Specifications include, but are not limited to: Organizations selected as subrecipients to operate a tenant based rental assistance program will be expected to comply with the requirements in the HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program Standards for operating the program. These include, in part: A. Marketing the program. B. Conducting initial pre-screening, intake, and income eligibility determinations of applicants. C. Determining appropriate unit size, rental subsidies and household contributions for program participants. D. Ensuring potential rental units meet NSPIRE Standards. E. Ensuring potential rental units constructed before 1978 are inspected for lead-based paint hazards. If deteriorated paint is found, ensuring it is properly remediated in compliance with the Lead Safe Housing Rule. F. Ensuring assisted rental units are rented for reasonable amount, compared to rents charged for comparable unassisted units. G. Reviewing the leases for all assisted units and ensuring they meet the requirements of §92.209. H. Managing and maintaining housing assistance contracts with participating landlords, including making timely rent payments.
