HAR §17-534-82. Number

The use of all words used in the singular shall extend to and include the plural. [Eff s3(12);. #j~$3~$9~o, 1 (;r: SLH l-2, Act 279, : SLH 1992, Act 279, S3(12); HRS 5356-10) 534-24 estahllshes deflnltlons, procedures related to and the determlnatlon income and rent for ap- tenants ln housing asslst- ant Rent, Total Tenant Y Allowance and Utlll- t found hi 5 813.102 lies as&ted under (21 That has Handicapped As&- ante Expenses greater than or equal to three percent of Annual Income, au allOWMCe for Handicapped Asslstan~ Expenses computed ln accordance with Paragraph (cl of thls se&Ion. plu an allowance for Medical Expenses that ls equal to the Family’s Medical Expenses: (31 That has Handicapped As&t. ante Expenses that are less than three percent of Annual Income, an allow- ance for combined Handlcapped As. aWancc Expenses and Medical Ex- penses that ls equal to the amount by which the sum of these expenses et ceeds three percent of Annual Income: and (elf11 Chlld care expenses: or (2) ln the case of famllles as&ted by Indian housing author&s. the greater of (11 child care expenses, or ffll excessive travel expenses. not to exceed $25 per family per week, for employment or education related travel. Annual fncome See f813.106. 6 813.102 Dcflnltiona AdWted Income. Annual Income less the followlne allowances, deter- mined ln accordance with BUD ln- stmctIons: (a) $480 for each Dependent: fbl$400 for any Elderly Family; (cl For any Family that ls not an El- derly Famll~ but has a Bandlcapped or Dlsabled member other than the head of household or spouse, Handl- capped Assistance Expenses ln excess of three percent of Annual Income but this allowance may not exceed the employment income received by Family members who are 18 years of age or older as a result of the asslst- ance to the Handicapped or Disabled Person: fdl For MY Elderly Family (11 That has no Handicapped Asslst- awe Expenses, an allowance for Medl- cal Exuenses equal to the amount by l’!!which the Medical Expenses d exceed hree percent of Annual Income; CTitZd care erpenaea Amounts anthl- pated to be pald by the Family for the care of children under 13 years of age during the period of which Anuual Income ls computed, but only where such care ls necessary to enable a Family member to be gainfully em- ployed or to further his or her educa- tlon and only to the extent such amounts are not rehnbursed. The amount deducted shall reflect reasona- ble charges for child care. and. in the csse of child care necessary to- pennlt employment, the amount deducted shall not exceed the amount of income received from such employment. Contact rent. The total amount of rent speclfled ln the Housing Assist ante Payments (HAP1 Contract *as payable to the owner by the Family. and by HUD or the PHA on the Faml- 1~‘s behalf. In the case of the rental of OXUY a manufactured home space, Con- i tract Rent ls the total rent speclfled ln the HAP Contract as payable by the i.PHA and the lordly to the Owner for rental of the space, lncludlng fees or charges for management and malnte- name services wfth respect to the space. but excluding utlllty charges for the manufactured home. In the csse Of a cooperative, Contract Rent means charges under the occupancy agree- w 00 24 CFR Ch. VIII (4-l-91 Ldlflor’ offlco of the AssIstant Soerotary, HUD ment’ between the members and the &veratlve. ---_ DePi end&. A member of the Family hnUSe hold texcludlng foster chlldrenl :;iir than the Family head or spouse. - ___ ;;i;b’ La under 18 years of age or ls a DEabled Person or Handicapped Person, or is a Full-time Student. maabled person A person who ls under a dlsablllty as defined ln section 233 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 4231, or who has a developmen- tal dlsablllty as defined ln se&Jon 102(I) of the Developmental Dlsabll- itlen ASSIS~M~X and Bill of Rights A& iii-Ii&c. 6001(711. EZderty famtty. A Fnmfly whose head or spouse (or sole member) ls an Elder- ly, Disabled. or Handicapped Person. It may include two or more Elderly, Disabled. or HandRapped Persons llvlng together, or one or more of these Persons lfvlng with one or more i,lve-In Alder+.. E&f&v pcmon. A person who by at mst 62 years of age. PamfIw. See deflnltlon ln Part 812 of this chapter. Full-time rtudent A person who ls canylng a subject load that ls consld- ered full-tlme for day students under the standards and practlcea of the educatlonal lnstltutlon attended. An educatlonal lnstltutlon includes a vo- catlonal school wlth a diploma or cer- tuicate DNM’8IIL 86 well M an imt1tu- ___..~~ tlon of&lng a college degree. Groa8 mnC The total montly cost of houslng an ellglble WY, which lil the sum of the Contract Rent and MY Utlllty Allowance. In the case of rental of only a manufactured home space. Cross Rent also includes the I%d~‘s monthIy payment to atnortlm the PUN- chsse price of the manufactured home. Handicapped Addance ESP8WCr. Reasonable expensea that are &lCl- pated, during the period for which Annual Income la computed, for at- tendant care and auxDhrY apparatus for a Hlurdl~t~Ped or Dleabled MY member, and--that are neceasarY to enable a Family member tlncludlng the Handlcapped or Dlsabled member) to be employed, provided that the ex- penses are nelther paid to a member of the Family nor reimbursed by an outslde source. g 813.102 Handicapped Person A Person havlng a physlcal or mental JmPti- ment that (a) ls expected to be Of a long-continued and lndeflnlte dura- tlon, tb) substantially hnpedes his or her ablllty to llve Independently, and (cl is of such a nature that such ablUtY could be improved by more suitable housing condltlons. Zndfan Any person recoenlzed as being an Indtan or Alaska Natlve by an lndlan tribe, the Federal Clovem- ment. or any State. Indian Housing Authorttr Air entltY that ls authorized to engage ln or &r&t ln the development or operation al lower income housing for Indlami -- that ls established either (a) by exer- else of the power of self-government of an Indlan tribe independent of State law; or fbl by operation of State law provldlng speclflcally for houslrur au- thorltles for Indlans, lncludlng region- $lk~lng authorltles In the State of Indian tribe Any tribe, band, pueblo, group, community. or natlOn of Indians or Alaska Natives. . Live-k aide A person who resides with an Elderly, Disabled. or Handl- capped Person or Persons and who- (a) Is detennlned to be essential to klmny and well-b&g of the tb) Is dot obligated for the support of the Personfsl; and (19 Would not be llvlng ln the unlt except to provide the necwrary sup- portlve servlcea (See (81LlOOfdl for troattnent of a I&e-In Alde’a lncome.1 Lower Znconu Fa?nW. A Bmlly whose Annual Income does not extid 66 percent of the median income for the area, as detenulned by HUD with adjustment8 for smaller and larger famllles. HUD may establish lncomf? _......~ ~. llmtte hlgher or lower than 80 percent of the median income for the area on the bssls of Its flndlng that such oari- ations are necessary because of the prevahlng levels of constructlon costs or unusually high or low family Ln- comes. Medicat ezpendea. Those medical ex- f ptmses, lncludlng medical insurance 1 premiums. that are antlcipated during the period for whfch Annual Income Is 63 . II 24 CFR Ch. VIII (4-I-91 Edition) 1 Office of the Assistant Socrotary, HUD under the foll or which the effectlv eitmce Payments Program for Construdtlon): (2) Part 881 G3ectlon 8 Housing sihance Payments Pro&ram for Sub- stantial Rehabllitatlon); (3) Part 882. subparts D and E (Sec- tion 8 Houslno Assistance Payments Program, Moderate Rehabllitatlon); (4) Part 883 (Section 8 Housing As- ristance Payments Proeram~tate Housing Agencies); (5) Part 884 U3ectlon 8 Housing As- &.ance Payments Program- New Con- structlon Set-Aalde for Se&Ion 615 Rural Rental Housing ProJects); (6) Part 685 (Loans for Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped); (7) Part 886, subpart A Wction 8 Housing Assistance Payments Pro- gram-Speclai Auocations (Loan Man- agement Set-Aside)): or (8) Part 886, subpart B or C (Sectlon 8 Housmg Assistance Payments Pro- gram-Special Allocatlons (Disposition of HUD-Owned ProJectsB. under the Rent~~R~h&ilitation Dem- onstration Program; (2) Need for admission of a broader range of tenants to preserve the finan- clal or management viabiiity of a project because there is an insufficient number of potential applicants who are Very Low-Income Families: (4) Commltment of an Owner to at- taining occupancy by Famiiies with a broad rsnge of incomes, as evidenced in the application for develoPment. An application citing this basis should be supported by evidence that the Owner is pursuing thJs goal throughout its 88. slated projects Ln the community; and (5) ProJect supervision by a State . Houslnn Finance Agency havine a of occupancy by families with a ranxe of mcomes. supported by whose participation (b) Request for exceatfon A request by a PBA or Owner for approval of ad- mission of Lower Income Families other than Very LOW-InCOme FeUnllieS to units described in Paragraph (a) of this section must state the basis for re- auesting the exception and provide &pportii data Bases for exceptions that may be considered by HUD in- clude th6 following: (1) Lower Income Famllies that would otherwise be displaced from Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation or Moderate Rehabllltatlqn proJec& the Program has been continuous, and Uil) that wants to move to another dwelling unit with continued partlcl- patlon in the Sectlon 8 ExJsting HOUS- Lng Program under IiJ82.2OBtm). (2) A request by a PBA for BUD air- prowl to pant a Certificate of Family Partlcipatlon under part 882, subparts A and B or F, of this chapter on or after July 1. lB84 to Lower Income Families other than Very Low-Income Families must state the basis for re- questing the exception and provide supporting data. One basis for excep- tion that may be considered by BUD is that Lower Income Families would otherwise be displaced or are actuaily displaced as a result of Rental Reha- bilitation or Development activities as- (2) Lower Income Famihes that are displaced as a result of Rental Reha- W biiitatlon or Development activities as- -- UC 66 00 under the Rental Rehabliitation Dem- onstration Program. (d) Action on rewed for ezceptfon. Whether to grant any request for ex- ception is a matter committed by law to BUD’s sole discretion, and no impll- cation is h&ended to be created that the Department will seek to grant ap- provals up to the maxhnum limits per- mitted by statute, nor is any presump- tion of an entitlement to an exception created by the speciflcatlon of certain grounds for exceptlon that BUD may consider. HUD will review exceptions granted to Ownem or PHAs at regular intervaia BUD may withdraw permis- sion to exercise those exceptions for program applicants at any thne that exceptions are not being used or after a perhdic revlew. based on the fmd- In&a of the review. te) Rcportfng. PBAs and Owners shall comply with BBD-prescribed re- porting requlremenla that will permit ~~toinaintam reasonably current : (1) The number of dwelMg units that are subJect to paragraph (a) of this section; (2) The number of dwelling units that are subfect to paragraph tc) of this section for which HAP Contracts were first effective under part 882. subpart B of this chapter on or after October 1, 1981 tincludlne new BAP Contracts for Families for whom BAP Contracts had been ln effect before . that date for a dlfferent unit): (3) The number of Famllles occupy- untta described in paragraph te)(l) is sectlon that were admitted to tS on or after July 1. lB84 and Very Low-Income Families ber of Famllles OWU~Y- ed hi paragraph ten% of this section h Certificates Issued and were not es when such f-m a3 ’ I * . 9 0 813.106 Annus! income. (a) Annual income is the anticipated total Income from al! sources received by the F%uuily head and spouse (even if temporarily absent) and by each ad- ditlonal member of the Family. lnciud- lna all net income dertved from assets for the la-month uerlod following the effective date of certification of Income. exclusive of certain types of hicome as provided in paragraph tc) of this section. fb) Annual Income Includes, but is not lhnited to: (1) The full amount. before any pay- roll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions. fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services: (2) The net income from operation of a busmeas or profession. Expendi- tures for business expansion or amor- tixation of capltai indebtness shail not be used as deductions in determhiing net income. An aliowance for deprecia- tion of assets used In a business or pro- fesslon may be deducted, based on straight lme depreciation, as provided In Internal Revenue Service reguia- tlons. Any withdrawal of cash or assets from the operation of a business or profession will be included in Income. except to the extent the withdrawal is reimbursement of cash or assets in- vested in the operation by the Family; (3) Interest, dividends, and other net income of any klnd from real or per- sonal property. Expenditures for am- ortlxatlon of capltai indebtedness shall not be used as a deduction in deter-’ I mining net income. An allowance for depreciation is permitted only as au. thorized In paragraph (b)(2) of this se&ion. Any withdrawal of cash or ’ assets from an investment will be in- cluded ln mcome, except to the extent the withdrawal is rehnbursement of cash or assets invested by the Family. Where the Femliy has Net Family Assets Ln excess of $6.000. Annuai Income shall include the greater of the actual income derived from ail Net Family Assets or a percentage of the value of such Assets based on the cur- 67 a result oE (I) Application of the per- eenkeea in subsection tb) of this sec- tion. -and (II) appllcatlon of the changed Ln the deflnltlons conklned In I( SlflO2 Md 813.106 from deflnltiona of comparable terma In reaulationa Ln f;fe$ lmmedlately prior to July 1, (3iSo long u a FWnlly whose Lalttal lenxe was effective on or after August Llas2. but which was In occupancy on June 90, lB84, continues to reside Ln the same project, Its Total Tenant Payment shall not be Increased by more than 18 parcent dutig My It month period as a result of apptication of the chMge6 ln the definitions con- klned In I) 813.102 and 813.108 from definltlons of comparable terms ln tep ulsttona Ln ettect lmmedlaklY prior to July 1.1984. 14) Sn the CUKI of a Furrily recelvinr ren Y atudsknce under Sectton 621(a) ol t e Ho~lng Act of 1640 on Novem- ber 30. 1882. whose assistance Is con- verte& to Se&Ion 6 es&ance on or after such dak. the Total Tenant Parr- bent payible b;p such IWnlly shall nit be iucreawl by more than 10 percent dmino MY llaonth period 01 a renult of (Oiucli convenlo& and (1) If such FMIUY wu ln OCCUPM~Y on June aa. 1084. ind conthmei ta iexlde Ln thti same prolect. l ppllcitlon of the changes ln the deflnltlons conk&d In ii612.102 and 819.106 from defhdttona ol comparable km8 in reeulatlom ln ;;\Wt immediakly prior to July 1, t&i Thh pam6raph (aHI) appltex to ey IjkmJ!y that Fu eont$ted to +c- 24 CFR Ch. VIII (I-l* Fdition) &ram. or the Section 2S Program on or after October 1,lBSl. and betore Otto. ber 1, lQ84, whose head of household, spouse or sole member wsa 62 peara of age or older on the date of Canverslou and that continued to reside In the ssme prolect on November 30.1983. At the fint regularly scheduled or lnkr- hn reexsmlnatlon for such Famlly uslnq the 1984 revised deflnltlona o! Income, the PLU or Owner shall r& compuk the contrlbutlon due from such Family for the period from De. cember 1. 1883, or ‘the date of conver- sion, whichever la later. to the effeG ttve date of such reexamination. Such recomputation shall be bssed on M a$- rumptlon that the Famll~‘8 contrlbu- tlon hnmedlakty prior to conversion was the lesser of (1) the actual contrl- butlon charged to the FamllY. or (II) 25% of xuch Rmlly’a Annual Income Afkr Allowances as dekrmlned as of the date of converston or, It no reex- amfnatlon wax conducted ea of such date. aa determIned at the first reex- amlnatloa thereafkr. The contribu. tton of ouch mny for perloda tollow- lne conversion and prior to the etfeo ilve dik of the tlist reexamluatlao urdng the 1684 tevbsed deflnlttonx of Income, shell be recomputed on a bulr whtch providea that such contrlbutton la not huzeaxed by more thaa 10% durkg tiy 12.month petlod aa a result of convetion. If the cantrlbutlon rehr: allo chav6ed to such PamW durlnl the period commenolag December C la82 tot the dak of converxloa. tl later) exti the maslmum UUOUII! chargeable accordIn to euch recomp* t&Ion, the exwm unount CoUcCkd rhnll tlrst be offset mt ral uuounk duo fmy the IWWI&‘~ to jh! tlon 8 asslstanm from aaslstance UIIdet the Rent Supplement Pro6run. the Bectlon 386 RenW As&knee Pro- grun, or the 8eetlon 22 Profitam on or PHA or Owner and any rem8Wn6 bal after October 1, 1964. whose head of lace ahall be the amount due to the household, spouse or sole member was Family, This amount due the FemQ 62 years of age or older on the date of may be paid to the Funfly. or It maI convenlon. So long as such IFkmlly be applied as a credit k the Tenral coattnues to reside In the came Rent due lmmedlatety afkr the effoo . proJect, lte Total Tenant Pxyment ttve date of such reexamlnatlon. If tbl shall not be lncressed by more thM 10 amount of My such credit to a Pamlll percent durlne sny 12.month period ax exceeb IS percent of the TOW a result of ruch conversion. Tenant Payment due from ~UCII (6) This Paragraph tcW3) l p 8 ltes to Family, such credit may be applted Ia MY l?amUy that waa converte k Sec- not more thsn four Installmenta. d tion 8 assistance from assistance under long sa such FMIUY continues I r_ the Rent Supplement Program. the reside In the same prolect, Its To& e Section 236 Rental Assisknce Pro- Tenant Payment for Perlods corn en 70 00 offIce of tbo Aoststant Souotary, HUD DenclaP on the effective dak of the first reexamlnatton uslno the 1984 re- vised deflnltlonx of Income, shall not be Increased by more than 10 percent duti& MY ll-month period as a result of the converslon, and application of the changes ln the deflnltlons con- tained In llSlS.102 Md 813.106 lrom defln&lOM Of comparable terms In reg. uiatlow In effect ImmedJately prior to July 1.1984. If a Family to which thla panllrrph (c)((l) would otherwise rpplY vacaks a unlt after November 30, lBg2. xnd before the Zlmt reexam- Lnrtlon ~lne the 1084 revtued deflni- MOM of. income, the PRA or Owner wlil notify the Fclmlty of the posslbllt- ty of a rent WJJNtment for the period commenclno December 1,1983 tor the date of converston. If later). In order to obtain a refund, euch a Funfly must sub& twfthln 60 days of recetvh~g the notlr& 8 request therefor, huWUn6 a current addrexa to which any refund canbesent.XbranyFunUymaking such a timely tcquat. the PRA or Owner will make all calculatIona nec- cssuy to dekrmlns whether an ad- Justment Ir due k the Pam@+ under tblr paragraph tcW6) end, U eo, the amount of any mch adjNtDlellt will llrst be Offm agairut my UDounta due from the Funny and mg 6ectlon 8 damage and rent claltna HUD hu pald to the Owner on the FWnUy% behalf, and any balance wlff be mfund- d to the Rkmllg. (d (1) tbrou&h (6) of tbla sectlen. t& (7) For the purpo8m of pammap “same proJeW includes- 0) For the Publle Ho* Section lo(e), Sectlost 11. and 6ectlon 6 &I&.- ku Roe @tndcts-Keeue~l and tkderak Rehabllltatlou Program& unltrInthesunetwogmmof l PHA Ma la the CMe of M ltlvolunkry mom lmtk In any of a PHA’a pro. Inmr;Md (11) For all other pro6ramm. unik la bulldlapl located la adjacent rttex that M manreed 91 one pro&&. (8) The Umltattoar coatalned Irr p-~hs (cl (2) through (6) of thla Wlon do aot apply to portlana of In. ~aiea In Tow Tenant Payment which ue attdbukble to incresses ln hme or chrnges ln Dually compost- Uon or clrcumstancw unrelated to the 71 0 813.109 facton referred to In paramnpha (cl (2) through (6) of this section. (8) The 1bnltatloN contrlned ln P~iimphs (cl (2) through (6) of this EtctlOn do not apply to Pamllles eub- lect to Paragraph taMa) of thb rection when the welfare agency includes as the houslne component of the Paml- ~Y’II &rant an amount equal to the Tokl Tenant Payment, wtthout teduc- tlon. (10) In order to faellttak l dmlnlstra- tlon of the llmttatlona provided In PUrgraDhs (cl (2) through (0 Md (0 of thla sectton. upon any regular or In- kthn reexunlnatlon of a Fkmlly which WM in oceu~ancy on June 30. 1084, the PRA or Owner ahall contln- ue k WUeCt Md Verify InfOrnWlOn which would have beea Wen lnto ac- count In calculating Annual Income Md Annual Income After AUowMcea, aa dellned In te6ulatlonx La effect lin- medlakly prior to July 1, 1984. is If such reeulatiom were La effect at the data of xuch teexamlnatlon. (11) The Umftatlonr ptexcrlbed In ~upa@a tc) (2) throuqh (61, of this mtloa, rhall be applkd ha accordance with procedures prescribed by HUD. (Approved by tbr Offlcs of Uwement snd&aet UndeY emltrot ol?mber am- . -- .-. --... -. -- - ,. 0” 0 -...-- “I . ..v ~..I.lYlll arnorory, nuu --- ed homes under the Sec- ,.tlficate Pmlmm (Dart 882. the Se&n 6 Moderate Promam tDlUt 882. sub- 8885.113 Fdr market renta lor ullng howlng snd modarrte nhsbllltsdonr Methodology. (a) C?enmzL The crlterla used to de- termlnc the Existing HousIng FMRs are M foUow6: (1) The 46th percentlIe -at of standard quality rental hour- ag unlfd (Cc, the rent below which 46 percent of the standard quallty tental houslng uulta with@ each market area Is dlatributedX (21 renta for unIti occu- pled by recent tuovctd (households who moved In the two pears precedlno the data of the durver data tied In thi alculaUonak and (2) excluston from the data base of all pub& housing u&s and recently completed housing (tmlta built ln the two years preceding the survey date). The erlterlon used to calwlate FIURa for mahufactured home spacea Is based on the 46th per- centlle rent for manufactured home rrp-. (b) GeoeraoMc atia (1) The Fair Market Rk& for exlstlnr housing are establlshed for all Metropolitan Statls- tlcal Areas (MSAs) Primary Metropoll- tan Statlstkal Areas WMSAs). nonme- tropolltan counties, and county -whlentd ln the United States. the krict of Columbia Puerto Ric& the rllrgln Islands, and CWam. FMRs also are estsbllshed for aonmetropolltan parta of counttea In the New England states. (2) FMRs for manufaotured home suaees are established lot all MSAs. l%fSAs, ‘selected nonmettopolltati countles, and the residual nonmetm- wUtan mrtion of each State. tc) dttcgorles. Exitlne houstng FMRs are established by unit size (Ce. number of bedrooms). &se rents rud establIshed for two-bedroom units. and pe#$age relationships developed 5 888.113 frcm Census or American Housing Survey MIS) data are used to estab- llsh 46th percent&e rents for efflclen- cles and one-bedroom u&s. Higher Percentage relationshlps are provided for unIta that contain three or more bedrooms. Manufactured home space F’MRs are establlshed for slngle-wlde and double-tide apaces. (d) Dala base HUD uses the most recent Census and American Houslng Survey MEIS) data to develop base tents that correspond to the deslgnat- ed 46th percentile, standard uuaUty, recent-mover FMR standard Zor each market area These base renta are UD- dated to the most recent possible date through use of avallable Consumer Prlce.Index (CPI) data for rents, and for fuel and utllltles. The updated rent estlmates then arc trended fonvard to a designated %a of” date by using rent lnflatlon factors based on the CPI data for the most recent available 12- .- month period. In establIshhw FMRa each pear, HUD will use the m&t ac- curatb data available, which maY h- elude such things as new census data or addlt1one.l data developed in re- sponse t.a sudden chances in market cOndlttons. Any addltiokl data used will be described ln the FanxaU Rcurs- xxx publication of the proposed FMRs for comment. tei SpccUtc categoriw-co7nuulo- tton (11 The FMRs for the Moderate RehabUJtatlon Program are 120 Per- cent of the FMRs pubUshed for the temhr EMstIng Houslno Program. (2) Fslr Market Rents for manufac- tured home spaces are derived from the use of a single rent lnflatlon factor developed from the CPI In a manner slmllar to that used for the regular Exlstlng Housing Program, but exclud- lng data pertding to fuel and utffl- t&A. (3) The Fair Market Rent for each Slugle Room Occu~ancrr unit 15 76 per- gzetof the zero-b&&m EWr bfarket (4I’The Fats Market Rent Ior each Congregate Housing unit Is the same as for zero-bedroom u&s, except that If the unit consists of two or more pri- vate rooms. the Fsir Market Rent Is the same &for a one-bedroom Unit. (5) The Fair Market Rent for sn In- dependent aroup Residence is the e 44 so9 PR 00 -. 6 888.1 IS Fair Market Rent applicable to the unit size being leas&, for examule. a four-bedroom unit U the reaidence contalns four bedmcma 8886.116 Fair market renti for erlatlng hourlng and mode&8 &ablUwLo~lr Mumer af publlcatlon. F’alr market rents w&U be publlshd at least annufally In the Fcucn~I. RR)- mm!. The Department will pmpose F%dR.a and pmotde a comment period of at least 30 days. Once the comments are considered the Department will publish a final not&e 8nnounclu2 FbtRs. These FMBa MI be effective on publkutlon In the m Rune- m, 24 CFR C’ II (Cl-91 EdItion) elude all utlUtles but does Include the highest cost utlllty. use the appropti- ate factor shown on the bnsic sched- ule. (3) If the ‘Contract Rent does not tn. elude any utllltles or Includes some utllltles but not the highest cost utlJI. ty. use the Annual AdJustment Factor $&,Contract Rent (Excluding Utul- . (b) The adJusted monthly amount of the Contract Rent of a dwelling unit rhaU be determlned by multlprJrtng the Contract Rent in Effect on the an- niversary date of the contract by the aupllcable Automatlo Annual Adjust. meut Factor (see parqraph (a) of thh se&Ion) and rounding the result to the next Ngher whole dollar amount. 6868.20( Rwkion to the wtomtik annual adJurtmnt factors. If the apDllCrrtiOn Of the Annual Ad- justment IFgctors results In rents that are 8ubstanthtlly lower _ - than renti appropdata to the revlwd factme me 4 88g.fW. t4? FR 00608, Nov. 111, lsn, u sawded at ;; P’R~~‘“, Do+ 20.1019: 47 PR 4353. Jan. . 8865.203 u8ooleoatwctrwt8nbmatk sanud odjuema ledmm. (a) To compute an adjustment to a Contract Rent, find the schedule of Automatic AImual Acmltalent WC- tax for the appmarlate Census Region or Standa& Metmuolltan Sta- tlstkal.Area- (1) If the Contract Rent Includes all utllltiee. uec.the factor showu on the basic schedule for the rent bracket wUhln which the par%lcular Contract Rent falls and for the applkable sfie 610 EXHIBIT B OWNER ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS CONSTRUCTION GRANTS Constructing Improving and and Buildina Renovatinq 0 Bedroom $6,000.00 $4,500.00 1 or more Bedroom(s) $7,500.00 $6,000.00 RENT ASSISTANCE LIMITS 0 Bedroom 1 or more Bedrooms $200.00 $300.00 1’758