Section 401.100 - Which projects are eligible for a Restructuring Plan under this part?(a)What are the requirements for eligibility? To be eligible for a Restructuring Plan under this part, a project must:(1) Have a mortgage insured or held by HUD;(2) Be covered in whole or in part by a contract for project-based assistance under- (i) The new construction or substantial rehabilitation program under section 8(b)(2) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as in effect before October 1, 1983;(ii) The property disposition program under section 8(b) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937;(iii) The moderate rehabilitation program under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;(iv) The loan management assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;(v) Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as in effect before January 1, 1975;(vi) The rent supplement program under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;(vii) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, following conversion from assistance under Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; or(viii) Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as renewed under section 524 of MAHRA;(3) Have current gross potential rent for the project-based assisted units that exceeds the gross potential rent for the project-based assisted units using comparable market rents;(4) Have a first mortgage that has not previously been restructured under this part or under HUD's Portfolio Reengineering demonstration authority as defined in § 402.2(c) of this chapter;(5) Not be a project that is described in section 514(h) of MAHRA; and(6) Otherwise meet the definition of "eligible multifamily housing project" in section 512(2) of MAHRA or meet the following three criteria:(i) The project is assisted pursuant to a contract for Section 8 assistance renewed under section 524 of MAHRA;(ii) It has an owner that consents for the project to be treated as eligible; and(iii) At the time of its initial renewal under section 524, it met the requirements of section 512(2)(A), (B), and (C) of MAHRA.(b)When is eligibility determined? Eligibility for a Restructuring Plan under paragraph (a) of this section is determined by the status of a project on the earlier of the termination or expiration date of the project-based assistance contract, which includes a contract renewed under section 524 of MAHRA, or the date of the owner's request to HUD for a Restructuring Plan. Eligibility is not affected by a subsequent change in status, such as contract extension under § 401.600 or part 402 of this chapter. 71 FR 2121 , Jan. 12, 2006