federalUnited StatesSection 8 Project-Based Rental Assistancelease

Nine provisions of the Model Lease for Subsidized Programs may not be modified at all

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HUD permits an owner to modify the Model Lease for Subsidized Programs only with approval and only by addendum, but nine of its provisions are off limits to modification entirely: Changes in Tenant Rent; Regularly Scheduled Recertifications; Reporting Changes between Regularly Scheduled Recertifications; Removal of Subsidy; Tenant Obligation to Repay; Discrimination Prohibited; Changes in Rental Agreement; Termination of Tenancy; and Penalties for Submitting False Information. The Model Leases for Section 202/8, Section 202 PACs, Section 202 PRACs and Section 811 PRACs are more tightly constrained still: they may be modified only for documented state or local laws, or as the handbook itself specifies.

HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 was last amended by Change 4, issued 27 November 2013, and has not been reissued since. HUD's HOTMA implementing rule and its implementing notices (H 2023-10 and successors) govern wherever they conflict with this handbook paragraph. The chapter PDF this rule is quoted from was fetched from HUD's own archive on 2026-09-01 and hashed; see the source record.

Confidence: high
Effective from: 2013-11-27
Last reviewed: 2026-09-01

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HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
para. 6-5.C.3
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HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
para. 6-5.C.3.i
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HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
para. 6-5.E.1, PRAC leases
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