III. Guidebooks and Related Materials
June 3, 2009
Author: Michael Hanley
A. HUD Public Housing / PHA Plans
a. Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook:
Acrobat Document
b. PHA Plan Desk Book: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/approved/index.cfm
“For additional information regarding PHA Plans, and to review your local PHA Plan, go to: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/”
B. HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Handbook 7420.10G: The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook
There are several ways to retrieve the new HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook:
CLICK HERE to go to an online screen that provides separate links to each chapter. From there, you can view or download separate PDF files, one at a time.
TIP: You may want to print out the 13 page detailed Table of Contents file and keep it handy. To do so,CLICK HERE. (That's a bit more convenient than trying to print out the whole Guidebook, which is about 400 pages).
C. HUD Shelter Plus Care and Supportive Housing Programs:
a. Supportive Housing Desk Guide: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/shp/index.cfm
b. Shelter Plus Care Resource Manual: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/splusc/index.cfm
c. Single Room Occupancy Program: (Mod Rehab Section 8): http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/sro/index.cfm
d. Emergency Shelter Grants Program guidebook: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/esg/index.cfm
D. HUD Assisted Multifamily Housing
HUD Housing Program Handbooks are available at: HUDCLIPS (url: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/ or go directly to: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/handbooks/hsgh/ )
Handbook 4350.3 --Occupancy Requirements of (HUD) Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs
Handbook 4571.1 -- Section 202, Direct Loan Program for Housing for the Elderly,
Handbook 4571.2 -- Section 811, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities.
(The Section 202 and 811 handbooks are primarily for developers, but the Section 202 Handbook, in Appendix 21, includes the model lease.)
You may be able to get a Management Agent’s attention by referring to the Management Agent Handbook 4381.5: (see especially Chapter 4 and Chapter 7).
With respect to multifamily developments in danger of being lost as affordable housing see:
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide:
Make sure to check for page changes at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/mfhsec8.cfm
Or just click on the following PDF icon:
E. “HUDUSER Datasets”:
Income limits, Fair Market Rents,
http://www.huduser.org/datasets/pdrdatas.html (See margin on right of webpage for list of available datasets in addition to Income Limits and Fair Market Rents).
Additional Materials: (for access to HUD forms, Notices, additional handbooks).
See HUDCLIPS: www.hud.gov/hudclips.
F. Rural Housing Services Guidebook
To view the Rural Housing Services Guidebook, HB-2-3560, go to: HB-2-3560 MFH Asset Management Handbook http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Handbooks.html
See especially the following chapters and attachments:
Chapter 6 -- Project Occupancy
Chapter 8 -- Rental Subsidies
Appendix 5 -- Civil Rights Laws’ accessibility Requirements That Apply to the Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Program
G. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Developments.
For a complete program requirements description, see the Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance handbook at the following link “http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=235488,00.html”
In particular, note Chapter 26 describing “Tenant Protections,” and Chapters 13 regarding the owner’s obligation to make units available to the general public and to comply with the Fair Housing Act. Also, for further authority regarding the “good cause” requirement for lease terminations and non-renewals see chapter 16 which describes in more detail the requirements that must be included in the “Extended Use Agreement” at pp.16-1 and 16-2, and also describes the obligation not to refuse admission to an applicant because of that person’s status as a Section 8 Voucher holder, as required by statute, 26 USC 42(h)(6)(B)(iv). In addition, an Exhibit to Chapter 13 includes the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding Among the Department of Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Justice (pp. 13-7 to 13-10) which further describes Section 8 and fair housing compliance and enforcement requirements.
The 2004 and 2005 Internal Revenue Service Rulings establishing the “good cause” requirement for evictions as described in the “noncompliance” guide are available at:
The IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-82:
And IRS Rev. Proc. 2005-37
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