[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR886.119]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 886--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM--SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A--Additional Assistance Program for Projects With HUD-Insured 
                         and HUD-Held Mortgages
 
Sec. 886.119  Responsibilities of the owner.

    (a) The Owner shall be responsible for management and maintenance of 
the project in conformance with requirements of the Regulatory 
Agreement. These responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:

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    (1) Payment for utilities and services (unless paid directly by the 
Family), insurance and taxes;
    (2) Performance of all ordinary and extraordinary maintenance;
    (3) Performance of all management functions, including the taking of 
applications; determining eligibility of applicants in accordance with 
part 5 of this title; selection of families, including verification of 
income, in accordance with part 5 of this title, obtaining and verifying 
Social Security Numbers submitted by applicants (as provided by part 5, 
subpart B, of this title), obtaining signed consent forms from 
applicants for the obtaining of wage and claim information from State 
Wage Information Collection Agencies (as provided in part 5, subpart B, 
of this title), and other pertinent requirements; and determination of 
the amount of tenant rent in accordance with HUD established schedules 
and criteria.
    (4) Collection of Tenant Rents;
    (5) Termination of tenancies, including evictions;
    (6) Preparation and furnishing of information required under the 
Contract;
    (7) Reexamination of family income and composition, redetermination, 
as appropriate, of the amount of Tenant Rent and the amount of housing 
assistance payment in accordance with part 5 of this title; collection 
of rent; obtaining and verifying participant Social Security Numbers, as 
provided by part 5, subpart B, of this title; and obtaining signed 
consent forms from participants for the obtaining of wage and claim 
information from State Wage Information Collection Agencies, as provided 
by part 5, subpart B, of this title.
    (8) Redeterminations of amount of Tenant Rent and amount of Housing 
Assistance Payment in accordance with part 5 of this title as a result 
of an adjustment by HUD of any applicable Utility Allowance; and
    (9) Compliance with equal opportunity requirements.
    (b) In the event of a financial default under the project mortgage, 
HUD shall have the right to make subsequent Housing Assistance Payments 
to the mortgagee until such time as the default is cured, or, at the 
option of the mortgagee and subject to HUD approval, until some other 
agreed-upon time.
    (c) Subject to HUD approval, any Owner may contract with any private 
or public entity to perform for a fee the services required by paragraph 
(a) of this section: Provided, That such contract shall not shift any of 
the Owner's responsibilities or obligations.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
2502-0204)

[42 FR 5603, Jan. 28, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 19948, May 10, 1984; 51 
FR 11227, Apr. 1, 1986; 53 FR 847, Jan. 13, 1988; 53 FR 1165, Jan. 15, 
1988; 53 FR 3368, Feb. 5, 1988; 53 FR 6601, Mar. 2, 1988; 54 FR 39708, 
Sept. 27, 1989; 56 FR 7542, Feb. 22, 1991; 60 FR 14846, Mar. 20, 1995; 
61 FR 9047, Mar. 6, 1996; 61 FR 11119, Mar. 18, 1996; 65 FR 16723, Mar. 
29, 2000]