9-3. ROAD MAP — HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook

The table below provides a road map to Owners, RCS appraisers, and reviewers (both initial and substantive reviewers). Besides focusing on the relevant Sections and Appendices highlighted in the table below, HUD recommends that all preparers and users of Rent Comparability Studies review the entire Chapter Nine and its Appendices to ensure compliance with all requirements for the respective Section 8 contract renewal.

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Sections	Topic	Primary Stakeholder(s)	Primary Stakeholder(s)	Primary Stakeholder(s)
		Owner	RCS Appraiser	RCS Reviewer*
9-1 - 9-3	Background, Applicability, and Roadmap to Chapter Nine	✓	✓	✓
9-4 - 9-6	Alternatives to RCS (Using SAFMR or Using Non-Section 8 Units)	✓		✓
9-7	Preparing an RCS	✓	✓
9-8	Appraiser’s Qualifications	✓	✓
9-9 - 9-13	Analyzing the Subject Project Selecting Comparable Units Collecting and Documenting Data on Comparable Units Computing Adjusted Rents for Comparable Units Deriving Estimated Market Rents		✓
9-14	Procedure for Mandatory Market Rent Threshold	✓	✓	✓
9-15 - 9-16	HUD Reviews of RCS Initial and Substantive Review			✓
9-17 - 9-18	Communicating Results of HUD/CA Reviews Owner Appeals	✓		✓
9-19	Imposing Sanctions on Appraisers			✓
Appendix	Topic	Owner	RCS Appraiser	RCS Reviewer*
9-1	Guidance to RCS Appraisers		✓
9-2	Guidance to Owners	✓
9-3	Guidance to Reviewers	✓		✓
9-4	Forms Used in Preparation and Review of an RCS	✓	✓	✓

*Reviewer includes initial reviewer and substantive reviewer as defined in Section 9-16

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