24 CFR § 882.801 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s882.801"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 882.801 - Purpose."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "882.801"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SECTION 202 DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM)"
part_number: "882"
part_name: "SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS"
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: "43 FR 61246, Dec. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "882"
---


# 882.801 Purpose.

The purpose of the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Dwellings for Homeless Individuals is to provide rental assistance for homeless individuals in rehabilitated SRO housing. The Section 8 assistance is in the form of rental assistance payments. These payments equal the rent for the unit, including utilities, minus the portion of the rent payable by the tenant under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 *et seq.*).