Virginia Administrative Code › Title 13 - HOUSING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY › Chapter 80 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION AND PROJECT-BASED CERTIFICATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 13VAC10-80-50 - Rehabilitation and construction standards

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Housing units rehabilitated under the programs must meet the
				  following standards:
1. Subject to HUD
				approval, the executive director is authorized to establish and from time to
				time modify rehabilitation standards which shall specify the standards for work
				and materials to be incorporated into the rehabilitation of housing units under
				the program. Housing units proposed for rehabilitation under the program will
				be inspected by the authority for compliance with the authority's
				rehabilitation standards. All state and local building codes are incorporated
				by reference in the rehabilitation standards, and in the event of any conflict
				or inconsistency between such codes and the standards expressly set forth
				therein, the more restrictive standards shall control over the less restrictive
				standards. A copy of these standards shall be available upon request. All
				deficiencies found in the inspection must be corrected by the owner as part of
				the owner's rehabilitation activity.
2. Eligible rehabilitation activities under
				this program include work to major building systems or components. Such work is
				basically limited to complete wiring, new plumbing pipes, new boiler or furnace
				or heating distribution pipes, new roof, and exterior structural
				elements.
3. Rehabilitation items
				not required by the authority are not considered eligible work items under the
				program. Routine maintenance activities, such as repainting, are also not
				eligible items. If the owner elects to undertake cosmetic, optional, or routine
				maintenance work while also doing eligible work, only the cost of the eligible
				work will be taken into account in calculating the contract rent.
4. Caulking and weatherstripping are required
				in all units rehabilitated under the program. The authority will require other
				energy-conserving improvements such as insulating windows and floor, wall and
				ceiling insulation if economically feasible.
5. Property improvements to make a housing
				unit accessible to the physically handicapped are eligible under the program.
				If an owner anticipates making such improvements, the authority will assist in
				evaluating the work required.
6.
				All rehabilitation work under the program must be completed in a cost efficient
				and workmanlike manner. Extravagant or luxury quality improvements are not
				allowable. All work should be of sufficient quality to serve for the duration
				of the HAP contract, and any improvements for which building permits are
				required must meet local building code quality standards.
7. Housing units rehabilitated under the
				program must require improvements costing at least $1,000 per unit in order to
				meet the above standards.
Housing units to be constructed under the project-based
				  certificate assistance program must meet the housing quality standards
				  established by HUD.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.