D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-1908

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 14-1908 - TENANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS

1908.1

At the initial determination of applicant eligibility and issuance of a Certificate, the Tenant Assistance Payment shall be estimated as the applicable Payment Standard less thirty percent (30%) of the applicant's annual adjusted income. Where the applicant head of household or spouse is elderly or handicapped, the Tenant Assistance Payment shall be estimated as the applicable Payment Standard less twenty-five percent (25%) of annual adjusted income.

1908.2

The actual Tenant Assistance Payment shall be calculated at the execution of a Tenant Assistance Contract, and at subsequent re-examinations, in the following manner:

(a) The Total Tenant Payment shall be calculated as follows:

(1) Thirty percent (30%) of monthly income (non-elderly and non-handicapped head and spouse); or

(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of monthly income (elderly or handicapped head or spouse).

(b) The Gross Rent shall be calculated as the Contract Rent for the unit plus an allowance for any tenant paid utilities with the following provisions:

(1) If the Gross Rent is greater than or equal to the applicable Payment Standard, the assistance payment equals the Payment Standard minus the Total Tenant Payment;

(2) If the Gross Rent is less than the applicable Payment Standard, the assistance payment equals the Gross Rent minus the Total Tenant Payment;

(3) There shall be no additional assistance payments to tenants for allowances for tenant paid utilities that exceed the Total Tenant Payment.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-1908

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 4396, 4417 (July 25, 1986)