Hud Single Room Occupancy Regulations

Section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy sro program.

Hud single room occupancy regulations.

Home programs of hud single room occupancy sro program. The basic program instructions are in hud handbook mortgage insurance for single room occupancy sro projects section 4560 3 available on hudclips. These federal occupancy standards are part of the fair housing act amendment and they are the overarching rules for occupancy. The hud housing inspection manual for section 8 housing available through the hud user at 800 245 2691 and the hud inspection form form hud 52580 3 01 and.

Hud s regulations implementing the fair housing act 42 u s c. There is a separate lease. This single room occupancy program sro guide is intended for public housing agencies and sro landlords seeking general information about the program. This page contains the authorizing laws regulations and notices for the former single room occupancy sro program.

Laws the mckinney vento homeless assistance act. The program is administered by the office of multifamily housing programs office of production program administration division. Hud occupancy standards are the rules set up by the department of housing and development. Specific cities localities and states however can have their own additional housing maintenance rules.

Assists very low income single homeless individuals in obtaining decent safe and sanitary housing in privately owned rehabilitated buildings. Requirements for special housing types are discussed in chapter 17. Program regulations are found in 24 cfr 221 565. Click the title of the law or notice to download the document.

The hearth act consolidates the three separate mckinney vento homeless assistance programs including the supportive housing program shelter plus care program and section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy sro program into a single grant program known as the continuum of care coc program. It includes information on terms of assistance eligible participants eligible structures housing quality standards occupancy requirements project development and the application process. The section 8 moderate rehabilitation sro program component is no longer eligible under the coc program. 3614 are found in 24 cfr part 100.

This act established legislative authority for homeless assistance programs. 2 single room occupancy facilities a single room occupancy sro unit provides living and sleeping space for the exclusive use of the occupant but requires that the occupant share sanitary and or food preparation facilities with others. There is no federal limitation on the number of sro units in an sro facility. The sro program which is no longer eligible under the new coc program provides rental.

No new sro projects will be funded current sro projects will continue to be renewed under the multifamily assisted housing reform and affordability act of 1997.