24 CFR § 982.351 - Overview.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s982.351"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 982.351 - Overview."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "982.351"
section_name: "Overview."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "982"
part_name: "SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 36682, July 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "982"
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# 982.351 Overview.

This subpart describes what kind of housing is eligible for leasing, and the areas where a family can live with tenant-based assistance. The subpart covers:

(a) Assistance for a family that rents a dwelling unit in the jurisdiction of the PHA that originally selected the family for tenant-based assistance.

(b) “Portability” assistance for a family PHA rents a unit outside the jurisdiction of the initial PHA.