[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR983.252]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
 
PART 983_PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER (PBV) PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart F_Occupancy
 
Sec.  983.252  PHA information for accepted family.

    (a) Oral briefing. When a family accepts an offer of PBV assistance, 
the PHA must give the family an oral briefing. The briefing must include 
information on the following subjects:
    (1) A description of how the program works; and
    (2) Family and owner responsibilities.
    (b) Information packet. The PHA must give the family a packet that 
includes information on the following subjects:
    (1) How the PHA determines the total tenant payment for a family;
    (2) Family obligations under the program; and
    (3) Applicable fair housing information.
    (c) Providing information for persons with disabilities. (1) If the 
family head or spouse is a disabled person, the PHA must take 
appropriate steps to assure effective communication, in accordance with 
24 CFR 8.6, in conducting the oral briefing and in providing the written 
information packet, including in alternative formats.
    (2) The PHA shall have some mechanism for referring to accessible 
PBV units a family that includes a person with mobility impairment.
    (d) Providing information for persons with limited English 
proficiency. The PHA should take reasonable steps to assure meaningful 
access by persons with limited English proficiency in accordance with 
obligations contained in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 
Executive Order 13166.