HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 2.4.3 Voucher Program
A PHA must make 75 percent of its new and turnover Vouchers available to ELI families.431 In areas of unusually high or low incomes, a PHA may admit fewer ELI families with HUD approval.432 HUD approval must be in accordance with the PHA’s Annual Plan. This means that the PHA Plan should include a provision allowing targeting less than 75 percent of the Vouchers for families that are ELI. It is not clear whether the PHA Plan should be adjusted before or after the HUD approval.