviews**.
- Familiarity with AI or automation in compliance workflows.
- Candidates located within commuting distance of NYC will work from the office 4–5 days per week.

## Benefits and Compensation
- Salary range: **$125,000–$200,000**.
- Equity in the company.
- Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 100%.
- Fully paid parental leave.
- Commuter benefits and 401(k) benefits.
- Fitness and home services stipend.
- Unlimited vacation and paid holidays.
- Relocation packages.
- In-office meals and a stocked kitchen.

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