24 C.F.R. § 8.50
§ 8.50 Assurances required. (24 CFR Part 8)
Operative Text
(a) Assurances. An applicant for Federal financial assistance for a program or activity to which this part applies shall submit an assurance to HUD, or in the case of a subrecipient to a primary recipient, on a form specified by the responsible civil rights official, that the program or activity will be operated in compliance with this part. An applicant may incorporate these assurances by reference in subsequent applications to the Department. (b) Duration of obligation. (1) In the case of Federal financial assistance extended in the form of real property or to provide real property or structures on the property, the assurance will obligate the recipient or, in the case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the period during which the real property or structures are used for the purpose for which Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. (2) In the case of Federal financial assistance extended to provide personal property, the assurance will obligate the recipient for the period during which it retains ownership or possession of the property. (3) In all other cases the assurance will obligate the recipient for the period during which Federal financial assistance is extended. (c) Covenants. (1) Where Federal financial assistance is provided in the form of real property or interest in the property from the Department, the instrument effecting or recording this transfer shall contain a covenant running with the land to assure nondiscrimination for the period during which the real property is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. (2) Where no transfer of property is involved but property is purchased or improved with Federal financial assistance, the recipient shall agree to include the covenant described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section in the instrument effecting or recording any subsequent transfer of the property. (3) Where Federal financial assistance is provided in the form of real property or interest in the property from the Department, the covenant shall also include a condition coupled with a right to be reserved by the Department to revert title to the property in the event of a breach of the covenant. If a transferee of real property proposes to mortgage or otherwise encumber the real property as security for financing construction of new, or improvement of existing, facilities on the property for the purposes for which the property was transferred, the Secretary may, upon request of the transferee and if necessary to accomplish such financing and upon such conditions as he or she deems appropriate, agree to forbear the exercise of such right to revert title for so long as the lien of such mortgage or other encumbrance remains effective.
Section 8.50 of 24 CFR Part 8 establishes that any entity seeking federal financial assistance covered by this part must formally commit — through a signed assurance — that its program or activity will comply with the part's nondiscrimination requirements. The length of that commitment varies depending on what form the assistance takes: obligations tied to real property last as long as the property is used for the assisted purpose, obligations tied to personal property last as long as the recipient holds the property, and all other obligations last for the duration of the assistance period. When real property is involved, the nondiscrimination commitment must also be embedded as a covenant running with the land, and HUD retains a conditional right to reclaim title if that covenant is ever breached.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers who receive or seek HUD-backed federal financial assistance under a program subject to 24 CFR Part 8 § 8.50 generally execute a written assurance of nondiscrimination compliance before or at the time of receiving funds. When the assistance involves real property, compliant operators ensure that any deed or transfer instrument includes the required nondiscrimination covenant, and they carry that obligation forward to any subsequent transferee. Operators who wish to mortgage or encumber federally assisted real property for construction or improvement purposes are aware that HUD holds a reversionary interest and that a formal forbearance request to the Secretary may be necessary before encumbering the property.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Tenants living in housing connected to federal financial assistance covered by 24 CFR Part 8 § 8.50 benefit from the nondiscrimination assurances and covenants that recipients are required to provide to HUD, since those commitments are meant to ensure the program operates free of prohibited discrimination for as long as the property serves its assisted purpose. If a tenant believes a housing provider has failed to honor those obligations, general enforcement paths include filing a complaint with HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity or raising the assurance requirement under § 8.50 as part of a broader fair housing complaint. Tenant-rights organizations and legal aid offices can help individuals understand how this provision may interact with their particular housing situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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