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• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  A submetering administrative fee is outside gross rent only if it is computed uniformly and does not exceed $5 per month for all the unit's submetered utilitiesRequirement excerpt: A fee charged to a unit's tenants for administering an actual-consumption submetering arrangement is not gross rent for section 42(g)(2) purposes -- but only on two conditions. First, the fee must be computed in the same manner for every…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: 811 PRARelated — matches some terms
  On a credit unit, the section 42 gross rent test is applied to the tenant portion, because the PRA payment is comparable rental assistanceRequirement excerpt: Where an 811 PRA assisted unit is also a low-income unit in a project claiming the low-income housing credit, gross rent for the section 42 rent restriction does not include the Project Rental Assistance Payment: it is comparable rental…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions LIHTC. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  Low-income units must be rented on a non-transient basis with a minimum six-month initial leaseRequirement excerpt: A residential unit is not a low-income unit if it is used on a transient basis. The initial lease term must be at least six months, except for units in qualifying transitional housing for the homeless or single-room occupancy housing.Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Where no branch of the hierarchy applies the default is the PHA schedule, and any estimate obtained displaces it for every similar unit in the buildingRequirement excerpt: For a rent-restricted unit that falls through 1.42-10(b)(1), (2), (3) and (4)(i), the appropriate utility allowance is the applicable PHA utility allowance. That default is displaced the moment an estimate is obtained under any of the four…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: PBVRelated — matches some terms
  For a qualifying LIHTC unit outside a qualified census tract the cap runs off the tax credit rent, not the FMRRequirement excerpt: Where a contract unit receives a low-income housing tax credit, is not in a qualified census tract, has comparable tax credit units of the same bedroom size in the same building that carry no rental assistance other than the credit, and the…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions LIHTC. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  An RHS-assisted building must use the Rural Housing Service method for every rent-restricted unit in itRequirement excerpt: If a building receives assistance from the Rural Housing Service, the applicable utility allowance for ALL rent-restricted units in that building is the allowance determined under the method prescribed by RHS for the building. This holds…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Gross rent for a low-income unit must not exceed 30% of the imputed income limitationRequirement excerpt: Gross rent for a low-income unit, comprising the tenant-paid rent plus the applicable utility allowance plus any non-optional charges, must not exceed 30 percent of the income limitation applicable to that unit based on an imputed household…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Gross rent for a rent-restricted unit includes the applicable utility allowance where the tenant pays a utility directlyRequirement excerpt: Where the cost of any utility for a residential rental unit is paid directly by the tenant rather than by or through the owner, the gross rent for that unit against which the section 42(g)(2) rent limit is tested includes the applicable…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Units damaged by casualty must be restored within a reasonable periodRequirement excerpt: A unit that is out of service because of casualty damage generally continues to be treated as a low-income unit if it is restored within a reasonable restoration period, subject to any applicable disaster relief.Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  For units with project-based rental assistance, gross rent is the tenant portion plus the utility allowanceRequirement excerpt: Where a low-income unit receives a rental subsidy under Section 8 or a comparable program and the household's contribution is limited to a percentage of income, the gross rent tested under Section 42 is the amount the household pays plus…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Federally assisted properties must provide accessible units and reasonable accommodationsRequirement excerpt: Properties receiving federal financial assistance must make 5 percent of units accessible to persons with mobility impairments and an additional 2 percent accessible to persons with hearing or vision impairments, maintain a policy for…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  The Fair Housing Act itemises the rental conduct it forbids: different criteria, different terms, steering, discriminatory statements, and false information about availabilityRequirement excerpt: The regulations enumerate the conduct that is unlawful in renting, and the list reaches ordinary operating practice rather than only outright refusal. Under 24 CFR 100.60 it is unlawful to use different qualification criteria or…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  Buildings and units must be suitable for occupancy under the applicable inspection standardRequirement excerpt: Each building must be suitable for occupancy, determined under state or local health, safety and building codes, with the agency inspecting units under the applicable physical inspection standard on the monitoring cycle. Violations of the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A changed allowance binds rents due 90 days after the change, and estimates must reach the agency and the tenants at the START of that periodRequirement excerpt: If the applicable utility allowance for units changes at any time during the building's extended use period, the new allowance must be used to compute gross rents of the units due 90 days after the change. The 90 days are not a grace period…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  An owner may not raise the security deposit for a modification and may condition it only as the rule permitsRequirement excerpt: An owner may condition permission for a reasonable modification only on the conditions the regulation allows: a reasonable description of the proposed work, reasonable assurances that it will be done in a workmanlike manner and that…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  An occupancy policy must be reasonable; two persons per bedroom is a starting point, not a safe harborRequirement excerpt: An owner may adopt an occupancy policy limiting the number of persons per unit, and the Fair Housing Act does not limit the applicability of reasonable local, state or federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants. HUD's…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  A local utility company estimate may be obtained by any interested party, including a tenant, and must be sharedRequirement excerpt: Any interested party -- a low-income tenant, the building owner, or the allocating agency -- may obtain a local utility company estimate for a unit, at any time during the building's extended use period or, where there is none, during its…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitations
  The Fair Housing Act reaches Puerto Rico and every territory and possession, because its definition of State says soRequirement excerpt: The Fair Housing Act defines 'State' to mean any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States. That single definition settles a question a…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  An energy consumption model must weigh the prescribed factors and be prepared by a licensed engineer or an agency-approved qualified professional unrelated to the ownerRequirement excerpt: A building owner may calculate utility estimates using an energy and water and sewage consumption and analysis model. The model must at a minimum take into account unit size, building orientation, design and materials, mechanical systems,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some terms
  The owner must certify annually to the allocating agencyRequirement excerpt: The owner must certify at least annually to the allocating agency, for the preceding twelve-month period, on the matters enumerated in the compliance monitoring regulation, including the minimum set-aside, the applicable fraction, unit…Read conditions and sources →