7 CFR §3560.254
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- (a)Eligible housing. Housing projects eligible for Agency RA include the following types of projects.
- (1)Housing projects that operate under an Interest Credit Plan II RA agreement.
- (2)Housing projects financed with an Agency off-farm labor housing loan or grant. On-farm labor housing is not eligible for rental assistance.
- (3)Housing projects financed with a direct or insured Rural Rental Housing loan approved prior to August 1, 1968, and operated under an interest credit agreement that identifies the housing project as a Plan RA project.
- (4)Housing projects financed from Agency and other sources if the conditions of § 3560.66 are met.
- (b)Eligible units. Borrowers may not request RA for rental units that the Agency determines are not habitable in accordance with § 3560.103.
- (c)Eligible households. Households eligible for rental assistance are those:
- (1)With very low- or low-incomes who are eligible to live in MFH;
- (2)Whose net tenant contribution to rent determined in accordance with § 3560.203(a)(1) is less than the basic rent for the unit;
- (3)Whose head of the household is a U.S. citizen or a legal alien as defined in § 3560.11;
- (4)Who meet the occupancy rules/policies established by the borrower in accordance with § 3560.155(e);
- (5)Who have a signed, unexpired tenant certification form on file with the borrower; and
- (6)Who is not delinquent on any Agency unauthorized assistance repayment agreements.