Rent for any Section 538 unit, including tenant-paid utilities, must not exceed 30 percent of 115 percent of AMI

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The rent for any individual housing unit in a Section 538 guaranteed project, INCLUDING any tenant-paid utilities, must not exceed an amount equal to 30 percent of 115 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size. This is a per-unit ceiling that stands whatever the occupying household's own income turns out to be, and it is computed from the published area median income rather than from the household's earnings.

Confidence

high

Effective from

1998-07-22

Last reviewed

2026-08-30