[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: 24CFR982.309]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 982--SECTION 8 TENANT BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart G--Leasing a Unit
 
Sec. 982.309  Term of assisted tenancy.

    (a) Initial term of lease. (1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, the initial lease term must be for at least one 
year.
    (2) The PHA may approve a shorter initial lease term if the PHA 
determines that:
    (i) Such shorter term would improve housing opportunities for the 
tenant; and
    (ii) Such shorter term is the prevailing local market practice.
    (3) During the initial term of the lease, the owner may not raise 
the rent to owner.
    (4) The PHA may execute the HAP contract even if there is less than 
one year remaining from the beginning of the initial lease term to the 
end of the last expiring funding increment under the consolidated ACC.
    (b) Term of HAP contract. (1) The term of the HAP contract begins on 
the first day of the lease term and ends on the last day of the lease 
term.
    (2) The HAP contract terminates if any of the following occurs:
    (i) The lease is terminated by the owner or the tenant;
    (ii) The PHA terminates the HAP contract; or
    (iii) The PHA terminates assistance for the family.
    (c) Family responsibility. (1) If the family terminates the lease on 
notice to the owner, the family must give the PHA a copy of the notice 
of termination at the same time. Failure to do this is a breach of 
family obligations under the program.
    (2) The family must notify the PHA and the owner before the family 
moves out of the unit. Failure to do this is a

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breach of family obligations under the program.

[64 FR 26645, May 14, 1999]