Code of Federal Regulations Title 24. Housing and Urban Development § 24.81.19 Affordability—Rent level definitions—tenant income is not known

(a) For moderate-income, maximum affordable rents to count as housing for moderate-income families shall not exceed the following percentages of area median income with adjustments, depending on unit size:

^a 31.2% plus (3.6% multiplied by the number of bedrooms in excess of 3);

(b) For low-income, maximum affordable rents to count as housing for low-income families shall not exceed the following percentages of area median income with adjustments, depending on unit size:

^a 24.96% plus (2.88% multiplied by the number of bedrooms in excess of 3); and

(c) For very-low-income, maximum affordable rents to count as housing for very-low-income families shall not exceed the following percentages of area median income with adjustments, depending on unit size:

^a 18.72% plus (2.16% multiplied by the number of bedrooms in excess of 3).

(d) For especially-low-income, maximum affordable rents to count as housing for especially-low-income families shall not exceed the following percentages of area median income with adjustments, depending on unit size:

^* 15.6% plus (1.8% multiplied by the number of bedrooms in excess of 3).

(e) Missing Information. Each GSE shall make every effort to obtain the information necessary to make the calculations in this section. If a GSE makes such efforts but cannot obtain data on the number of bedrooms in particular units, in making the calculations on such units, the units shall be assumed to be efficiencies except as provided in § 81.15(e)(6)(i).