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• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  A participating jurisdiction may accept a written statement of family size and annual income from the administrator of public assistance that examines the family's income each yearRequirement excerpt: Where a family applying for or living in a HOME-assisted rental unit, or applying for or renewing HOME tenant-based rental assistance, is assisted by a form of Federal, State or local public assistance that examines the annual income of the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  A participating jurisdiction may accept the rental subsidy provider's income determination for a HOME unit assisted by project-based or tenant-based Federal rental assistanceRequirement excerpt: Where a family is applying for or living in a HOME-assisted rental unit and the unit is assisted by a Federal or State project-based rental subsidy program, the participating jurisdiction may accept the public housing agency's, owner's or…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  A recipient with fifteen or more employees must designate a 504 coordinator, adopt grievance procedures, and give noticeRequirement excerpt: A recipient that employs fifteen or more persons must designate at least one person to coordinate its compliance with 24 CFR part 8, and must adopt grievance procedures incorporating appropriate due process standards that provide for the…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  A recipient with fifteen or more employees must keep its Section 504 self-evaluation on file for three yearsRequirement excerpt: Each recipient must evaluate its policies and practices against the requirements of 24 CFR part 8, after consultation with interested persons including individuals with disabilities or organisations representing them, modify any policy or…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  A vacant accessible unit must be offered first to a current occupant who needs it, then to a waiting list applicant who needs itRequirement excerpt: Owners and managers of projects with accessible units must adopt suitable means to ensure that information about the availability of accessible units reaches eligible individuals with disabilities, and must take reasonable nondiscriminatory…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: HCV
  A voucher holder in a restricted unit does not change the unit's program rent limitRequirement excerpt: Where a household with a tenant-based voucher occupies a unit restricted under LIHTC, HOME or HTF, the program rent limit continues to apply to the gross rent for that unit; the voucher determines how the rent is split between the household…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  Accessible units must be distributed through the site and offer a comparable range of sizes and amenitiesRequirement excerpt: Accessible dwelling units must, to the maximum extent feasible and subject to reasonable health and safety requirements, be distributed throughout projects and sites, and must be available in a sufficient range of sizes and amenities that a…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  An existing housing programme must be readily accessible when viewed in its entiretyRequirement excerpt: A recipient must operate each existing housing programme or activity receiving federal financial assistance so that the programme or activity, WHEN VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY, is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  An over-income HOME tenant may remain but the rent treatment changesRequirement excerpt: When an existing tenant no longer qualifies as low-income, the general HOME rent rule uses the lesser of the amount payable under state or local law or 30 percent of adjusted income. Exceptions matter: a HOME unit subject to LIHTC rent…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  Complete HOME environmental review before committing funds or limiting project alternativesRequirement excerpt: Assess environmental effects for the whole HOME project or activity, regardless of which costs HOME pays. The responsible jurisdiction handles part 58 review; HUD handles the specified competitive applications from nonjurisdiction entities…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTCReview limitations
  Effective communication must be ensured and appropriate auxiliary aids furnished where necessaryRequirement excerpt: A recipient must take appropriate steps to ensure effective communication with applicants, beneficiaries and members of the public, and must furnish appropriate auxiliary aids where necessary to give a person with a disability an equal…Read conditions and sources →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  Evaluate HOME rental project viability and combined public subsidy before committing fundsRequirement excerpt: Before committing HOME funds to a rental project, the participating jurisdiction must apply its adopted underwriting guidelines. Review sources and uses, cost reasonableness, neighborhood demand, developer experience and financial capacity,…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: LIHTC
  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 →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesFiled under: HCV
  For 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 →Shared-program reference: its applicability mentions HOME. Open the rule to check the remaining conditions.
• federalUnited StatesHOME
  HOME annual monitoring fees need a documented cost basis and underwritingRequirement excerpt: Participating jurisdictions and State recipients charging rental project owners annual monitoring fees must keep them reasonable, base them on average actual monitoring costs, document the basis, and include the fees in project underwriting…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOME
  HOME 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 StatesHOMEReview limitations
  HOME displaced persons must receive URA relocation assistanceRequirement excerpt: People permanently displaced directly by HOME acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition must receive URA relocation assistance. Assess project-related moves before approval, moves without a qualifying written return offer, unreasonable…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  HOME displacement and relocation-payment determinations may be appealed in writingRequirement excerpt: A person disagreeing with the participating jurisdiction’s determination of displaced-person status or the amount of relocation assistance may file a written appeal with that jurisdiction. A low-income person dissatisfied with the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOMEReview limitations
  HOME income reexaminations follow the governing rules and PJ-approved methodRequirement excerpt: During the affordability period, annual owner income reexamination is the general rule, using the method selected by the participating jurisdiction in the written agreement. Under the 2025 provisions, the jurisdiction may permit the…Read conditions and sources →
• federalUnited StatesHOME
  HOME income targeting applies across the participating jurisdiction’s fiscal-year rental assistanceRequirement excerpt: The participating jurisdiction must direct HOME funds made available in a fiscal year so that at least 90% of assisted rental families or assisted rental units meet the HUD-adjusted 60%-of-area-median income ceiling. Eligibility is measured…Read conditions and sources →