# 24 C.F.R. § 290.7 (2026): Occupancy requirements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_7

## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 290.7 (2026)
- **Heading:** Occupancy requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 24 CFR: Housing and Urban Development / Chapter II: OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT / Part 290: DISPOSITION OF MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS AND SALE OF HUD-HELD MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGES / Subpart A: Disposition of Multifamily Projects / § 290.7: § 290.7   Occupancy requirements.

## Text

(a)
Multifamily housing project that is HUD-owned or for which HUD is mortgagee-in-possession.
Occupancy in a multifamily housing project that is HUD-owned or for which HUD is mortgagee-in-possession shall be available on a basis that is comparable to the occupancy requirements that applied to the project immediately before HUD acquired the project or became mortgagee-in-possession, except that preference shall be given to tenants of other HUD-owned multifamily housing projects who are eligible for assistance in accordance with the displacement and relocation provisions at § 290.17.
(b)
Evictions.
Eviction from a HUD-owned multifamily housing project is governed by 24 CFR part 247, subpart B.
(c)
Threat to health and safety.
Whenever HUD determines that there is an immediate threat to the health and safety of the tenants, HUD may require the tenants to vacate the premises and shall provide temporary relocation benefits as provided in § 290.17 to tenants required to vacate the premises.

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 290.1 (2026) § 290.1   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_1.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.3 (2026) § 290.3   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_3.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.7 (2026) § 290.7   Occupancy requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_7.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.9 (2026) § 290.9   Setting rental rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_9.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.11 (2026) § 290.11   Notification requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_11.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.13 (2026) § 290.13   Negotiated sales.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_13.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.15 (2026) § 290.15   Disposition plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_15.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.17 (2026) § 290.17   Displacement of tenants and relocation assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_17.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.18 (2026) § 290.18   Restrictions on sale to former mortgagors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_18.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.19 (2026) § 290.19   Restrictions concerning nondiscrimination against Section 8 voucher holders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_19.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.21 (2026) § 290.21   Computing annual number of units eligible for substitution of tenant-based assistance or alternative uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_21.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.23 (2026) § 290.23   Rebuilding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_23.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.25 (2026) § 290.25   Determination not to preserve a project or a part of a project.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_25.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 290.27 (2026) § 290.27   Up-front grants and loans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P290_S290_27.md)

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