---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 92.202"
title: "24"
number: "92.202"
heading: "Site and neighborhood standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/92.202"
---

# §92.202. Site and neighborhood standards.

- (a) **General.** A participating jurisdiction must administer its HOME program in a manner that provides housing that is suitable from the standpoint of facilitating and furthering full compliance with the applicable provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([42 U.S.C. 2000d—2000d-4](/usc/42/2000d..2000d-4.md)), the Fair Housing Act ([42 U.S.C. 3601](/usc/42/3601.md) et seq., E.O. 11063 ([3 CFR](/cfr/3.md), 1959-1963 Comp., p. 652), and HUD regulations issued pursuant thereto; and promotes greater choice of housing opportunities.
- (b) **New rental housing.** In carrying out the site and neighborhood requirements with respect to new construction of rental housing, a participating jurisdiction is responsible for making the determination that proposed sites for new construction meet the requirements in 24 CFR [983.55(e)(2)](/cfr/24/983.55.md?p=e-2) and [(3)](/cfr/24/983.55.md?p=e-3).

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 48750, Sept. 16, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 28928, May 28, 1997; 78 FR 44666, July 24, 2013; 89 FR 38290, May 7, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 12701—12839, 12 U.S.C. 1701x.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 48750, Sept. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 48750, Sept. 16, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 28928, May 28, 1997; 78 FR 44666, July 24, 2013; 89 FR 38290, May 7, 2024]