---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 982.452"
title: "24"
number: "982.452"
heading: "Owner responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/982.452"
---

# §982.452. Owner responsibilities.

- (a) The owner is responsible for performing all of the owner's obligations under the HAP contract and the lease.
- (b) **The owner is responsible for—**
  - (1) Performing all management and rental functions for the assisted unit, including selecting a voucher-holder to lease the unit, and deciding if the family is suitable for tenancy of the unit. The fact that an applicant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is not an appropriate basis for denial of tenancy if the applicant otherwise qualifies for tenancy.
  - (2) Maintaining the unit in accordance with HQS, including performance of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance. For provisions on family maintenance responsibilities, see [§ 982.404(a)(4)](/cfr/24/982.404.md?p=a-4).
  - (3) **Complying with equal opportunity requirements.**
  - (4) **Preparing and furnishing to the PHA information required under the HAP contract.**
  - (5) **Collecting from the family—**
    - (i) **Any security deposit.**
    - (ii) **The tenant contribution (the part of rent to owner not covered by the housing assistance payment).**
    - (iii) **Any charges for unit damage by the family.**
  - (6) **Enforcing tenant obligations under the lease.**
  - (7) **Paying for utilities and services (unless paid by the family under the lease).**
- (c) For provisions on modifications to a dwelling unit occupied or to be occupied by a disabled person, see [24 CFR 100.203](/cfr/24/100.203.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 60 FR 45661, Sept. 1, 1995; 63 FR 23861, Apr. 30, 1998; 64 FR 26647, May 14, 1999; 73 FR 72345, Nov. 28, 2008; 75 FR 66264, Oct. 27, 2010; 80 FR 8246, Feb. 17, 2015; 81 FR 80817, Nov. 16, 2016]

### Source

Source: 60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 59 FR 36682, July 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 60 FR 45661, Sept. 1, 1995; 63 FR 23861, Apr. 30, 1998; 64 FR 26647, May 14, 1999; 73 FR 72345, Nov. 28, 2008; 75 FR 66264, Oct. 27, 2010; 80 FR 8246, Feb. 17, 2015; 81 FR 80817, Nov. 16, 2016]