{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-401.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 401.2","heading":"What special definitions apply to this part?","body":"(a) MAHRA means the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, title V of Pub. L. 105-65, 42 U.S.C. 1437f note.\n(b) Statutory terms. Terms defined in section 512 of MAHRA are used in this part in accordance with their statutory meaning. These terms are: comparable properties, expiring contract, expiration date, fair market rent, mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan, nonprofit organization, qualified mortgagee, portfolio restructuring agreement, participating administrative entity, project-based assistance, renewal, State, tenant-based assistance, and unit of general local government.\n(c) Other terms. As used in this part, the term—\nAffiliate means an “affiliate of the owner” or an “affiliate of the purchaser”, as such terms are defined in section 516(a) of MAHRA.\nApplicable Federal rate has the meaning given in section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 1274(d).\nCommunity-based nonprofit organization means a nonprofit organization that maintains at least one-third of its governing board's membership for low-income tenants from the local community, or for elected representatives of community organizations that represent low-income tenants.\nComparable market rents has the meaning given in § 401.410(b).\nDisabled family has the meaning given in § 5.403(b) of this title.\nElderly family has the meaning given in § 5.403(b) of this title.\nEligible project means a project that meets the requirements for eligibility for a Restructuring Plan in § 401.100.\nHUD means a HUD official authorized to act under the provisions of MAHRA, and otherwise has the meaning given in § 5.100 of this title.\nNHA means the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1702 et seq.\nOAHP means the Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, and any successor office.\nOwner means the owner of a project and any purchaser of the project.\nPAE means a participating administrative entity as defined in section 512(10) of MAHRA, or HUD when appropriate in accordance with section 513(b)(4) of MAHRA.\nPCA means a physical condition assessment of a project prepared by a PAE under § 401.451.\nPRA means a portfolio restructuring agreement as defined in section 512(9) of MAHRA.\nPriority purchaser means a purchaser of a project, meeting qualifications established by HUD, that is:\n(1) A tenant organization;\n(2) A tenant-endorsed community-based nonprofit organization or public agency; or\n(3) A limited partnership with a sole general partner that itself is a priority purchaser under this definition.\nRental Assistance Assessment Plan means the plan described in section 515(c)(2) of MAHRA.\nRestructured rent means the rent determined at the time of restructuring in accordance with section 514(g) of MAHRA.\nRestructuring Plan or Plan means the Mortgage Restructuring and Rental Assistance Sufficiency Plan described in section 514 of MAHRA.\nSection 8 means section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437f.\nSection 541(b) claim means a claim paid by HUD under an insurance contract under authority of section 541(b) of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1735f-19(b).\nTenant organization of a project means an organization that meets regularly, whose officers are elected by a majority of heads of households of occupied units in the project, and whose membership is open to all tenants of the project.\nUnit of local government means the smallest unit of general local government in which the project is located.\nVoucher means any tenant-based assistance.\n(d) Conflicts of interest. Additional definitions applicable to §§ 401.310 through 401.313 appear in § 401.310.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development","CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF HOUSING AND OFFICE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","PART 401—MULTIFAMILY HOUSING MORTGAGE AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM (MARK-TO-MARKET)","Subpart A—General Provisions; Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"dfcbccbd45ba8bb924c90296d9c08e097e5149f27dbf0620e2409eb2aef3f457","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-401.1","next":"us/24-cfr-401.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}