Attachment B. Multifamily Minimum Property Standards.pdf

This is a Multifamily Minimum Property Standards document for the 2026 HOME Multifamily Program administered by the City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department in Texas. The document establishes the minimum property standards that multifamily housing projects must meet to qualify for financing under the program. These standards govern the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily properties designed to provide affordable housing for low-to-moderate income Houston residents. The document serves as a technical reference guide outlining the physical, structural, and operational requirements that all applicants' properties must satisfy during the application review and underwriting process.

The Multifamily Minimum Property Standards function as evaluation criteria within the larger 2026 HOME Multifamily Program selection framework. Applicants must demonstrate that their proposed or existing multifamily housing meets these established standards to be competitive in the scoring process. The standards ensure consistent quality and affordability across funded projects while protecting the City's investment in housing for low-to-moderate income individuals. Compliance with these minimum standards is a prerequisite for funding consideration and award selection under the program's predetermined criteria outlined in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).