7 CFR § 3565.202 - Tenant eligibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s3565.202"
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title: "7 CFR § 3565.202 - Tenant eligibility."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3565.202"
section_name: "Tenant eligibility."
chapter_name: "RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3565"
part_name: "GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 42 U.S.C. 1480."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 39458, July 22, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3565"
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# 3565.202 Tenant eligibility.

(a) *Limits on income of tenants.* The housing units subject to a guaranteed loan must be available for occupancy only by low or moderate-income families or individuals whose incomes at the time of initial occupancy do not exceed 115 percent of the area median income. After initial occupancy, a tenant's income may exceed these limits.

(b) *Citizenship status.* A tenant must be a United States citizen or a noncitizen who is a qualified alien as defined in § 3565.3.