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HUD HCV Guidebook § 3

PHA Options for Developing and Maintaining a Rent (HUD HCV Guidebook)

HUD guidance — not codified law
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Verified 9/25/2026 · Next check 10/2/2026
effective 9/25/2026FederalSection 8 HCV

Operative Text

HUD HCV Guidebook § 3
Reasonableness Process
PHAs must20 ensure that their methodology meets the requirements discussed in Sections 1 and 2 above,
however, HUD does not prescribe the way in which PHAs should arrive at their rent reasonableness
determinations. This flexibility is intentional due to the high variability across and within housing markets.
Source: Legislative text reproduced verbatim

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Related Rules

§ 888.113
§ 888.113 Fair market rents for existing housing: Methodology.
§ 888.115
§ 888.115 Fair market rents for existing housing: Manner of publication.
§ 5.512
§ 5.512 Verification of eligible immigration status.

Source Information

Source:https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/HCV_Guidebook_Rent Reasonableness_updated_Sept 2020.pdf
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