[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR982.456]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 982--SECTION 8 TENANT BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Subpart J--Housing Assistance Payments Contract and Owner Responsibility
 
Sec. 982.456  Third parties.

    (a) Even if the family continues to occupy the unit, the PHA may 
exercise any rights and remedies against the owner under the HAP 
contract.
    (b)(1) The family is not a party to or third party beneficiary of 
the HAP contract. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section, the family may not exercise any right or remedy against the 
owner under the HAP contract.
    (2) The tenant may exercise any right or remedy against the owner 
under the lease between the tenant and the owner, including enforcement 
of the owner's obligations under the tenancy addendum (which is included 
both in the HAP contract between the PHA and the owner; and in the lease 
between the tenant and the owner.)
    (c) The HAP contract shall not be construed as creating any right of 
the family or other third party (other than HUD) to enforce any 
provision of the HAP contract, or to assert any claim against HUD, the 
PHA or the owner under the HAP contract.

[60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 26647, May 14, 1999]