Key Requirements

1. Owners of all properties subject to this handbook, including subsidized housing cooperatives, must assign a family to a unit of appropriate size, taking into consideration all persons residing in the household.

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2. Owners must have written standards describing the project eligibility criteria. Owners have discretion in developing specific occupancy standards for a property, as long as the standards do not violate fair housing requirements or contain prohibited policies and comply with the following (see Exhibit 3-2 for HUD policy guidance).

   • a. Federal, State, and local fair housing and civil rights laws;

   • b. Tenant-landlord laws;

   • c. Zoning restrictions; and

   • d. HUD’s Equal Opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements under HUD's administrative procedures.