[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 24CFR92.258]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 92_HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart F_Project Requirements

 

Sec.  92.258  Elder cottage housing opportunity (ECHO) units.



    (a) General. HOME funds may be used for the initial purchase and 

initial placement costs of elder cottage housing opportunity (ECHO) 

units that meet the requirements of this section, and that are small, 

free-standing, barrier-free, energy-efficient, removable, and designed 

to be installed adjacent to existing single-family dwellings.

    (b) Eligible owners. The owner of a HOME-assisted ECHO unit may be:

    (1) The owner-occupant of the single-family host property on which 

the ECHO unit will be located;

    (2) A participating jurisdiction; or

    (3) A non-profit organization.

    (c) Eligible tenants. During the affordability period, the tenant of 

a HOME-assisted ECHO unit must be an elderly or disabled family as 

defined in 24 CFR 5.403 and must also be a low-income family.

    (d) Applicable requirements. The requirements of Sec.  92.252 apply 

to HOME-assisted ECHO units, with the following modifications:

    (1) Only one ECHO unit may be provided per host property.

    (2) The ECHO unit owner may choose whether or not to charge the 

tenant of the ECHO unit rent, but if a rent is charged, it must meet the 

requirements of Sec.  92.252.

    (3) The ECHO housing must remain affordable for the period specified 

in Sec.  92.252(e). If within the affordability period the original 

occupant no longer occupies the unit, the ECHO unit owner must:

    (i) Rent the unit to another eligible occupant on site;

    (ii) Move the ECHO unit to another site for occupancy by an eligible 

occupant; or

    (iii) If the owner of the ECHO unit is the host property owner-

occupant, the owner may repay the HOME funds in accordance with the 

recapture provisions imposed by the participating jurisdiction 

consistent with Sec.  92.254(a)(5)(ii). The participating jurisdiction 

must use the recaptured HOME funds for additional HOME activities.

    (4) The participating jurisdiction has the responsibility to enforce 

the project requirements applicable to ECHO units.