24 C.F.R. § 5.632 Utility reimbursements.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) Applicability. This section is applicable to: (1) The Section 8 programs other than the Section 8 voucher program (for distribution of a voucher housing assistance payment that exceeds rent to owner, see §982.514(b) of this title); (2) A public housing family paying an income-based rent (see §960.253 of this title). (Utility reimbursement is not paid for a public housing family that is paying a flat rent.) (b) Payment of utility reimbursement. (1) The responsible entity pays a utility reimbursement if the utility allowance (for tenant-paid utilities) exceeds the amount of the total tenant payment. (2) In the public housing program (where the family is paying an income-based rent), the Section 8 moderate rehabilitation program and the Section 8 certificate or voucher program, the PHA may pay the utility reimbursement either to the family or directly to the utility supplier to pay the utility bill on behalf of the family. If the PHA elects to pay the utility supplier, the PHA must notify the family of the amount paid to the utility supplier. (3) In the other Section 8 programs, the owner must pay the utility reimbursement either: (i) To the family, or (ii) With consent of the family, to the utility supplier to pay the utility bill on behalf of the family. [65 FR 16719, Mar. 29, 2000]
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS
Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted Housing Serving Persons with Disabilities: Family Income and Family Payment; Occupancy Requirements for Section 8 Project-Based Assistance
Family Payment
§ 5.632 Utility reimbursements.
