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Notification to Program Applicants and Participants [24 CFR 5.2005(a)(1)] PHAs are required to inform program applicants and participants of their rights under VAWA, including their right to confidentiality and the limits thereof, when they are denied assistance, when they are admitted to the program, and when they are notified of an eviction or termination of housing benefits. SAHA Policv SAHA will provide all applicants with information about VAWA at the time they request an application for housing assistance, SAHA will also include information About VAWA in all notices of denial of assistance (see section 3-III.G). SAHA will provide all participants with information about VAWA at the time of admission (see section5-I.B.) and at annual reexamination. SAHA will also include information about VAWA in notices of termination of assistance, as provided in section 124I.17. The VAWA information provided to applicants and participants will consist of the notice in Exhibit 16-1 and a copy of form HUD-50066, Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking. Notification to Owners and Managers [24 CFR 5.2005(a)(2)] PHAs are required to notify owners and managers participating in the HCV program of their rights and obligations under VAWA. SAHA Policv SAHA will provide owners and managers with information about their rights and obligations under VAWA when they begin their participation in the HCV program and at least annually thereafter. The VAWA information provided to owners will consist of the notice in Exhibit 16-2 and a copy of form HUD-500066, Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking. 16-IX.D. DOCUMENTATION [24 CFR 5.20071 A PHA presented with a claim for initial or continued assistance based on status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or criminal activity related to any of these forms of abuse may —but is not required to —request that the individual making the claim document the abuse. Any request for documentation must be in writing, and the individual must be allowed at least 14 business days after receipt of the request to submit the documentation. SAHA may extend this time period at its discretion. [24 CFR 5.2007(a)] The individual may satisfy SAHA's request by providing any one of the following three forms of documentation [24 CFR 5.2007(b)]: (1) A completed and signed HUD -approved certification form (HUD-50066, Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking), which must include the 5 •i