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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 14. HOUSING |
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Chapter 14-19. TENANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/GENERAL APPLICATION PROGRAM: HOUSING UNITS, RENT, LEASE PAYMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS |
Section 14-1908. TENANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
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1908.1At the initial determination of applicant eligibility and issuance of a Certificate, the Tenant Assistance Payment shall be estimated as the applicable Payment Standard less thirty percent (30%) of the applicant’s annual adjusted income. Where the applicant head of household or spouse is elderly or handicapped, the Tenant Assistance Payment shall be estimated as the applicable Payment Standard less twenty-five percent (25%) of annual adjusted income.
1908.2The actual Tenant Assistance Payment shall be calculated at the execution of a Tenant Assistance Contract, and at subsequent re-examinations, in the following manner:
(a)The Total Tenant Payment shall be calculated as follows:
(1)Thirty percent (30%) of monthly income (non-elderly and non-handicapped head and spouse); or
(2)Twenty-five percent (25%) of monthly income (elderly or handicapped head or spouse).
(b)The Gross Rent shall be calculated as the Contract Rent for the unit plus an allowance for any tenant paid utilities with the following provisions:
(1)If the Gross Rent is greater than or equal to the applicable Payment Standard, the assistance payment equals the Payment Standard minus the Total Tenant Payment;
(2)If the Gross Rent is less than the applicable Payment Standard, the assistance payment equals the Gross Rent minus the Total Tenant Payment;
(3)There shall be no additional assistance payments to tenants for allowances for tenant paid utilities that exceed the Total Tenant Payment.