Quiz | HOME 2025 Part One
Aug 27, 2025
HOME 2025 reshaped rent rules. Take this quick check to see if you’ve got the essentials down.
1. Under HOME 2025, owners must now give tenants 60 days’ written notice before a rent increase.
True
False
2. Which of the following is true about rents in HOME-assisted projects?
A. Owners must always cap rents at the HOME maximum, regardless of Section 8 rents.
B. Projects may follow project-based or tenant-based rental assistance (PBRA or TBRA) rent schedules, even if higher than HOME rents.
C. Owners can set rents at any amount with PJ approval.
D. HUD has eliminated HOME rent limits entirely.
3. HOME 2025 allows owners to use Public Housing Authority (PHA) utility allowances for HOME-assisted units.
True
False
4. Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) and owners can amend older written agreements to adopt the new rent provisions:
A. Always, with no restrictions.
B. Only if HUD approves each amendment.
C. Yes, except for a few provisions prohibited.
D. Never; older agreements cannot be changed.
5. The minimum affordability period for newly constructed HOME rental projects increased from 20 years to 25 years in HOME 2025.
True
False
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