Cal. Civ. Code § 4 CSR 170-2.100
Income Limitations
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PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the income limitations for persons and families wishing to rent or purchase housing financed by or through the Missouri Housing Development Commission. (1) Except as provided in this section, all term(s) used in 4 CSR 170-2.100 shall bear the same meaning as the defined term(s) described in 4 CSR 170-1.100 and the state housing act. (2) Housing units, whether multi-family or single family, shall be subject to a maximum income limit for families and individuals set at one hundred fifty percent (150%) of applicable median family income for the area in which the housing unit is located. “Applicable median family income” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) Housing units receiving federal and state resources, including tax-exempt bond authority, are subject to the income limits, certifications, procedures, occupancy standards, and other applicable requirements of federal and state laws and rules. (4) Income Information and Verification. (A) The approved mortgagor (as such term is defined in section 215.010(1), RSMo, and 4 CSR 170-3.100), or originating lender in the case of a single-family loan, shall have the responsibility of determining the income and eligibility of applicants for housing units on which the Missouri Housing Development Commission (commission) provides financing. The approved mortgagor, or originating lender in the case of a single-family loan, shall provide the commission staff with verification of income as may be requested by the commission staff in conjunction with loan origination and closing. (B) After initial occupancy, the rental occupant shall be responsible for reporting changes in his/her total annual income and family composition and for providing the approved mortgagor and the commission with an updated verification of income, as the commission staff may request. (C) If a rental occupant shall fail, refuse, or neglect to furnish complete income information or family composition or to cooperate in the verification of this information, the commission staff may serve upon the occupant, by registered or certified mail or in person, a statement of the information desired and a demand that the information be furnished within a specified period of time not less than seven (7) days. If an occupant so notified shall then fail to furnish the information requested, the approved mortgagor may increase the rental rate on the unit so occupied up to the maximum surcharge as prescribed in the schedule approved by the commission staff for each development. AUTHORITY: section 215.030(5), (12), and (19), RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed May 24, 2010, effective Jan. 30, 2011. *Original authority: 215.030, RSMo 1969, amended 1974, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998.
Missouri Code of Regulations 4 CSR 170-2.100 establishes income ceilings for people seeking to rent or buy housing financed through the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC). Generally, households must fall at or below 150% of the applicable area median family income, as that term is defined under Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code. Properties that also receive federal resources—such as tax-exempt bond financing—must additionally comply with any stricter income limits and occupancy standards imposed by those federal and state programs. Tenants already living in MHDC-financed rental units are expected to report changes in income and household composition on an ongoing basis, and failure to cooperate with income verification can result in a rental surcharge up to a commission-approved maximum.
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Operators of housing financed through the MHDC are responsible under 4 CSR 170-2.100 for verifying applicant income and eligibility before occupancy, and for providing commission staff with income documentation as requested during loan origination and closing. After initial move-in, compliant operators maintain processes for collecting updated income and household-composition information from rental occupants whenever the commission requests it. When a tenant fails to provide required income information after receiving proper written notice—delivered by registered or certified mail or in person—and a waiting period of at least seven days, the regulation permits the approved mortgagor to apply a rental surcharge up to the maximum level set in the commission-approved schedule for that development.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under 4 CSR 170-2.100, tenants living in MHDC-financed rental housing have an ongoing obligation to report changes in total annual income and family composition and to cooperate with income verification requests from both the approved mortgagor and the commission. If a tenant receives a formal written demand for income information under this provision, the notice must allow at least seven days to respond before any surcharge can be applied. Tenants who believe a surcharge has been improperly assessed or that their rights under this rule have not been respected may consider contacting the Missouri Housing Development Commission directly, consulting a tenant-rights organization, or seeking guidance from a housing attorney familiar with Missouri affordable-housing regulations.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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