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    Kelly Behr

    Associate


    • Washington, DC
    • Office202.585.8180
    • kbehr@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Kelly Behr is an associate in the Affordable Housing practice group. She works with affordable housing clients across the country on regulatory matters involving multifamily affordable housing acquisition, construction, ownership, development, financing, rehabilitation, and preservation.

    In addition to her affordable housing practice, Kelly regularly provides pro bono representation to unaccompanied immigrant children seeking legal status.

    Practice Areas

    Affordable HousingReal EstateAffordable Housing Regulatory

    Industries

    Real Estate

    My focus

    I work with clients on all aspects of affordable housing transactions with a particular focus on obtaining regulatory approvals from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal and state/local agencies. This includes reviewing materials related to acquisition, rehabilitation, and organizational documents, analyzing title work, drafting legal and closing documents, and interacting with clients, lenders, investors, and governmental agencies to obtain the approvals necessary to facilitate these transactions.

    Prior to law school, I worked at a real estate finance law firm in Washington, DC, where I assisted lenders in obtaining loan insurance for multifamily housing and health care facilities from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

    Looking ahead

    In connection with the preservation of existing project-based Section 8 housing, HUD continues to increase its focus on developer’s rehabilitation and relocation plans, particularly in light of the logistical difficulties highlighted by the pandemic.

    Insights

    Presentations

    • “Washington Update,” IPED’s Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits 101, Boston, MA, March 24, 2023

    Admitted to practice

    Virginia
    District of Columbia

    Education

    George Washington University Law School, J.D.
    University of Michigan, B.A.

    Recognition

    • Named to the list of “Ones to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate Law in Washington, DC (2021-2023)

    In the News

    • Journal of Tax Credits

      Post-rehabilitation rent requests under the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Program

      Affordable Housing & Real Estate senior counsel Monica Sussman and associate Kelly Behr, both of the Washington, DC office, contributed this article on one method the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses to encourage the long-term preservation of affordable housing.
      Nov 1, 2021

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      June 29, 2020
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