PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS›Family Payment
§ 5.628 Total tenant payment.
24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States
(a) Determining total tenant payment (TTP). Total tenant payment is the highest of the following amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar:
(1) 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income;
(2) 10 percent of the family's monthly income;
(3) If the family is receiving payments for welfare assistance from a public agency and a part of those payments, adjusted in accordance with the family's actual housing costs, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the family's housing costs, the portion of those payments which is so designated;
(4) The minimum rent, as determined in accordance with § 5.630; or
(5) For public housing only, the alternative non-public housing rent, as determined in accordance with § 960.102 of this title.
(b) Determining TTP if family's welfare assistance is ratably reduced. If the family's welfare assistance is ratably reduced from the standard of need by applying a percentage, the amount calculated under paragraph (a)(3) of this section is the amount resulting from one application of the percentage.
[65 FR 16718, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 9661, Feb. 14, 2023]
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▸ PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS
Overview- Subpart A—Generally Applicable Definitions and Requirements; W…
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
- Subpart B—Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbe…
- Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and Emp…
- Procedures for Obtaining Income Information About Applicants a…
- Subpart C—Pet Ownership for the Elderly or Persons With Disabi…
- General Requirements
- Pet Ownership Requirements for Housing Programs
- Pet Ownership Requirements for Public Housing Programs
- Subpart D—Definitions for Section 8 and Public Housing Assista…
- Subpart E—Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens
- Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted…
- Family Income
- Section 8 Project-Based Assistance: Occupancy Requirements
- Subpart G—Physical Inspection of Real Estate
- Subpart H—Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
- Subpart I—Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denyi…
- General
- Denying Admissions
- Terminating Tenancy
- Subpart J—Access to Criminal Records and Information
- Subpart K—Application, Registration, and Submission Requirements
- Subpart L—Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating …
- Subpart M—Core Based Statistical Areas