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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

§ 886.125 Overcrowded and underoccupied units.

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

If HUD determines that a contract unit assisted under this part is not Decent, Safe, and Sanitary by reason of increase in Family size or that a Contract unit is larger than appropriate for the size of the Family in occupancy, housing assistance payments with respect to such unit will not be abated, unless the Owner fails to offer the Family a suitable unit as soon as one becomes vacant and ready for occupancy. The Owner may receive housing assistance payments for the vacated unit if he complies with the requirements of § 886.109.

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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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