acquired housing unit or in other qualified housing.
(d) Portability of assistance. A participating jurisdiction may require the family to use the tenant-based assistance within the participating jurisdiction's boundaries or may permit the family to use the assistance outside its boundaries.
(e) Rental assistance contract —(1) Parties to the rental assistance contract. A participating jurisdiction must enter into a rental assistance contract with the owner and the family. A participating jurisdiction may have one agreement with the owner and a separate agreement with the family, or one tri-party agreement with the participating jurisdiction, the owner, and the family.
(2) Term of the rental assistance contract. The term of the rental assistance contract providing assistance with HOME funds may not exceed 24 months, but the rental assistance contract may be amended or renewed, subject to the availability of HOME funds. The term of the rental assistance contract must begin on the first day of the term of the lease or the beginning of the first month in which tenant-based rental assistance is provided.
(3) Amending or renewing a rental assistance contract. (i) A rental assistance contract within its term may only be amended through the consent of all parties. A rental assistance contract may be amended:
(A) Because the lease between the family and owner has been amended or renewed, if the lease term or amount charged under the lease are the only terms of the contract being changed.
(B) To extend its term up to 24 months from the original date of execution.
(C) When a tenant changes units within the same building or development if the parties to the lease, the family size, and the number of bedrooms in the housing remain the same.
(ii) Subject to the availability of HOME