24 CFR §401.600

1. (a)If a section 8 contract for an eligible project would expire before a Restructuring Plan is implemented, the contract may be extended at rents not exceeding current rents:
   1. (1)For up to the earlier of one year or closing on the Restructuring Plan under § 401.407; or
   2. (2)For such period of time beyond one year as HUD may approve, up to the closing of the Restructuring Plan.
2. (b)Any extension of the contract beyond one year for a pending Restructuring Plan, other than an extension approved under this section, must be at comparable market rents or exception rents. An extension at comparable market rents will not affect a project's eligibility for the Mark-to-Market program once it has been established under this part.
3. (c)HUD may terminate the contract earlier if the PAE or HUD determines that an owner is not cooperative under § 401.402 or if the owner's request is rejected under § 401.403 or § 401.405.