[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: 24CFR983.253]

[Page 670]
 
                 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.  983.253  Leasing of contract units.

    (a) Owner selection of tenants. (1) During the term of the HAP 
contract, the owner must lease contract units only to eligible families 
selected and referred by the PHA from the PHA waiting list.
    (2) The owner is responsible for adopting written tenant selection 
procedures that are consistent with the purpose of improving housing 
opportunities for very low-income families and reasonably related to 
program eligibility and an applicant's ability to perform the lease 
obligations.
    (3) An owner must promptly notify in writing any rejected applicant 
of the grounds for any rejection.
    (b) Size of unit. The contract unit leased to each family must be 
appropriate for the size of the family under the PHA's subsidy 
standards.