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PART 886—SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM—SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS›Subpart A—Additional Assistance Program for Projects With HUD-Insured and HUD-Held Mortgages

§ 886.123 Maintenance, operation, and inspections.

24 C.F.R. Parts 880, 881, 883, 886 — Section 8 Project-Based Programs (New Construction; Substantial Rehabilitation; State Housing Agencies; Loan Management/Property Disposition Set-Asides) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) Maintenance and operation. The Owner shall maintain and operate the project so as to provide housing that is compliant with 24 CFR part 5, subpart G, and the Owner shall provide all the services, maintenance, and utilities which the Owner agrees to provide under the Contract, subject to abatement of housing assistance payments or other applicable remedies if the Owner fails to meet these obligations.

(b) Inspection prior to occupancy. Prior to occupancy of any unit by a Family, the Owner and the Family shall inspect the unit. On forms prescribed by HUD, the Owner and Family shall certify that they have inspected the unit, and the owner shall certify that the unit is compliant with 24 CFR part 5, subpart G, and with the criteria provided in the prescribed forms. Copies of these reports shall be kept on file by the Owner for at least three years.

(c) Periodic inspections. HUD will inspect or cause to be inspected the contract units in accordance with the requirements in 24 CFR part 5, subpart G, and at such other times as may be necessary to assure that the owner is meeting contractual obligations.

(d) Units not free of health and safety hazards. If HUD notifies the Owner that the Owner has failed to maintain a unit that is compliant with the requirements in 24 CFR part 5, subpart G, and the Owner fails to take corrective action within the time prescribed by notice, HUD may exercise any of its rights or remedies under the Contract, including abatement of housing assistance payments, even if the Family continues to occupy the unit.

[88 FR 30500, May 11, 2023]

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▸ Contents — 24 C.F.R. Parts 880, 881, 883, 886 — Section 8 Project-Based Programs (New Construction; Substantial Rehabilitation; State Housing Agencies; Loan Management/Property Disposition Set-Asides)
24 C.F.R. Parts 880, 881, 883, 886 — Section 8 Project-Based Programs (New Construction; Substantial Rehabilitation; State Housing Agencies; Loan Management/Property Disposition Set-Asides)
  1. 24 C.F.R. Parts 880, 881, 883, 886 — Section 8 Project-Based P…
  2. PART 880—SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR NEW…
  3. PART 881—SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR SUB…
  4. PART 883—SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM—STATE H…
  5. ▸ PART 886—SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM—SPECIAL…
    Overview
    1. ▸ Subpart A—Additional Assistance Program for Projects With HUD-…
      Overview
      1. § 886.101 Applicability.
      2. § 886.102 Definitions.
      3. § 886.103 Allocation of Section 8 contract authority.
      4. § 886.104 Invitations to participate.
      5. § 886.105 Content of application; Disclosure.
      6. § 886.106 Notices.
      7. § 886.107 Approval of applications.
      8. § 886.108 Maximum annual contract commitment.
      9. § 886.109 Housing assistance payments to owners.
      10. § 886.110 Contract rents.
      11. § 886.111 Term of contract.
      12. § 886.111a Notice upon contract expiration.
      13. § 886.112 Rent adjustments.
      14. § 886.113 Physical condition standard; physical inspection req…
      15. § 886.114 Equal opportunity requirements.
      16. § 886.115 [Reserved]
      17. § 886.116 Security and utility deposits.
      18. § 886.117 [Reserved]
      19. § 886.118 Amount of housing assistance payments in projects re…
      20. § 886.119 Responsibilities of the owner.
      21. § 886.120 Responsibility for contract administration.
      22. § 886.121 Marketing.
      23. § 886.122 [Reserved]
      24. § 886.123 Maintenance, operation, and inspections.
      25. § 886.124 Reexamination of family income and composition.
      26. § 886.125 Overcrowded and underoccupied units.
      27. § 886.126 Adjustment of utility allowances.
      28. § 886.127 Lease requirements.
      29. § 886.128 Termination of tenancy.
      30. § 886.129 Leasing to eligible families.
      31. § 886.130 Management and occupancy reviews.
      32. § 886.131 Audit.
      33. § 886.132 Tenant selection.
      34. § 886.138 Displacement, relocation, and acquisition.
      35. § 886.139 Emergency transfers for victims of domestic violence…
      36. § 886.140 Broadband infrastructure.
    2. Subpart B [Reserved]
    3. Subpart C—Section 8 Housing Assistance Program for the Disposi…

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