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federalUnited StatesSection 8 Project-Based Rental Assistancetenant_payment
Total tenant payment and tenant rent must be computed by the statutory formula
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The family's total tenant payment is the highest of 30 percent of monthly adjusted income, 10 percent of monthly gross income, the welfare rent where applicable, and the program minimum rent. Tenant rent is total tenant payment less any utility allowance, with the excess payable to the family as a utility reimbursement.
- Confidence
- high
- Effective from
- 1998-01-01
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-22
Evidence required
- HUD-50059 Owner's Certification of Compliance(exactly_one)
Citations
All sources verified within 1 day- Section 8 and Public Housing - Occupancy Requirements, Income and Family Payment5.628, 5.630
- Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing ProgramsChapter 5, Section 4