HUD-52522a Housing Assistance Payments Contract Part I

Part I of the
Housing Assistance Payments
Contract
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program

Type of Project □ Private-Owner or

U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Office of Multifamily Housing Programs
OMB Control #2502-0587

□ Partially-Assisted Project (as defined in

24 CFR § 880.201 )
□ PHA-Owner
□ Small Project (as defined in
(check the applicable box)
24 CFR § 880.201)

 New Construction
24 CFR Part 880

(check if applicable)

Type of Financing (if applicable):

Section 8 Project Number:

FHA Project Number (if applicable):

This Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Contract) is entered into by and between ____________
_______________________________________________________ (PHA), which is a public housing
agency as defined in the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437, et seq (Act) and _______________
__________________________________________________ (Owner), and approved by the United
States of America acting through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant
to the Act and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3531, et seq. The PHA
is the Contract Administrator (CA) pursuant to an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) between the PHA
and HUD. The purpose of this Contract is to provide housing assistance payments on behalf of eligible
Families leasing decent, safe and sanitary units from the Owner of the project. HUD has transferred or
will transfer budget authority to the Contract pursuant to section 8(bb)(1) of the Act.
1.1 HUD Requirements, Fiscal Year, and Other Items.
(a) HUD Requirements. The Contract shall be construed and administered in accordance with section
8 of the Act; all other applicable sections of the Act; all applicable HUD regulations, including 24
CFR Part 880, as in effect November 5, 1979, as amended; including any amendments to and/or
changes in statutory requirements, HUD regulations, and other requirements.
(b) Fiscal Year. The ending date of each Fiscal Year shall be ________________________________.
([Insert March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, as approved by HUD.) The Fiscal Year
for the project shall be the 12-month period ending on this date. However, the first Fiscal Year for
the project is the period beginning with the effective date of the Contract and ending on the last day
of the Fiscal Year which is not less than 12 months after the effective date.
(c) Project Description: (Print or type the name of the project, the physical address of the project, the
total number of units in the project, and the total number of section 8-assisted units.)

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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Statement of Services, Maintenance and Utilities Provided by the Owner.

(1) Services and Maintenance:

(2) Equipment:

(3) Utilities:

(4) Other:

(d) Contents of Contract. This Contract consists of Part I, Part II, and the following exhibits:

(1) Exhibit 1: Schedule of Contract Units and Contract Rents;
(2) Exhibit 2: Daily Debt Service; and
(3) Exhibit 3: The Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan, if applicable.

Immediately after section 1.1(e)(3) above, print or type the name(s) of any additional exhibit(s). If
none, print or type “none.”
(e) Scope of Contract. This Contract, including the exhibits, which are hereby incorporated into and
made a part of the Contract, comprises the entire agreement between the Owner and the PHA with
respect to the matters contained in it. Neither party is bound by any representations or agreements
of any kind except as contained in this Contract, any applicable regulations, and agreements
entered into in writing by the parties which are not inconsistent with this Contract.
(f) Assignability of Contract. HUD may assign the Contract to a successor PHA under ACC with
HUD for the purpose of PHA administration of the Contract. Unless and until HUD does so, the
PHA identified at the top of page 1 shall be the CA and, in that capacity, a party to the Contract.
Upon any assignment of the Contract by HUD to a successor PHA, the successor PHA shall
assume all the contractual and all other legal obligations of the previous PHA and shall replace the
previous PHA as the CA and as a party to the Contract during the term of the ACC between HUD
and the successor PHA.
1.2 Effective Date, Initial Term, and Funding For Initial Term of Contract.

(a) Effective Date and Initial Term. The Contract begins on ______________________________
(mm/dd/yyyy) and shall run for an initial term of ____________ (fill in the appropriate number)
_________________ (fill in the word “day,” “days,” “month,” or “months,” as appropriate).
(b) Funding for Initial Term.
(1) Execution of the Contract by HUD is an obligation of HUD of $ _______________, an
amount sufficient to provide housing assistance payments for approximately ____________
(fill in the appropriate number) _________________ (fill in the word “day,” “days,” “month,” or
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“months,” as appropriate) of the first increment of the initial term of the Contract.
(2) HUD will provide additional funding for any remainder of the first annual increment and for
subsequent annual increments, including any remainder of such subsequent annual
increments, subject to the availability of sufficient appropriations. When such appropriations
are available, HUD will obligate additional funding and provide the Owner written notification
of (i) the amount of such additional funding, and (ii) the approximate amount of time within the
Contract term to which it will be applied.
(3) HUD has executed the Contract solely for the purpose of obligating funding for the Contract;
HUD is not a party to the Contract.
1.3 Owner Obligation to Operate Project. The Owner agrees to operate the project in accordance
with this Contract for the full initial term of the Contract.
1.4 Flood Insurance Applicability.
If the preceding box is checked, the Owner agrees that the project will be covered, during the
life of the property, regardless of transfer of ownership, by flood insurance in an amount at
least equal to its development or project cost (less estimated land cost) or to the maximum
limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, whichever is less.

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Signature Page
Warning: 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides, among other things, that whoever knowingly and willfully
makes or uses any writing containing any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
entry, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United
States, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
As evidenced by the signature below of their authorized representative, the Owner and the PHA
hereby agree to the terms of this Contract, the scope of which is set forth in section 1.1(g) of the
Contract.
Public Housing Agency
Name of Public Housing Agency (Print or Type)
__________________________________________________________________________________
By:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of authorized representative
Name of Signatory (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Official Title (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Date (mm/dd/yyyy): _________________________________________

Owner
Name of Owner (Print or Type)
__________________________________________________________________________________
By:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of authorized representative
Name of Signatory (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Official Title (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): _________________________________________

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Approved by:

United States of America
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
By:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of authorized representative
Name of Signatory (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Official Title (Print or Type)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Date (mm/dd/yyyy): _________________________________________

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Exhibit 1
Schedule of Contract Units and Contract Rents
Number of
Contract Units

Number of
Bedrooms

Contract
Rent

Utility
Allowance

1

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Gross
Rent

Exhibit 2
Daily Debt Service

Number of Rooms

Number of Units

Daily Debt Service

0

__________

$____________

1

__________

$____________

2

__________

$____________

3

__________

$____________

4

__________

$____________

5

__________

$____________

This information is used for computing assistance payments for vacant units under section 2.3(d) of the
Contract.

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Exhibit 3
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan (if applicable)

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