Lower Income Housing Assistance Program Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation

Objective

The Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) program was designed in 1978 to be an expansion of the rental certificate program. The rental certificate program was initially amended to permit moderate levels of rehabilitation to upgrade and preserve the nation's housing stock.

Who Can Apply

• Other public institution/organization

An authorized Public Housing Agency (any State, county, municipality or other governmental entity or public body (or agency or instrumentality thereof).

Who Benefits

• Individual/Family
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Anyone/general public
• Homeowner
• U.S. Citizen
• Refugee/Alien
• Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents
• Women
• Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
• Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
• Mentally Disabled
• Senior Citizen (60+)
• Unemployed
• Welfare Recipient
• Moderate Income
• Low Income
• Public nonprofit institution/organization

Very low-income families (whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families) and, on an exception basis, lower income families (whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area adjusted for small and large families). A very low income or, on an exception basis, lower income single person who is elderly, disabled or handicapped, displaced, or the remaining member of an eligible tenant family is also eligible.

Assistance Types

• Direct Payments for Specified Use

Program Contact

Steven.R.Durham@hud.gov
(202) 402-4212