24 CFR § 983.202 - Purpose of HAP contract.

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title: "24 CFR § 983.202 - Purpose of HAP contract."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "983.202"
section_name: "Purpose of HAP contract."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "983"
part_name: "PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER (PBV) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 59913, Oct. 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 983.202 Purpose of HAP contract.

(a) *Requirement.* The PHA must enter into a HAP contract with the owner. Except as provided in this paragraph, a HAP contract shall cover a single project. If multiple projects exist, each project shall be covered by a separate HAP contract. However, a PHA and owner may agree to place multiple projects, each consisting of a single-family building, under one HAP contract. The HAP contract must be in such form as may be prescribed by HUD.

(b) *Purpose of HAP contract.* (1) The purpose of the HAP contract is to provide housing assistance payments for eligible families.

(2) The PHA makes housing assistance payments to the owner in accordance with the HAP contract. Housing assistance is paid for contract units leased and occupied by eligible families during the HAP contract term.

[70 FR 59913, Oct. 13, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 36167, June 25, 2014; 89 FR 38324, May 7, 2024]