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- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsA unit occupied entirely by full-time students does not qualify unless an exception appliesRequirement excerpt: A low-income unit occupied entirely by full-time students is not treated as a low-income unit unless the household satisfies one of the statutory exceptions. Section 42(i)(3)(D) addresses a student receiving assistance under Title IV of the…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited States811 PRARelated — matches some termsReview limitationsSection 811 Project Rental Assistance may be provided only for units housing extremely low-income persons with disabilities or extremely low-income households including a person with a disabilityRequirement excerpt: Project rental assistance under 42 U.S.C. 8013(b)(3) may be provided only for dwelling units for extremely low-income persons with disabilities and extremely low-income households that include at least one person with a disability. This is…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited States811 PRARelated — matches some termsReview limitationsUnits assisted with Section 811 Project Rental Assistance must be operated as supportive housing for persons with disabilities for not less than 30 yearsRequirement excerpt: In the case of any project for which project rental assistance is provided under 42 U.S.C. 8013(b)(3), the dwelling units assisted must be operated for not less than 30 years as supportive housing for persons with disabilities, in…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsAn agency estimate is available only if the agency agrees to provide it, must weigh the prescribed factors, and rests on data no more than 60 days staleRequirement excerpt: A building owner may obtain a utility estimate for each unit from the agency with jurisdiction over the building, but only if that agency agrees to provide one -- the method is an agency election, not an owner's right, which is why several…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesHOPWARelated — matches some termsReview limitationsHOPWA new construction or substantial rehabilitation of a building with more than 4 rental units, first obligated on or after 19 January 2017, must install broadband infrastructureRequirement excerpt: ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION of a building with MORE THAN 4 RENTAL UNITS, for which HOPWA funds are FIRST OBLIGATED by the grantee or project sponsor ON OR AFTER JANUARY 19, 2017, MUST INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsReasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services must be made when necessary for equal opportunityRequirement excerpt: It is unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services when such an accommodation may be necessary to afford a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit,…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesHOMERelated — matches some termsReview limitationsRent for a HOME unit must not exceed the applicable High or Low HOME rentRequirement excerpt: Use the HOME rent provisions governing the project, its High or Low HOME designation, applicable utility allowance and jurisdiction-approved rent. The ordinary High HOME ceiling is the lesser of FMR or the HUD amount based on 65 percent of…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesRD RARelated — matches some termsReview limitationsSix conditions must all hold before a household may occupy a Rental Assistance unitRequirement excerpt: A household is eligible for Agency Rental Assistance only if all six of the following are true: it has a very low- or low-income and is eligible to live in the multi-family housing; its net tenant contribution to rent determined under 7 CFR…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesIHBGRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsThe IHP must certify that admission, rent and management policies are in effect and available for reviewRequirement excerpt: The Indian Housing Plan must include evidence of compliance with NAHASDA, including certifications that policies are in effect and available for review by the Secretary and the public governing (a) the eligibility, admission and occupancy…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsWhere several programs restrict the same unit, each restriction applies independentlyRequirement excerpt: For a unit subject to multiple programs, identify each applicable restriction and any express exception, substitution or interaction before comparing requirements. Compare rent limits only on the same basis, including treatment of tenant…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesHTFRelated — matches some termsHTF inspection samples must cover assisted units and every residential buildingRequirement excerpt: Under the applicable 2026 guidance, inspect every assisted unit in projects with 1–4 assisted units. For larger projects, randomly select the minimum sample from section XVI.D: 5–20 units: 4; 21–25: 5; 26–30: 6; then one additional sample…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesHOMERelated — matches some termsHOME construction contracts covering 12 assisted units require prevailing-wage provisionsRequirement excerpt: A rental-housing construction or rehabilitation contract covering at least 12 HOME-assisted units must include applicable Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage and overtime provisions. HOME funding of construction or nonconstruction project costs can…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsA submetering arrangement counts as tenant-paid only if the bill reflects the unit's ACTUAL consumptionRequirement excerpt: An arrangement under which the owner buys a utility and rebills it to tenants is an actual-consumption submetering arrangement -- and so is treated as the tenant paying directly, requiring a utility allowance -- only if it has ALL of the…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesHCVRelated — matches some termsFor a LIHTC or HOME unit a rent comparison is not required unless the requested rent exceeds the program rentRequirement excerpt: For a unit receiving low-income housing tax credits under section 42 or assistance under the HOME program, a rent comparison with unassisted units is not required if the voucher rent does not exceed the rent for other LIHTC- or…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesCoCRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsHUD will provide rental assistance only for a unit whose rent is reasonable against comparable unassisted units and no higher than the same owner charges for its own comparablesRequirement excerpt: HUD will only provide rental assistance for a unit if the rent is reasonable. The recipient or subrecipient must determine whether the rent charged for the unit receiving rental assistance is reasonable in relation to rents being charged…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesLIHTCRelated — matches some termsOne tenant receiving RHS rental assistance puts every rent-restricted unit in the building on the RHS allowanceRequirement excerpt: If any tenant in a building receives RHS rental assistance payments, the applicable utility allowance for all rent-restricted units in that building is the applicable RHS utility allowance -- including units occupied by tenants who receive…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesPBRARelated — matches some termsUnit transfer policies must be written into the property's tenant selection plan and must reach transfers beyond those driven by family sizeRequirement excerpt: Owners are required to describe their unit transfer policies in a written tenant selection plan for the property, addressing transfer waiting lists, acceptable reasons for transfers, procedures for filling vacancies, and the owner's policy…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited StatesSection 236Related — matches some termsReview limitationsAll rental charges collected above the basic rental charge must be accumulated, safeguarded and periodically paid to HUD, computed unit by unitRequirement excerpt: The project owner must, as required by HUD, accumulate, safeguard and periodically pay to the Secretary or such other entity as the Secretary determines, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, all rental charges…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited States202 PRACRelated — matches some termsReview limitationsAssistance for an over- or under-occupied Section 202 PRAC unit continues until the household is relocated to an appropriate alternate unitRequirement excerpt: Where the owner determines that, because of a change in household size, an assisted unit is smaller or larger than appropriate for the eligible household leasing it, the project rental assistance payment for that unit is not reduced or…Read conditions and sources →
- federalUnited States811 PRARelated — matches some termsRent adjustments must not leave assisted units renting for more than the unassisted units in the same propertyRequirement excerpt: Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rental Assistance Contract or the Use Agreement, adjustments made after contract execution must not result in higher rents charged for assisted units than for the unassisted units at the property,…Read conditions and sources →