Assigning Units Larger Than — HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1

An owner may assign a family to a larger unit than suggested by the owner’s occupancy standards if one of the following conditions exists (see exception for assigning a larger unit to a single person in G.2 below):

HUD Occupancy Handbook Chapter 3: Eligibility for Assistance and Occupancy

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Section 2: Project Eligibility

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a. No eligible family in need of the larger unit is available to move into the unit within 60 days, the property has the proper size unit for the family but it is not currently available, and the family agrees in writing to move at its own expense when a proper size unit becomes available.
b. A family needs a larger unit as a reasonable accommodation for a family member who is a person with a disability.

However, a single person must not be permitted to occupy a unit with two or more bedrooms, except for the following persons:
- a. A person with a disability who needs the larger unit as a reasonable accommodation.
- b. A displaced person when no appropriately sized unit is available.
- c. An elderly person who has a verifiable need for a larger unit.
- d. A remaining family member of a resident family when no appropriately sized unit is available.