[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR886.318]



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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 C_Section 8 Housing Assistance Program for the Disposition of 

                           HUD-Owned Projects

 

Sec.  886.318  Responsibilities of the owner.



    (a) Management and maintenance. The owner shall be responsible for 

the management and maintenance of the project in accordance with 

requirements established by HUD. These responsibilities shall include 

but not be limited to:

    (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 

24 CFR part 5 of this title; selection of families, including 

verification of income, 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) Preparation and furnishing of information required under the 

contract;

    (6) Reexamination of family income, composition, and extent of 

exceptional medical or other unusual expenses; redeterminations, as 

appropriate, of the amount of Tenant Rent and amount of housing 

assistance payment in accordance with part 5 of this title; obtaining 

and verifying Social Security Numbers submitted by participants, as 

provided by CFR part 750; 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.

    (7) Redeterminations of the amount of Tenant Rent and the 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;

    (8) Notifying families in writing when they are determined to be 

qualified for assistance under this subpart where they have not already 

been notified by HUD prior to sale;

    (9) Reviewing at least annually the allowance for utilities and 

other services;

    (10) Compliance with equal opportunity requirements; and

    (11) Compliance with Federal requirements set forth in Sec.  

886.313(c).



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    (b) Contracting for Services. 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.

    (c) HUD review. The owner shall permit HUD to review and audit the 

management and maintenance of the project at any time.

    (d) Submission of financial and operating statements. After 

execution of the Contract, the owner must submit to HUD:

    (1) Financial information in accordance with 24 CFR part 5, subpart 

H; and

    (2) Other statements as to project operation, financial conditions 

and occupancy as HUD may require pertinent to administration of the 

Contract and monitoring of project operations.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 

2502-0204 and 2505-0052)



[44 FR 70365, Dec. 6, 1979, as amended at 49 FR 19949, May 10, 1984; 53 

FR 1169, Jan. 15, 1988; 53 FR 6601, Mar. 2, 1988; 54 FR 39709, Sep. 27, 

1989; 56 FR 7542, Feb. 22, 1991; 58 FR 43722, Aug. 17, 1993; 60 FR 

14846, Mar. 20, 1995; 61 FR 11119, Mar. 18, 1996; 63 FR 46593, Sept. 1, 

1998; 65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000]