PUBLIC
AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
Housing
Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 42 U.S.C.1401-1435, as amended;
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, Public
Law 93-383, 88 Stat. 662, 42 U.S.C. 1437f; Supplemental Housing
Authorization Act of 1977, Public Law 95-24, 91 Stat. 53; Housing
and Community Development Act of 1977, Public Law 95- 128, 91 Stat.
1111; Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended,
Public Law 95-557, 92 Stat. 2080; Housing and Community Development
Amendments of 1979, Public Law 96-153, 93 Stat. 1121; Housing and
Community Development Act of 1980, Public Law 96-399, 94 Stat. 1614;
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981, Public Law
97-35; Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983, Public Law
100-242; Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, Public Law
101-235; Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act
of 1989; Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, Public
Law 104-120; Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Act of 1997, Public Law 105-65.
To
aid very low income families in obtaining decent, safe and sanitary
rental housing.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Direct Payments for Specified Use. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Provides
housing assistance payments to participating owners on behalf of
eligible tenants to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for
very low income families at rents they can afford. Housing assistance
payments are used to make up the difference between the approved
rent due to the owner for the dwelling unit and the occupant family's
required contribution towards rent. Assisted families must pay the
highest of 30 percent of their monthly adjusted family income, 10
percent of gross family income, or the portion of welfare assistance
designated for housing toward rent. This program is inactive, i.e.,
no new projects are being approved.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: An authorized Public Housing Agency
(any State, county, municipality or other governmental entity or
public body (or agency or instrumentality thereof).
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Very low income families (whose
income does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the
area as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller
and larger families) and, on an exception basis, lower income
families (whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median
income for the area adjusted for small and large families). A
very low income or, on an exception basis, lower income single
person who is elderly, disabled or handicapped, displaced, or
the remaining member of an eligible tenant family is also eligible.
Credentials/Documentation:
This program is no longer funded for new applications and awards.
Pre-application
Coordination: The Chief Executive Officer of
the unit of general local government in which the proposed housing
was to be carried out had an opportunity to comment on the proposed
housing, or provide information concerning the need for housing
assistance and the availability of local facilities and public services
to serve the proposed housing. The cover letter invited a response
within 30 days. This program is excluded from coverage under Executive
Order 12372. No applications for new projects are being accepted.
Application
Procedure: Submit an Application for Housing
Assistance Payments Program (Form HUD-52515A), Moderate Rehabilitation.
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No.
A-110. No applications for new projects are being accepted.
Award
Procedure: No applications for new projects
are being accepted.
Deadlines:
None.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Eligible owners may request a one year Housing Assistance Payments
Contract renewal. Requests must be made at least 75 days prior
to Contract expiration.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: There are no matching
requirements. Assisted families must pay the highest of 30 percent
of their monthly adjusted family income, 10 percent of gross family
income, or the portion of welfare assistance designated for housing
toward rent.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Under the
Moderate Rehabilitation Program, payments may be made for 180
days. Assistance may be extended for 12 months at a time when
an eligible owner requests a Housing Assistance Payments Contract
renewal.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Supporting Data for Annual Contributions Estimates, HUD Form 52672;
Estimate of Total Required Annual Contributions, HUD Form 52673;
and Requisition for Partial Payment of Annual Contributions, HUD
Form 52663; Voucher for Payment of Annual Contributions and Operating
Statement, HUD Form 52681; Balance Sheet for Section 8 and Public
Housing, HUD Form 52595; Report on Program Utilization, HUD Form
52683; Family Report, HUD Form 50058.
Audits:
Periodic fiscal, occupancy, general management and maintenance
audits.
Records:
Those necessary to indicate compliance with Annual Contributions
Contract/Housing Assistance Payments Contract.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-0164-0-1-604.
Obligations:
(Outlays) Not separately identifiable.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
Amount necessary to lease units and cover related administration,
management, maintenance and operating expenses including utilities.
To date, a total of 50,000 units are available for occupancy or
receiving subsidies under this program.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
24 CFR Part 882; Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program,
Existing Housing and Moderate Rehabilitation Processing Handbook,
7420.3; PHA Administrative Practices Handbook for the Section 8
Existing Housing Program, 7420.7; Accounting Handbook 7420.6.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: The HUD Office listed in the
Catalog Address Appendix IV has jurisdiction over the area in which
the dwellings are to be located.
Headquarters
Office: For program information: Office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Assisted Housing
Delivery, Real Estate and Housing Performance Division, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone:
(202) 708-0477. Use the same number for FTS.
Web
Site Address: http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/pihindx.html
