Contract and Funding Renewals, Rent Adjustments

The Minnesota Housing HAP Contract team works with Owners and Management Agents of Section 8 properties to process Initial and Subsequent Contract Renewals, annual funding renewals, budget based rent adjustments, AAF rent adjustments and special rent adjustments. Contact your assigned HAP Contract Officer with questions.

Adjustment Factors and Fair Market Rents

Published Operating Cost Adjustment Factor (OCAF) - Effective February 11, 2021, 2.4% for Minnesota or 1.024 for Line N on the OCAF Worksheet. Also reference the OCAF factors archive.

Utility Allowance Factor (UAF) - Effective February 11, 2021

Current Year Fair Market Rents (FMRs) - Effective October 1, 2020

Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF) - Effective December 17, 2020

Forms and Sample Letters

• Owner's One-Year Notice of Intention to Renew the HAP Contract - sample form

• Owner's One-year Notice of Intention not to Renew the HAP Contract – sample form

• Contract Renewal Request Form - HUD form 9624 for initial and subsequent contract renewals. (Instructions)

• Mark-Up-To-Market Initial Eligibility Worksheet

• Operating Cost Adjustment Factor (OCAF) Worksheet - HUD 9625 (Instructions)

• Owner's Notice to Tenants of Request to Increase Rents - sample PDF fillable form

• Notice to Tenants Utility Allowance Decrease Only

• Distribution of Owner's Notice to Increase Rents - sample cover letter to describe how the notice to tenants was distributed.

• Owner's Certification as to Compliance with Tenant Comment Procedures - sample form

• Utility Allowance Analysis Certification - sample form

• Utility Allowance Sample Size Chart

• HUD Budget Worksheet - HUD 92547-A

• Owner's Request to Increase the Monthly Reserves - HUD 9250

• Owner's Certification to Reasonable Purchases and Practices - sample form

• HUD Rent Schedule 92458

• Attachment 5 - for for-profit owners

• Owner's Letter and Checklist for Rent Comparability Study

• Rent Adjustment Owners Certification Form

• Request for HAP Contract Greater than 5 years - for owners who wish to request a HAP contract greater than five years.

• AAF Worksheets

  • HUD 92273-A

  • HUD 92273-B

  • HUD 92273-C       

  • HUD 92273-D        

  • HUD 92273-E                                                     

Handbooks and Notices

• HUD's Section 8 Renewal Guidebook

• HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1, Chapter 7 – Budget Based Rent Increase processing guidance

• HUD Notice H-2015-04 - Methodology for Completing a Multifamily Housing Utility Analysis

• Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF) Notice – H2002-10