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Code · CFR · Title 24 — Housing and Urban Development · Part 883 — Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—State Housing Agencies · § 883.603

§ 883.603. Term of contract.

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(a)New Construction. The term of the Contract will be governed by the following provisions:
(1)For assisted units in a project financed with the aid of a loan insured by the Federal government (including coinsurance under Section 244 of the National Housing Act) or a loan made, guaranteed or intended for purchase by the Federal government and for assisted units in newly constructed manufactured home parks, the term of the Contract will be 20 years.
(2)For assisted units in a project owned by or financed by a loan or loan guarantee from a State or local agency, where the assisted units are intended for occupancy by non-elderly families and where it is located in an area designated by the Assistant Secretary as one requiring special financial assistance, the Contract will be for an initial term of 20 years for any dwelling unit, with provision for renewal for additional terms of not more than 5 years each. The total term of initial and renewal terms will not exceed the lesser of
(i)40 years for any dwelling unit, or
(ii)the term of the permanent financing (but not less than 20 years).
(3)For assisted units in all other projects, the Contract will be for an initial term of 20 years for any dwelling unit, with provision for renewal for additional terms of not more than 5 years each. The total term of initial and renewal terms will not exceed the lesser of
(i)30 years for any dwelling unit, or
(ii)the term of the permanent financing (but not less than 20 years).
(b)Substantial Rehabilitation. The Contract will be for a term which is consistent with paragraph (b)(1) and with paragraph
(b)(2), (3), or
(4)of this section.
(1)The Contract term will cover the longest term, but not less than 20 years, of a single credit instrument covering:
(i)The cost of rehabilitation or
(ii)The existing indebtedness, or
(iii)The cost of rehabilitation and the refinancing of the existing indebtedness, or
(iv)The cost of rehabilitation and the acquisition of the property; and
(2)For assisted units in a project financed with the aid of a loan (including coinsurance under Section 244 of the National Housing Act), or a loan made, guaranteed or intended for purchase by the Federal Government, and for assisted units in a substantially rehabilitated manufactured home park, the term of the Contract will not exceed 20 years; or
(3)For assisted units in a project owned or financed by a loan or loan guarantee from a State or local agency where the assisted units are intended for occupancy by non-elderly families and where it is located in an area designated by the Assistant Secretary as one requiring special financial assistance, the Contract will be for an initial term of 20 years for any dwelling unit. There will be a provision for renewal for additional terms of not more than 5 years each. The total of initial and renewal terms will not exceed the lesser of
(i)40 years for any dwelling unit, or
(ii)the term of the permanent financing (but not less than 20 years); or
(4)For assisted units in projects financed other than as described in paragraph
(2)or
(3)of this section, the Contract will be for an initial term of 20 years for any dwelling unit. There will be a provision for renewal for additional terms of not more than 5 years each. The total of initial and renewal terms will not exceed the lesser of
(i)30 years for any dwelling unit, or
(ii)the term of the permanent financing (but not less than 20 years).
(c)Staged Projects. If a project is completed in stages, the term of the Contract must relate separately to the units in each stage unless the Agency and the owner agree that only the units in the first stage will be assisted for the maximum term of the Contract. The total Contract term, for the units in all stages, beginning with the effective date of the Contract for the first stage, may not exceed the overall maximum term allowable for any one unit under this section, plus two years. \[45 FR 56327, Aug. 22, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 12710, Mar. 28, 1983; 49 FR 17449, Apr. 24, 1984\]
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