{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-982.615","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 982.615","heading":"Shared housing: Occupancy.","body":"(a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment.\n(b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family? (1) If approved by the PHA, a live-in aide may reside with the family to care for a person with disabilities. The PHA must approve a live-in aide if needed as a reasonable accommodation so that the program is readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities in accordance with 24 CFR part 8. See § 982.316 concerning occupancy by a live-in aide.\n(2) Other persons who are assisted under the tenant-based program, or other persons who are not assisted under the tenant-based program, may reside in a shared housing unit.\n(3) The owner of a shared housing unit may reside in the unit. A resident owner may enter into a HAP contract with the PHA. However, housing assistance may not be paid on behalf of an owner. An assisted person may not be related by blood or marriage to a resident owner.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development","CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM","Subpart M—Special Housing Types"],"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":"a896aea28873636a6c5c975849f3745349ffd2caaa12804aa94599b63fe47241","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-982.614","next":"us/24-cfr-982.616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}