24 C.F.R. § 982.637 Homeownership option: Move with continued tenant-based assistance.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) Move to new unit. (1) A family receiving homeownership assistance may move to a new unit with continued tenant-based assistance in accordance with this section. The family may move either with voucher rental assistance (in accordance with rental assistance program requirements) or with voucher homeownership assistance (in accordance with homeownership option program requirements). (2) The PHA may not commence continued tenant-based assistance for occupancy of the new unit so long as any family member owns any title or other interest in the prior home. (3) The PHA may establish policies that prohibit more than one move by the family during any one year period. (b) Requirements for continuation of homeownership assistance. The PHA must determine that all initial requirements listed in §982.626 have been satisfied if a family that has received homeownership assistance wants to move to a new unit with continued homeownership assistance. However, the following requirements do not apply: (1) The requirement for pre-assistance counseling (§982.630) is not applicable. However, the PHA may require that the family complete additional counseling (before or after moving to a new unit with continued assistance under the homeownership option). (2) The requirement that a family must be a first-time homeowner (§982.627) is not applicable. (c) When PHA may deny permission to move with continued assistance. The PHA may deny permission to move to a new unit with continued voucher assistance as follows: (1) Lack of funding to provide continued assistance. The PHA may deny permission to move with continued rental or homeownership assistance if the PHA determines that it does not have sufficient funding to provide continued assistance. (2) Termination or denial of assistance under §982.638. At any time, the PHA may deny permission to move with continued rental or homeownership assistance in accordance with §982.638.
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM
Subpart M—Special Housing Types
Homeownership Option
§ 982.637 Homeownership option: Move with continued tenant-based assistance.
