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SAHA will approve additional extensions only in the following circumstances: <br />It is necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a person with disabilities. <br />It is necessary due to reasons beyond the family's control, as determined by SAHA. <br />Following is a list of extenuating circumstances that SAHA may consider in making its <br />decision. The presence of these circumstances does not guarantee that an extension will <br />be granted: <br />Serious illness or death in the family <br />Other family emergency <br />Obstacles due to employment <br />Family has already submitted requests for tenancy approval that were not <br />approved by SAHA <br />Family size or other special requirements make finding a unit difficult <br />Any request for an additional extension must include the reason(s) an additional <br />extension is necessary. SAHA may require the family to provide documentation to <br />support the request. <br />All requests for extensions to the voucher term must be made in writing and submitted to <br />SAHA prior to the expiration date of the voucher (or extended term of the voucher). <br />SAHA will decide whether to approve or deny an extension request within 7 days of the <br />date the request is received, and will immediately provide the family written notice of its <br />decision. <br />Suspensions of Voucher Term [24 CFR 982.303(c)] <br />SAHA has adopted a policy to suspend the housing choice voucher term if the family has <br />submitted a Request for Tenancy Approval (RTA) during the voucher term. "Suspension" means <br />stopping the clock on a family's voucher term from the time a family submits the RTA until the <br />time SAHA approves or denies the request [24 CFR 982.4]. <br />Expiration of Voucher Term <br />Once a family's housing choice voucher term (including any extensions) expires, the family is no <br />longer eligible to search for housing under the program. <br />Within 14 days after the expiration of the voucher term or any extension, SAHA will notify the <br />family in writing that the voucher term has expired and that the family must reapply in order to <br />be placed on the waiting list. <br />iii29iio Page 5-10 <br />