Federal housing law
24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text)
Federal housing law as enacted — verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026
- Last updated
- 2026-07-29
- Contents
- 2 chapters · 113 sections
- Jurisdiction
- United States
Contents
- 24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted in…
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▸ PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS
Overview-
▸ Subpart A—Generally Applicable Definitions and Requirements; Waivers
Overview- § 5.100 Definitions.
- § 5.105 Other Federal requirements.
- § 5.106 Equal access in accordance with the individual's gender identity in community planning…
- § 5.107 Audit requirements for non-profit organizations.
- § 5.109 Equal participation of faith-based organizations in HUD programs and activities.
- § 5.110 Waivers.
- § 5.111 Housing counseling.
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▸ Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
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▸ Subpart B—Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and Employer Identification N…
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▸ Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and Employer Identification Numbers for…
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▸ Procedures for Obtaining Income Information About Applicants and Participants
Overview- § 5.230 Consent by assistance applicants and participants.
- § 5.232 Penalties for failing to sign consent forms.
- § 5.233 Mandated use of HUD's Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System.
- § 5.234 Requests for information from SWICAs and Federal agencies; restrictions on use.
- § 5.236 Procedures for termination, denial, suspension, or reduction of assistance based on in…
- § 5.238 Criminal and civil penalties.
- § 5.240 Family disclosure of income information to the responsible entity and verification.
- Subpart C—Pet Ownership for the Elderly or Persons With Disabilities
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▸ General Requirements
Overview- § 5.300 Purpose.
- § 5.303 Exclusion for animals that assist, support, or provide service to persons with disabil…
- § 5.306 Definitions.
- § 5.309 Prohibition against discrimination.
- § 5.312 Notice to tenants.
- § 5.315 Content of pet rules: General requirements.
- § 5.318 Discretionary pet rules.
- § 5.321 Lease provisions.
- § 5.324 Implementation of lease provisions.
- § 5.327 Nuisance or threat to health or safety.
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▸ Pet Ownership Requirements for Housing Programs
Overview- § 5.350 Mandatory pet rules for housing programs.
- § 5.353 Housing programs: Procedure for development of pet rules.
- § 5.356 Housing programs: Pet rule violation procedures.
- § 5.359 Housing programs: Rejection of units by applicants for tenancy.
- § 5.360 Housing programs: Additional lease provisions.
- § 5.363 Housing programs: Protection of the pet.
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▸ Pet Ownership Requirements for Public Housing Programs
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▸ Subpart D—Definitions for Section 8 and Public Housing Assistance Under the United States Hous…
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▸ Subpart E—Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens
Overview- § 5.500 Applicability.
- § 5.502 Requirements concerning documents.
- § 5.504 Definitions.
- § 5.506 General provisions.
- § 5.508 Submission of evidence of citizenship or eligible immigration status.
- § 5.510 Documents of eligible immigration status.
- § 5.512 Verification of eligible immigration status.
- § 5.514 Delay, denial, reduction or termination of assistance.
- § 5.516 Availability of preservation assistance to mixed families and other families.
- § 5.518 Types of preservation assistance available to mixed families and other families.
- § 5.520 Proration of assistance.
- § 5.522 Prohibition of assistance to noncitizen students.
- § 5.524 Compliance with nondiscrimination requirements.
- § 5.526 Protection from liability for responsible entities and State and local government agen…
- § 5.528 Liability of ineligible tenants for reimbursement of benefits.
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▸ Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted Housing Serving Persons with Di…
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▸ Family Income
Overview- § 5.609 Annual income.
- § 5.611 Adjusted income.
- § 5.612 Restrictions on assistance to students enrolled in an institution of higher education.
- § 5.613 Public housing program and Section 8 tenant-based assistance program: PHA cooperation …
- § 5.615 Public housing program and Section 8 tenant-based assistance program: How welfare bene…
- § 5.617 Self-sufficiency incentives for persons with disabilities—Disallowance of increase in …
- § 5.618 Restriction on assistance to families based on assets.
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▸ Section 8 Project-Based Assistance: Occupancy Requirements
Overview- § 5.653 Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Admission—Income-eligibility and income-t…
- § 5.655 Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a proj…
- § 5.657 Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Reexamination of family income and compos…
- § 5.659 Family information and verification.
- § 5.661 Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Approval for police or other security per…
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▸ Subpart G—Physical Inspection of Real Estate
Overview- § 5.701 Applicability.
- § 5.703 National standards for the condition of HUD housing.
- § 5.705 Inspection requirements.
- § 5.707 Uniform self-inspection requirement and report.
- § 5.709 Administrative process for defining and revising inspection criteria.
- § 5.711 Scoring, ranking criteria, and appeals.
- § 5.713 Second- and third-party rights.
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▸ Subpart H—Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
- Subpart I—Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denying Admission and Terminating Ten…
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▸ Denying Admissions
Overview- § 5.854 When must I prohibit admission of individuals who have engaged in drug-related crimina…
- § 5.855 When am I specifically authorized to prohibit admission of individuals who have engage…
- § 5.856 When must I prohibit admission of sex offenders?
- § 5.857 When must I prohibit admission of alcohol abusers?
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▸ Subpart J—Access to Criminal Records and Information
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▸ Subpart K—Application, Registration, and Submission Requirements
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▸ Subpart L—Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Sta…
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▸ Subpart M—Core Based Statistical Areas
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