35.725—Section 8 Rent adjustments.
         HUD may, subject to the availability of appropriations for  Section 8 contract amendments, on a project by project basis for projects receiving  Section 8 project-based assistance, provide adjustments to the maximum monthly rents to cover the costs of evaluation for and reduction of lead-based paint hazards, as defined in  section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.