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PART V: HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS CONTRACT (HAP) 17-V.A. OVERVIEW SARA must enter into a HAP contract with an owner for units that are receiving PBV assistance. The purpose of the HAP contract is to provide housing assistance payments for eligible families. Housing assistance is paid for contract units leased and occupied by eligible families during the HAP contract term. The HAP contract must be in the form required by HUD [24 CFR 983.202] . 17-V.B. HAP CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS Contract Information [24 CFR 983.203, FR Notice 11/24/08] The HAP contract must specify the following information: • The total number of contract units by number of bedrooms; • The proj ect's name, street address, city or county, state and zip code, block and lot number (if known), and any other information necessary to clearly identify the site and the building; • The number of contract units in each building, the location of each contract unit, the area of each contract unit, and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in each contract unit; • Services, maintenance, and equipment to be supplied by the owner and included in the rent to owner; • Utilities available to the contract units, including a specification of utility services to be paid by the owner (included in rent) and utility services to be paid by the tenant; • Features provided to comply with program accessibility requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8; • The HAP contract term; • The number of units in any proj ect that will exceed the 25 percent per proj ect cap, which will be set-aside for occupancy by qualifying families; and • The initial rent to owner for the first 12 months of the HAP contract term. Execution of the HAP Contract [24 CFR 983.204] SARA may not enter into a HAP contract until each contract unit has been inspected and SARA has determined that the unit complies with the Housing Quality Standards (HQS). For existing housing, the HAP contract must be executed promptly after SARA selects the owner proposal and inspects the housing units. For newly constructed or rehabilitated housing the HAP contract must be executed after SARA has inspected the completed units and has determined that the units have been completed in accordance with the agreement to enter into HAP, and the owner furnishes all required evidence of completion. For existing housing, the HAP contract will be executed within 14 days of SARA determining that all units pass HQS. For rehabilitated or newly constructed housing, the HAP contract will be executed within 14 days of SARA determining that the units have been completed in accordance with the agreement o~ro2~12 Page 17-14