24 CFR § 888.201 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s888.201"
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title: "24 CFR § 888.201 - Purpose."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "888.201"
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: "888"
part_name: "SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM—FAIR MARKET RENTS AND CONTRACT RENT ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535d."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 38796, Sept. 25, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 888.201 Purpose.

Automatic Annual Adjustment Factors are used to adjust rents under the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program.

[44 FR 75383, Dec. 20, 1979]