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12-II.C. ALTERNATIVES TO TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE Change in Household Composition As a condition of continued assistance, SARA may require that any household member who participated in or was responsible for an offense no longer reside in the unit [24 CFR 982.552(c)(2)(ii)]. As a condition of continued assistance, the head of household must certify that the culpable family member has vacated the unit and will not be permitted to visit or to stay as a guest in the assisted unit. The family must present evidence of the former family member's current address upon SARA request. Repayment of Family Debts If a family owes amounts to SARA, as a condition of continued assistance, SARA will require the family to repay the full amount or to enter into a repayment agreement, within 3 0 days of receiving notice from SARA of the amount owed. See Chapter 16 for policies on repayment agreements. 12-ILD. CRITERIA FOR DECIDING TO TERMINATE ASSISTANCE Evidence For criminal activity, HUD permits SARA to terminate assistance if a preponderance of the evidence indicates that a household member has engaged in the activity, regardless of whether the household member has been arrested or convicted [24 CFR 982.553(c)]. SARA will use the concept of the preponderance of the evidence as the standard for making all termination decisions. Preponderance of the evidence is defined as evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it; that is, evidence which as a whole shows that the fact sought to be proved is more probable than not. Preponderance of the evidence may not be determined by the number of witnesses, but by the greater weight of all evidence Consideration of Circumstances [24 CFR 982.552(c)(2)(i)] SARA is permitted, but not required, to consider all relevant circumstances when determining whether a family's assistance should be terminated. SARA will consider the following factors when making its decision to terminate assistance: The seriousness of the case, especially with respect to how it would affect other residents The effects that termination of assistance may have on other members of the family who were not involved in the action or failure The extent of participation or culpability of individual family members, including whether the culpable family member is a minor or a person with disabilities or (as discussed further in section 12-II.E) a victim of domestic violence dating violence, or stalking ~~02~12 Page 12-7