24 CFR §8.28
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- (a)In carrying out the requirements of this subpart, a recipient administering a Section 8 housing voucher program shall:
- (1)In providing notice of the availability and nature of housing assistance for low-income families under program requirements, adopt suitable means to assure that the notice reaches eligible individuals with handicaps;
- (2)In its activities to encourage participation by owners, include encouragement of participation by owners having accessible units;
- (3)When issuing a Housing Voucher to a family which includes an individual with handicaps include a current listing of available accessible units known to the PHA and, if necessary, otherwise assist the family in locating an available accessible dwelling unit;
- (4)Take into account the special problem of ability to locate an accessible unit when considering requests by eligible individuals with handicaps for extensions of Housing Vouchers; and
- (5)If necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a person with disabilities, approve a family request for an exception payment standard under § 982.503(d)(5) for a regular tenancy under the Section 8 voucher program so that the program is readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.
- (b)In order to ensure that participating owners do not discriminate in the recipient's federally assisted program, a recipient shall enter into a HUD-approved contract with participating owners, which contract shall include necessary assurances of nondiscrimination.