---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 884.118"
title: "24"
number: "884.118"
heading: "Responsibilities of the owner."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/884.118"
---

# §884.118. Responsibilities of the owner.

- (a) The Owner shall be responsible (subject to post-review or audit by HUD or the PHA, as the case may be) for management and maintenance of the project. These responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:
  - (1) Payment for utilities and services (unless paid directly by the Family), insurance and taxes;
  - (2) Performance of all ordinary and extraordinary maintenance;
  - (3) Performance of all management functions, including the taking of applications; determining eligibility of applicants in accordance with [part 5 of this title](/cfr/24/part5.md); selection of families, including verification of income, provision of Federal selection preferences in accordance with [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md), obtaining and verifying Social Security Numbers submitted by applicants (as provided by [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md)), obtaining signed consent forms from applicants for the obtaining of wage and claim information from State Wage Information Collection Agencies (as provided in [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md)), and other pertinent requirements; and determination of the amount of tenant rent in accordance with HUD established schedules and criteria;
  - (4) Collection of Tenant Rents;
  - (5) Termination of tenancies, including evictions;
  - (6) Preparation and furnishing of information required under the Contract;
  - (7) Reexamination of family income and composition; redetermination, as appropriate, of the amount of Tenant Rent and the amount of housing assistance payment in accordance with [part 5 of this title](/cfr/24/part5.md); obtaining and verifying Social Security Numbers submitted by participants, as provided by [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md); and obtaining signed consent forms from participants for the obtaining of wage and claim information from State Wage Information Collection Agencies, as provided by [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md);
  - (8) Redetermination of amount of Tenant Rent and amount of housing assistance payment in accordance with [part 5 of this title](/cfr/24/part5.md) as a result of an adjustment by the PHA or HUD, as appropriate, of any applicable Utility Allowance; and
  - (9) Compliance with equal opportunity requirements issued by RHCDS and HUD with respect to project operation.
- (b) Subject to HUD approval, any Owner may contract with any private or public entity to perform for a fee the services required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section: Provided, That such contract shall not relieve the Owner of his responsibilities or obligations. However, no entity which is responsible for administration of the Contract (for example, a PHA in the case of a Private-Owner/PHA Project) may contract to perform management and maintenance of the project: Provided, however, That this prohibition shall not preclude management by the PHA in the event it takes possession as the result of foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure. (See, however, [§ 884.123(b)](/cfr/24/884.123.md?p=b), which permits conversion of a Private-Owner/PHA Project to a Private-Owner Project.)

## Notes

### Amendments

[41 FR 47168, Oct. 27, 1976. Redesignated at 45 FR 6909, Jan. 30, 1980, and amended at 49 FR 19947, May 10, 1984; 51 FR 11227, Apr. 1, 1986; 53 FR 847, Jan. 13, 1988; 53 FR 1162, Jan. 15, 1988; 53 FR 6601, Mar. 2, 1988; 54 FR 39707, Sept. 27, 1989; 56 FR 7540, Feb. 22, 1991; 60 FR 14845, Mar. 20, 1995; 61 FR 13593, Mar. 27, 1996; 65 FR 16723, Mar. 29, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 3535(d), and 13611-13619.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 47168, Oct. 27, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 6909, Jan. 30, 1980.

### Amendments

[41 FR 47168, Oct. 27, 1976. Redesignated at 45 FR 6909, Jan. 30, 1980, and amended at 49 FR 19947, May 10, 1984; 51 FR 11227, Apr. 1, 1986; 53 FR 847, Jan. 13, 1988; 53 FR 1162, Jan. 15, 1988; 53 FR 6601, Mar. 2, 1988; 54 FR 39707, Sept. 27, 1989; 56 FR 7540, Feb. 22, 1991; 60 FR 14845, Mar. 20, 1995; 61 FR 13593, Mar. 27, 1996; 65 FR 16723, Mar. 29, 2000]