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12-I.D. MANDATORY TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE <br />HUD requires SARA to terminate assistance in the following circumstances. <br />Eviction [24 CFR 982.552(b)(2)] <br />SARA must terminate assistance whenever a family is evicted from a unit assisted under the <br />HCV program for a serious or repeated violation of the lease. Incidents of actual or threatened <br />violence, dating violence, or stalking may not be construed as serious or repeated violations of <br />the lease by the victim or threatened victim of such violence or stalking. <br />A family will be considered evicted if the family moves after a legal eviction order has been <br />issued, whether or not physical enforcement of the order was necessary. <br />If a family moves after the owner has given the family an eviction notice for serious or repeated <br />lease violations but before a legal eviction order has been issued, termination of assistance is not <br />mandatory. However, SARA will determine whether the family has committed serious or <br />repeated violations of the lease based on available evidence and may terminate assistance or take <br />any of the alternative measures described in Section 12-II.C. Upon consideration of such <br />alternatives and factors, SARA may on a case by case basis choose not to terminate assistance. <br />Serious and repeated lease violations will include, but not be limited to, nonpayment of rent, <br />disturbance of neighbors, destruction of property, or living or housekeeping habits that cause <br />damage to the unit or premises, and criminal activity. Generally, the criteria to be used is <br />whether the reason for the eviction was through no fault of the tenant or guests. <br />Failure to Provide Consent [24 CFR 982.552(b)(3)] <br />SARA must terminate assistance if any family member fails to sign and submit any consent form <br />they are required to sign for a reexamination. See Chapter 7 for a complete discussion of consent <br />requirements. <br />Failure to Document Citizenship [24 CFR 982.552(b)(4) and [24 CFR 5.514(c)] <br />SARA must terminate assistance if (1) a family fails to submit required documentation within <br />the required timeframe concerning any family member's citizenship or immigration status; (2) a <br />family submits evidence of citizenship and eligible immigration status in a timely manner, but <br />United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) primary and secondary verification <br />does not verify eligible immigration status of the family; or (3) a family member, as determined <br />by SARA, has knowingly permitted another individual who is not eligible for assistance to reside <br />(on a permanent basis) in the unit. <br />For (3) above, such termination must be for a period of at least 24 months. This does not apply to <br />ineligible noncitizens already in the household where the family's assistance has been prorated. <br />See Chapter 7 for a complete discussion of documentation requirements. <br />Failure to Disclose and Document Social Security Numbers [24 CFR 5.218(c), Notice PIH <br />2010-3] <br />SARA must terminate assistance if a participant family fails to disclose the complete and <br />accurate social security numbers of each household member and the documentation necessary to <br />verify each social security number. <br />~~02~12 Page 12-2 <br />