Leasing of contract units.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 24
  3. Housing and Urban Development
  4. Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development
  5. Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development
  6. Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program
  7. Occupancy
  8. Leasing of contract units.

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§ 983.253 Leasing of contract units.

(a) Owner selection of tenants.

(1) During the term of the HAP contract, the owner must lease contract units only to eligible families selected and referred by the PHA from the PHA waiting list.

(2) The owner is responsible for adopting written tenant selection procedures that are consistent with the purpose of improving housing opportunities for very low-income families and reasonably related to program eligibility and an applicant's ability to perform the lease obligations.

(3) An owner must promptly notify in writing any rejected applicant of the grounds for any rejection.

(4) The owner must comply with 24 CFR part 5, subpart L (Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking).

(b) Size of unit. The contract unit leased to each family must be appropriate for the size of the family under the PHA's subsidy standards.

(c) The protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in 24 CFR part 5, subpart L, apply to tenant screening.

[70 FR 59913, Oct. 13, 2005, as amended at 81 FR 80818, Nov. 16, 2016]


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