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Providing other written information about how the program operates, including answers to frequently asked questions. Providing newsletters to update owners when changes occur to the HCV program by HUD or sAHA Additional services may be undertaken on an as-needed basis, and as resources permit. 13-I.B. BASIC HCV PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS HUD requires SARA to aid families in their housing search by providing the family with a list of landlords or other parties known to SARA who maybe willing to lease a unit to the family, or to help the family find a unit. Although SARA cannot maintain a list of owners that are pre- qualified to participate in the program, owners may indicate to SARA their willingness to lease a unit to an eligible HCV family, or to help the HCV family find a unit [24 CFR 982.301(b)(11)]. Owners that wish to indicate their willingness to lease a unit to an eligible HCV family or to help the HCV family find a unit must notify SARA. SARA will maintain a listing of such owners and provide this listing to the HCV family as part of the informational briefing packet When a family approaches an owner to apply for tenancy, the owner is responsible for screening the family and deciding whether to lease to the family, j ust as the owner would with any potential tenant. SARA has no liability or responsibility to the owner or other persons for the family's behavior or suitability for tenancy. See chapters 3 and 9 for more detail on tenant family screening policies and process. If the owner is willing, the family and the owner must j ointly complete a Request for Tenancy A royal (RTA, Form HUD 52517), which constitutes the family's request for assistance in the specified unit, and which documents the owner's willingness to lease to the family and to follow the program's requirements. When submitted to SARA, this document is the first step in the process of obtaining approval for the family to receive the financial assistance it will need in order to occupy the unit. Also submitted with the RTA is a copy of the owner's proposed dwelling lease, including the HUD-required Tenancy Addendum (Form HUD-52641-A). See Chapter 9 for more detail on request for tenancy approval policies and process. HUD regulations stipulate that an assisted tenancy can be approved only under certain conditions. The owner must be qualified to participate in the program [24 CFR 982.306]. Some owners are precluded from participating in the program, or from renting to a particular family, either because of their past history with this or another federal housing program, or because of certain conflicts of interest. Owner qualifications are discussed later in this chapter. The selected unit must be of a type that is eligible for the program [24 CFR 982.305(a)]. Certain types of dwelling units cannot be assisted under the HCV program. Other types maybe assisted under certain conditions. In addition, the owner must document legal ownership of the specified unit. See chapter 9 for more detail on unit eligibility policies and process. The selected unit must meet HUD's Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and/or equivalent state or local standards approved by HUD [24 CFR 982.305(a)]. SARA will inspect the owner's dwelling unit at various stages of HCV program participation, to ensure that the unit continues to 7/02/12 Page 13-3