How often does HUD expect the PHA to re-determine the public housing maximum rent for purposes of prorating rent for a mixed family?
Although the regulation (24 CFR 5.520) does not specifically address this issue, HUD recommends that the PHA re-determine the public housing maximum rent at least annually for purposes of prorating rent for a mixed family. It is reasonable to expect the PHA to re-determine the maximum rent on an annual basis since it is based on the value of the 95th percentile of the total tenant payment (TTP) for each tenant within the PHA, which changes on an on-going basis because of move-ins, move-outs, changes in tenant income, etc. 67. Question: When an owner runs a promotion, offering one free month of rent to attract new tenants, what does a PHA do when a Section 8 HCV participant moves into one of these units and receives one free month of rent? The PHA is making a HAP payment to the owner, but the tenant does not have to pay anything to the owner for that month, which causes an overpayment in the HAP. Answer: The easiest way for a PHA to handle this situation is to have the owner prorate the
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