The program is designed to assist low-income families of all ethnic backgrounds in obtaining affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing units of their choice that meet Housing Quality Standards (HQS), while promoting fair housing and providing an incentive to private-property owners to rent to low-income families at reasonable rents through subsidy vouchers.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 13-23-104 and 13-23-115(18), 42 U.S.C. § 1437, and 24 C.F.R., Part 982. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 16, 1980; effective June 30, 1980. Repeal and new rule filed September 28, 2004; effective December 12, 2004. Repeal and new rule filed June 4, 2015; effective September 2, 2015.