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PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM›Subpart G—Leasing a Unit

§ 982.302 Issuance of voucher; Requesting PHA approval of assisted tenancy.

24 C.F.R. Part 982 — Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance (Housing Choice Voucher Program) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) When a family is selected, or when a participant family wants to move to another unit, the PHA issues a voucher to the family. The family may search for a unit.

(b) If the family finds a unit, and the owner is willing to lease the unit under the program, the family may request PHA approval of the tenancy. The PHA has the discretion whether to permit the family to submit more than one request at a time.

(c) The family must submit to the PHA a request for approval of the tenancy and a copy of the lease, including the HUD-prescribed tenancy addendum. The request must be submitted during the term of the voucher.

(d) The PHA specifies the procedure for requesting approval of the tenancy. The family must submit the request for approval of the tenancy in the form and manner required by the PHA.

[64 FR 26644, May 14, 1999]

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▸ Contents — 24 C.F.R. Part 982 — Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance (Housing Choice Voucher Program)
24 C.F.R. Part 982 — Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance (Housing Choice Voucher Program)
  1. 24 C.F.R. Part 982 — Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance (Housin…
  2. ▸ PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOU…
    Overview
    1. Subpart A—General Information
    2. Subpart B—HUD Requirements and PHA Plan for Administration of …
    3. Subpart C—Funding and PHA Application for Funding
    4. Subpart D—Annual Contributions Contract and PHA Administration…
    5. Subpart E—Admission to Tenant-Based Program
    6. Subpart F [Reserved]
    7. ▸ Subpart G—Leasing a Unit
      Overview
      1. § 982.301 Information when family is selected.
      2. § 982.302 Issuance of voucher; Requesting PHA approval of assi…
      3. § 982.303 Term of voucher.
      4. § 982.304 Illegal discrimination: PHA assistance to family.
      5. § 982.305 PHA approval of assisted tenancy.
      6. § 982.306 PHA disapproval of owner.
      7. § 982.307 Tenant screening.
      8. § 982.308 Lease and tenancy.
      9. § 982.309 Term of assisted tenancy.
      10. § 982.310 Owner termination of tenancy.
      11. § 982.311 When assistance is paid.
      12. § 982.312 Absence from unit.
      13. § 982.313 Security deposit: Amounts owed by tenant.
      14. § 982.315 Family break-up.
      15. § 982.316 Live-in aide.
      16. § 982.317 Lease-purchase agreements.
    8. Subpart H—Where Family Can Live and Move
    9. Subpart I—Dwelling Unit: Housing Quality Standards, Subsidy St…
    10. Subpart J—Housing Assistance Payments Contract and Owner Respo…
    11. Subpart K—Rent and Housing Assistance Payment
    12. Subpart L—Family Obligations; Denial and Termination of Assist…
    13. Subpart M—Special Housing Types
    14. Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
    15. Congregate Housing
    16. Group Home
    17. Shared Housing
    18. Cooperative
    19. Manufactured Home
    20. Manufactured Home Space Rental
    21. Homeownership Option

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