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PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM›Subpart K—Rent and Housing Assistance Payment

§ 982.515 Family share: Family responsibility.

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

(a) The family share is calculated by subtracting the amount of the housing assistance payment from the gross rent.

(b) The family rent to owner is calculated by subtracting the amount of the housing assistance payment to the owner from the rent to owner.

(c) The PHA may not use housing assistance payments or other program funds (including any administrative fee reserve) to pay any part of the family share, including the family rent to owner. Payment of the whole family share is the responsibility of the family.

[63 FR 23861, Apr. 30, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 56915, Oct. 21, 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
    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
      Overview
      1. § 982.501 Overview.
      2. § 982.503 Payment standard areas, schedule, and amounts.
      3. § 982.504 Payment standard for family in restructured subsidiz…
      4. § 982.505 How to calculate housing assistance payment.
      5. § 982.506 Negotiating rent to owner.
      6. § 982.507 Rent to owner: Reasonable rent.
      7. § 982.508 Maximum family share at initial occupancy.
      8. § 982.509 Rent to owner: Effect of rent control.
      9. § 982.510 Other fees and charges.
      10. § 982.514 Distribution of housing assistance payment.
      11. § 982.515 Family share: Family responsibility.
      12. § 982.516 Family income and composition: Annual and interim ex…
      13. § 982.517 Utility allowance schedule.
      14. § 982.521 Rent to owner in subsidized project.
    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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