PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS›Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted Housing Serving Persons with Disabilities: Family Income and Family Payment; Occupancy Requirements for Section 8 Project-Based Assistance
§ 5.601 Purpose and applicability.
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
This subpart states HUD requirements on the following subjects:
(a) Determining annual and adjusted income of families who apply for or receive assistance in the Section 8 (tenant-based and project-based) and public housing programs;
(b) Determining payments by and utility reimbursements to families assisted in these programs;
(c) Additional occupancy requirements that apply to the Section 8 project-based assistance programs. These additional requirements concern:
(1) Income-eligibility and income-targeting when a Section 8 owner admits families to a Section 8 project or unit;
(2) Owner selection preferences; and
(3) Owner reexamination of family income and composition;
(d) Determining adjusted income, as provided in § 5.611(a) and (c) through (e), for families who apply for or receive assistance under the following programs: Section 202 Supportive Housing Program for the Elderly (24 CFR 891, subpart B); Section 202 Direct Loans for Housing for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (24 CFR part 891, subpart E); and the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (24 CFR part 891, subpart C). Unless specified in the regulations for each of the programs listed in this paragraph (d) or in another regulatory section of this part 5, subpart F, then the regulations in part 5, subpart F, generally are not applicable to these programs; and
(e) Limitations on eligibility for assistance based on assets, as provided in § 5.618, in the Section 8 (tenant-based and project-based) and public housing programs.
[66 FR 6222, Jan. 19, 2001, as amended at 88 FR 9655, 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
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▸ Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted…
- Family Income
- Family Payment
- 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