[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: 24CFR983.258]

[Page 672]
 
                 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.  983.258  Security deposit: amounts owed by tenant.

    (a) The owner may collect a security deposit from the tenant.
    (b) The PHA may prohibit security deposits in excess of private 
market practice, or in excess of amounts charged by the owner to 
unassisted tenants.
    (c) When the tenant moves out of the contract unit, the owner, 
subject to state and local law, may use the security deposit, including 
any interest on the deposit, in accordance with the lease, as 
reimbursement for any unpaid tenant rent, damages to the unit, or other 
amounts which the tenant owes under the lease.
    (d) The owner must give the tenant a written list of all items 
charged against the security deposit and the amount of each item. After 
deducting the amount used to reimburse the owner, the owner must 
promptly refund the full amount of the balance to the tenant.
    (e) If the security deposit is not sufficient to cover amounts the 
tenant owes under the lease, the owner may seek to collect the balance 
from the tenant. However, the PHA has no liability or responsibility for 
payment of any amount owed by the family to the owner.