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A unit rented to a voucher holder counts as affordable housing

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 501, Sec. 501. Written by .

A unit rented to a voucher holder counts as affordable housing

The document says “shallWho acts: participating jurisdictionsHow: statuteSec. 501 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(A) the unit is occupied by a tenant receiving tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); ``(B) the contribution of the tenant toward rent does not exceed the amount permitted under the assistance described in subparagraph (A); and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 501

The section adds a new paragraph (7) to section 215(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act providing that a rental unit qualifies as affordable housing where it is lived in by a tenant with a section 8 voucher, the tenant's share of the rent is no more than the voucher program allows, and the total rent is no more than the public housing agency has approved.

What the document actually says

“``(A) the unit is occupied by a tenant receiving tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); ``(B) the contribution of the tenant toward rent does not exceed the amount permitted under the assistance described in subparagraph (A); and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 501
That sentence, in plain words

The home is lived in by a tenant with a voucher. The tenant's share of the rent is within what the voucher allows.

What this is about

A voucher pays part of a tenant's rent. The rest is the tenant's share. If both tests hold, the home counts as affordable here.

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