24 CFR § 960.201 Eligibility.

Eligibility.

(a) Who is eligible?

(1) Basic eligibility. An applicant must meet all eligibility requirements in order to receive housing assistance. At a minimum, the applicant must be a family, as defined in § 5.403 of this title, must be income-eligible, as described in this section, and must meet the net asset and property ownership restriction requirements in § 5.618 of this title. Such eligible applicants include single persons.

(2) Low income limit. No family other than a low income family is eligible for admission to a PHA's public housing program.

(b) Income used for eligibility and targeting. Family annual income (see § 5.609) is used both for determination of income eligibility under paragraph (a) and for PHA income targeting under § 960.202

(c) Reporting. The PHA must comply with HUD-prescribed reporting requirements that will permit HUD to maintain the data, as determined by HUD, necessary to monitor compliance with income eligibility and targeting requirement.

[66 FR 28799, May 24, 2001, as amended at 88 FR 9670, Feb. 14, 2023]

Official source: 24 CFR § 960.201 Eligibility..

Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-26T15:53:45.620937+00:00.

eCFR currency: Title 24 is up to date as of 2026-09-24.

Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 2024-01-01; operative 2024-01-01.

Date evidence (final rule): Effective January 1, 2024, in Sec. 960.201, revise paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: The cited amendment instruction specifically amends this section and is not listed as delayed.

Evidence source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-14/html/2023-01617.htm

Applicability note (indexing metadata, not regulatory text): Applies to public-housing-agency eligibility determinations under Part 960, not every private landlord or tenancy. The current snapshot includes the January 1, 2024 amendment; it does not establish earlier historical versions.