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federalUnited StatesSection 8 Project-Based Voucher Programrent_limit
Rent to owner must not exceed the lowest of the FMR-based amount, the reasonable rent, or the rent requested
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Except for certain tax credit units, the rent to owner must not exceed the lowest of an amount determined by the PHA under its Administrative Plan not exceeding 110 percent of the applicable fair market rent - or any applicable exception payment standard - for the unit bedroom size minus any utility allowance; the reasonable rent; or the rent requested by the owner. When determining the initial rent the PHA uses the most recently published FMR and the utility allowance schedule in effect at HAP contract execution.
983.301(g) removes this determination from the PHA entirely for PHA-owned units: the initial rent and each annual redetermination must be set by the HUD-approved independent entity under 983.57 and the PHA must use the rent that entity establishes.
- Confidence
- high
- Effective from
- 2024-06-06
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-22
Evidence required
- Housing Assistance Payments contract(exactly_one)
- Rent roll(at_least_one)
Citations
All sources verified within 1 day- Project-Based Voucher Program983.301(b)
- Project-Based Voucher Program983.301(f)(1)
- Project-Based Voucher Program983.301(e)