Aspects of Section 8 Fair Market Rents for New Construction in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
CED-77-84: Published: Jun 16, 1977. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1977.
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A review was made of the adequacy of documentation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support the fair market rent schedules published in the Federal Register on April 6, 1976, for new construction and rehabilitation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
In general, there was an absence of documentation supporting the April 1976 fair market rent determinations for the Lancaster area, and the reasonableness of rents cannot be readily determined. Area office officials relied on comparable market rent data from areas outside of Lancaster (particularly York County), and did not keep documentation supporting the rents that were established. Comparable units were available in Lancaster which could have been considered in determining fair market rents for some of the rental categories. Moreover, HUD's Philadelphia area office has approved rental assistance contracts for two current projects in Lancaster County, for which the rental rates established will exceed the section 8 rent limitation by some $2 million over the contract period, if contingency fees concerning the cost of financing are paid. Thirty other projects in eastern Pennsylvania may have the same problem.
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