[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: 24CFR983.207]



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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 983_PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER (PBV) PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart E_Housing Assistance Payments Contract

 

Sec.  983.207  Condition of contract units.



    (a) Owner maintenance and operation. (1) The owner must maintain and 

operate the contract units and premises in accordance with the HQS, 

including performance of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance.

    (2) The owner must provide all the services, maintenance, equipment, 

and utilities specified in the HAP contract with the PHA and in the 

lease with each assisted family.

    (3) At the discretion of the PHA, the HAP contract may also require 

continuing owner compliance during the HAP term with additional housing 

quality requirements specified by the PHA (in addition to, but not in 

place of, compliance with the HUD-prescribed HQS). Such additional 

requirements may be designed to assure continued compliance with any 

design, architecture, or quality requirement specified in the Agreement.

    (b) Remedies for HQS violation. (1) The PHA must vigorously enforce 

the owner's obligation to maintain contract units in accordance with the 

HQS. The PHA may not make any HAP payment to the owner for a contract 

unit covering any period during which the contract unit does not comply 

with the HQS.

    (2) If the PHA determines that a contract unit is not in accordance 

with the housing quality standards (or other HAP contract requirement), 

the PHA may exercise any of its remedies under the HAP contract for all 

or any contract units. Such remedies include termination of housing 

assistance payments, abatement or reduction of housing assistance 

payments, reduction of contract units, and termination of the HAP 

contract.

    (c) Maintenance and replacement--Owner's standard practice. 

Maintenance and replacement (including redecoration) must be in 

accordance with the standard practice for the building concerned as 

established by the owner.