7-1. ELIGIBILITY
HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook · 2026 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · United States
A Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration (“Demo”) Program Project is any project that completed the Demo Program as evidenced by a recorded Demo Program Use Agreement. If the owner entered into the Demo Program but did not execute and record a Demo Program Use Agreement, it is not eligible for renewal under Option Five.
Preservation projects primarily consist of Section 236 and 221(d)(3) BMIR projects whose owners entered into long-term Use Agreements with HUD under either Title II, Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA) or Title VI, Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) (the Preservation Programs).
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