§ 92.203 Income determinations.
(a) Income eligibility. To determine a family is income eligible, the participating jurisdiction must determine the family's income as follows:
(1) If a family is applying for or living in a HOME-assisted rental unit, and the unit is assisted by a Federal or State project-based rental subsidy program, then a participating jurisdiction may accept the public housing agency, owner, or rental subsidy provider's determination of the family's annual income and adjusted income under that program's rules.
(2) If a family is applying for or living in a HOME-assisted rental unit, and the family is assisted by a Federal tenant-based rental assistance program ( e.g., housing choice vouchers, etc.), then a participating jurisdiction may accept the rental assistance provider's determination of the family's annual income and adjusted income under that program's rules.
(3) If a family is applying, renewing, or entering into a new rental assistance contract for tenant-based rental assistance pursuant to § 92.209, or applying for or living in a HOME-assisted rental unit in accordance with § 92.252, and the family is assisted by a form of Federal, State, or local public assistance ( e.g., TANF, Medicaid, LIHTC, local rental subsidy programs, etc.) which examines the annual income of the family each year, then a participating jurisdiction may accept a written statement from a Federal or non-Federal entity administering the assistance. The statement must indicate the tenant's family size and state the amount of the family's annual income. When accepting the statement from a government administrator, the participating jurisdiction must still adjust income in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section. The statement must be for an income determination made