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Section 8

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Section 8
Parent Document
Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
Effective Date
2011-02-25

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[2] We also agree with the Secretary’s construction of
§ 1437f(t). The statute gives “assisted families” the right “to
remain in the same project.” The statute also authorizes own-
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ers to raise their rents to a reasonable market rate and to
receive a housing assistance payment, by means of an
enhanced voucher, to cover the authorized increases in rent.
It does not authorize owners to raise their rents to a reason-
able market rate, but then to refuse to accept payment by
means of an enhanced voucher, and evict an “assisted family”
for nonpayment of rent. Practically, the statute requires own-
ers to permit tenants to remain in the housing complex while
paying only their statutorily prescribed portion of the rent.