# 24 C.F.R. § 5.601 (2026): Purpose and applicability

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_601

## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 5.601 (2026)
- **Heading:** Purpose and applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 24 CFR: Housing and Urban Development / Part 5: GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › WAIVERS / Subpart F: Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted Housing Serving Persons with Disabilities: Family Income and Family Payment › Occupancy Requirements for Section 8 Project-Based Assistance / § 5.601: § 5.601   Purpose and applicability.

## Text

This subpart states HUD requirements on the following subjects:
(a) Determining annual and adjusted income of families who apply for or receive assistance in the Section 8 (tenant-based and project-based) and public housing programs;
(b) Determining payments by and utility reimbursements to families assisted in these programs;
(c) Additional occupancy requirements that apply to the Section 8 project-based assistance programs. These additional requirements concern:
(1) Income-eligibility and income-targeting when a Section 8 owner admits families to a Section 8 project or unit;
(2) Owner selection preferences; and
(3) Owner reexamination of family income and composition;
(d) Determining adjusted income, as provided in § 5.611(a) and (c) through (e), for families who apply for or receive assistance under the following programs: Section 202 Supportive Housing Program for the Elderly (24 CFR 891, subpart B); Section 202 Direct Loans for Housing for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (24 CFR part 891, subpart E); and the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (24 CFR part 891, subpart C). Unless specified in the regulations for each of the programs listed in this paragraph (d) or in another regulatory section of this part 5, subpart F, then the regulations in part 5, subpart F, generally are not applicable to these programs; and
(e) Limitations on eligibility for assistance based on assets, as provided in § 5.618, in the Section 8 (tenant-based and project-based) and public housing programs.
[66 FR 6222, Jan. 19, 2001, as amended at 88 FR 9655, Feb. 14, 2023]

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 5.601 (2026) § 5.601   Purpose and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_601.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.603 (2026) § 5.603   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_603.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.609 (2026) § 5.609   Annual income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_609.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.611 (2026) § 5.611   Adjusted income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_611.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.612 (2026) § 5.612   Restrictions on assistance to students enrolled in an institution of higher education.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_612.md)
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- [24 C.F.R. § 5.617 (2026) § 5.617   Self-sufficiency incentives for persons with disabilities—Disallowance of increase in annual income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_617.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.618 (2026) § 5.618   Restriction on assistance to families based on assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_618.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.628 (2026) § 5.628   Total tenant payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_628.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.630 (2026) § 5.630   Minimum rent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_630.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.632 (2026) § 5.632   Utility reimbursements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_632.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.634 (2026) § 5.634   Tenant rent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_634.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.653 (2026) § 5.653   Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Admission—Income-eligibility and income-targeting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_653.md)

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