In-Depth Minneapolis IZ Training is Now Available!

June 26, 2025/Affordable Housing Connections

Affordable Housing Connections (AHC) is pleased to announce that our comprehensive training for the Minneapolis Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) program is now available. This online, on-demand course will walk you through the Minneapolis IZ program from initial lease up, to qualifying a household, to annual reporting requirements.

Created in collaboration with the City of Minneapolis, this training is essential for anyone working on compliance for an IZ project in Minneapolis. Get trained and be prepared!

The City created the IZ program as part of its Unified Housing Policy and the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan. IZ requirements apply to all new construction projects with 20 or more units (for rental or ownership). The primary goal of the IZ program is to promote affordable housing and mixed-income communities throughout the City.

This in-depth, on-demand training is designed to work with your schedule. This training incorporates changes to the Minneapolis IZ Program effective July 1, 2025. Learn about and get practice using concepts including:

  • The history of housing and Inclusionary Zoning in Minneapolis
  • How to use HousingLink and the City’s Lottery form for initial lease up
  • Assisted vs. Unassisted IZ projects and the requirements of each
  • Required forms for IZ lease up including the GDPA and Student Self Assessment
  • How to determine Gross Rent and use a Utility Allowance Schedule
  • How to certify and verify total annual household income, including income from assets
  • How to ensure that both rent limits and income limits are met for IZ units
  • How to successfully compile and submit a Tenant File
  • How to use and evaluate a Tenant File Review

Sign up now and receive:

  • Nine 30-minute modules, each with a short assessment to check comprehension
  • A Final Exam (approximately 50-60 minutes)
  • Three weeks to access and complete the online, on-demand course (Approx. 6 hours)
  • An official “Minneapolis IZ Training Certificate” (upon successful completion of course & final exam)
  • An hour of post-course Q&A with a compliance expert

This engaging, informative training ultimately can save you time and money! The better your property managers and compliance specialists understand the IZ requirements, the fewer mistakes they will make, and the fewer file reviews will be needed for each project. Most importantly, you will better ensure that your project remains in compliance with the City so that you avoid potential penalties and restrictions.

Register via Kajabi, or contact Bryan Hartman (bryan@ahcinc.net) or Dan Goodrich (dan@ahcinc.net) for more information.

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