Maria Klause

Maria Klause is the Director of Compliance for KCG Residential, LLC, and is responsible for the overall management of systems, processes, and policies related to the program compliance including the interpretation of federal and state regulations. Maria has worked for 18 years in Director of Compliance roles, most recently at TWG Development where she was responsible for the overall tax credit compliance of 5800 units across 15 states. Prior to her role at TWG, Maria was Director of Compliance for Avanath Capital Management, LLC. which manages 108 communities across 14 states.

With over 29 years of experience in the residential property management industry, Maria has a consistent record of setting up and implementing compliance policies and procedures and maintains excellent records with local/state audits. She preserves positive relationships with state monitoring agencies and facilitates the lines of communication between operations and compliance.

Maria achieved her NCP-e designation in 2000 through Elizabeth Moreland Consultant, Inc. and served as a Board Member from 2011-2019. She is an executive member of NAHMA (National Affordable Housing Management Association) and served on the ICHDA (Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority) Working Compliance Group from 2009 to 2018 and then again in 2022 and 2023. She achieved her C3P designation in 2005 and her CAPS designation through the National Apartment Association in 2004.

Maria is the proud mother of 1 daughter, who also works in Affordable Housing, and 2 cats. In her free time, Maria likes to go antiquing to search for 1920’s Flapper Purses.