# 24 CFR § 960.102: Definitions > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.102 ## Section - **Citation:** 24 CFR § 960.102 - **Heading:** Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 24—Housing and Urban Development > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT > PART 960—ADMISSION TO, AND OCCUPANCY OF, PUBLIC HOUSING > Subpart A—Applicability, Definitions, Equal Opportunity Requirements ## Text (a) Definitions found elsewhere: (1) General definitions. The following terms are defined in 24 CFR part 5, subpart A: 1937 Act, drug, drug-related criminal activity, elderly person, federally assisted housing, guest, household, HUD, MSA, premises, public housing, public housing agency (PHA), Section 8, violent criminal activity. (2) Definitions under the 1937 Act. The following terms are defined in 24 CFR part 5, subpart D: annual contributions contract (ACC), applicant, elderly family, family, person with disabilities. (3) Definitions and explanations concerning income and rent. The following terms are defined or explained in 24 CFR part 5, subpart F (§ 5.603): Annual income, economic self-sufficiency program, extremely low-income family, low-income family, tenant rent, total tenant payment, utility allowance. (b) Additional definitions. In addition to the definitions in paragraph (a), the following definitions and cross-references apply: Alternative non-public housing rent. A monthly rent equal to the greater of— (i) The applicable fair market rent, as defined in 24 CFR part 888, subpart A, for the unit; or (ii) The amount of the monthly subsidy provided for the unit, which will be determined by adding the per unit assistance provided to a public housing property as calculated through the applicable formulas for the Public Housing Capital Fund and Public Housing Operating Fund. (A) For the Public Housing Capital Fund, the amount of Capital Funds provided to the unit will be calculated as the per unit Capital Fund assistance provided to a PHA for the development in which the family resides for the most recent funding year for which Capital Funds have been allocated; (B) For the Public Housing Operating Fund, the amount of Operating Funds provided to the unit will be calculated as the per unit amount provided to the public housing project where the unit is located for the most recent funding year for which a final funding obligation determination has been made; (C) HUD will publish such funding amounts no later than December 31 each year. Ceiling rent. See § 960.253(d). Covered housing provider. For HUD's public housing program, “covered housing provider,” as such term is in used HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 5, subpart L (Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking), is the PHA. Covered person. For purposes of this part, covered person means a tenant, any member of the tenant's household, a guest or another person under the tenant's control. Designated housing. See part 945 of this chapter. Disabled families. See § 5.403 of this title. Eligible families. Low income families who are eligible for admission to the public housing program. Flat rent. See § 960.253(b). Income-based rent. See § 960.253(c). Mixed population development. A public housing development, or portion of a development, that was reserved for elderly and disabled families at its inception (and has retained that character). If the development was not so reserved at its inception, the PHA has obtained HUD approval to give preference in tenant selection for all units in the development (or portion of development) to elderly families and disabled families. These developments were formerly known as elderly projects. Non-public housing over-income family. A family whose income exceeds the over-income limit for 24 consecutive months and is paying the alternative non-public housing rent. See subpart E of this part. Over-income family. A family whose income exceeds the over-income limit. See subpart E of this part. Over-income limit. The over-income limit is determined by multiplying the applicable income limit for a very low-income family, as defined in § 5.603(b) of this title, by a factor of 2.4. See § 960.507(b). PHA plan. See part 903 of this chapter. Residency preference. A preference for admission of persons who reside in a specified geographic area. Tenant-based. See § 982.1(b) of this chapter. [65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 28799, May 24, 2001; 81 FR 12372, Mar. 8, 2016; 81 FR 80815, Nov. 16, 2016; 88 FR 9669, Feb. 14, 2023] ## Nearby sections - [24 CFR § 960.101 § 960.101 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.101.md) - [24 CFR § 960.102 § 960.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.102.md) - [24 CFR § 960.103 § 960.103 Equal opportunity requirements and protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.103.md) - [24 CFR § 960.200 § 960.200 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.200.md) - [24 CFR § 960.201 § 960.201 Eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.201.md) - [24 CFR § 960.202 § 960.202 Tenant selection policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.202.md) - [24 CFR § 960.203 § 960.203 Standards for PHA tenant selection criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.203.md) - [24 CFR § 960.204 § 960.204 Denial of admission for criminal activity or drug abuse by household members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.204.md) - [24 CFR § 960.205 § 960.205 Drug use by applicants: Obtaining information from drug treatment facility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.205.md) - [24 CFR § 960.206 § 960.206 Waiting list: Local preferences in admission to public housing program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.206.md) - [24 CFR § 960.208 § 960.208 Notification to applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.208.md) - [24 CFR § 960.253 § 960.253 Choice of rent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.253.md) - [24 CFR § 960.255 § 960.255 Self-sufficiency incentives—Disallowance of increase in annual income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.255.md) - [24 CFR § 960.257 § 960.257 Family income and composition: Annual and interim reexaminations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.257.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-960.102. 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