{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-982.641","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 982.641","heading":"Homeownership option: Applicability of other requirements.","body":"(a) General. The following types of provisions (located in other subparts of this part) do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Any provisions concerning the Section 8 owner or the HAP contract between the PHA and owner;\n(2) Any provisions concerning the assisted tenancy or the lease between the family and the owner;\n(3) Any provisions concerning PHA approval of the assisted tenancy;\n(4) Any provisions concerning rent to owner or reasonable rent; and\n(5) Any provisions concerning the issuance or term of voucher.\n(b) Subpart G requirements. The following provisions of subpart G of this part do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Section 982.302 (Issuance of voucher; Requesting PHA approval of assisted tenancy);\n(2) Section 982.303 (Term of voucher);\n(3) Section 982.305 (PHA approval of assisted tenancy);\n(4) Section 982.306 (PHA disapproval of owner) (except that a PHA may disapprove a seller for any reason described in paragraph (c), see § 982.631(d)).\n(5) Section 982.307 (Tenant screening);\n(6) Section 982.308 (Lease and tenancy);\n(7) Section 982.309 (Term of assisted tenancy);\n(8) Section 982.310 (Owner termination of tenancy);\n(9) Section 982.311 (When assistance is paid) (except that § 982.311(c)(3) is applicable to assistance under the homeownership option);\n(10) Section 982.313 (Security deposit: Amounts owed by tenant); and\n(11) Section 982.354 (Move with continued tenant-based assistance).\n(c) Subpart H requirements. The following provisions of subpart H of this part do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Section 982.352(a)(6) (Prohibition of owner-occupied assisted unit);\n(2) Section 982.352(b) (PHA-owned housing); and\n(3) Those provisions of § 982.353 (Where family can lease a unit with tenant-based assistance) and § 982.355 (Portability: Administration by receiving PHA) that are inapplicable per § 982.636;\n(d) Subpart I requirements. The following provisions of subpart I of this part do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Section 982.403 (Terminating HAP contract when unit is too small);\n(2) Section 982.404 (Maintenance: Owner and family responsibility; PHA remedies);\n(3) Section 982.405 (PHA unit inspection); and\n(4) Section 982.406 (Use of alternative inspections).\n(e) Subpart J requirements. The requirements of subpart J of this part (Housing Assistance Payments Contract and Owner Responsibility) (§§ 982.451-456) do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option.\n(f) Subpart K requirements. Except for those sections listed below, the requirements of subpart K of this part (Rent and Housing Assistance Payment) (§§ 982.501-521) do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Section 982.503 (Voucher tenancy: Payment standard amount and schedule);\n(2) Section 982.516 (Family income and composition: Regular and interim reexaminations); and\n(3) Section 982.517 (Utility allowance schedule), except that § 982.517(d) does not apply because the utility allowance is always based on the size of the home bought by the family with homeownership assistance.\n(g) Subpart L requirements. The following provisions of subpart L of this part do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Section 982.551(c) (HQS breach caused by family);\n(2) Section 982.551(d) (Allowing PHA inspection);\n(3) Section 982.551(e) (Violation of lease);\n(4) Section 982.551(g) (Owner eviction notice); and\n(5) Section 982.551(j) (Interest in unit).\n(h) Subpart M requirements. The following provisions of subpart M of this part do not apply to assistance under the homeownership option:\n(1) Sections 982.602-982.619; and\n(2) Sections 982.622-982.624.","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":"05a8cf8f07eb8f28ecd1d8ea9c0f84bc739464ed3cd01510b98aff81fb8c5379","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-982.639","next":"us/24-cfr-982.642"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}