Section 8.4 - Qualification Requirements for Existing DevelopmentsEligible Existing Developments must meet all of the requirements in § 8.3 of this chapter (relating to Participation as a Proposed Development). In addition, the Existing Development must meet the following requirements:
(1) The Development received an award (tax credit, direct loan, etc.) under a Department administered program in or after 2002, or has been otherwise approved by the Department in writing;(2) The Development has at least 5 housing units;(3) For Developments that were placed in service on or before January 1, 2020, the most current vacancy report as reflected in CMTS evidences that the Development maintained at least 85% physical occupancy for a period of at least 3 consecutive months;(4) For Developments that have received a UPCS inspection, the Development received a UPCS score of at least 80 on its most recent Department REAC inspection and all compliance issues associated with that inspection have been resolved; or for Developments whose most recent Department inspection is an NSPIRE inspection, the Development must have received a NSPIRE score of at least 75 and all compliance issues associated with that inspection must have been resolved;(5) The Development is operating in accordance with the accessibility requirements of Section 504, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), as specified under 24 C.F.R. Part 8, Subpart C, or operating under the 2010 ADA standards with the exceptions listed in "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities" Federal Register 79 FR 29671; and(6) The Development is not Transitional Housing as defined in Chapter 11 of this title.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.4
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 03, January 19, 2018, TexReg 0343, eff. 1/23/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 12, March 25, 2022, TexReg 1621, eff. 4/3/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 08, February 23, 2024, TexReg 1053, eff. 2/26/2024