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Preferences [24 CFR 983.251(d) , FR Notice 11/24/08] SARA will use the same selection preferences that are used for the tenant-based voucher program, establish selection criteria or preferences for the PBV program as a whole, or for occupancy of particular PBV developments or units. SARA will provide an absolute selection preference for eligible in-place families as described in Section 17-VI.B. above. Although SARA is prohibited from granting preferences to persons with a specific disability, SARA may give preference to disabled families who need services offered at a particular project or site if the preference is limited to families (including individuals) With disabilities that significantly interfere with their ability to obtain and maintain themselves in housing; Who, without appropriate supportive services, will not be able to obtain or maintain themselves in housing; and • For whom such services cannot beprovided in anon-segregated setting. In advertising such a project, the owner may advertise the project as offering services for a particular type of disability; however, the project must be open to all otherwise eligible disabled persons who may benefit from services provided in the project. In these proj ects, disabled residents may not be required to accept the particular services offered as a condition of occupancy. If SARA has projects with more than 25 percent of the units receiving project-based assistance because those projects include "excepted units" (units specifically made available for elderly or disabled families, or families receiving supportive services), SARA must give preference to such families when referring families to these units [24 CFR 983.261(b)] . SARA will provide a selection preference when required by the regulation (e.g., eligible in-place families, qualifying families for "excepted units," mobility impaired persons for accessible units). SARA will not offer any additional preferences for the PBV program or for particular PBV projects or units. 17-VI.D. OFFER OF PBV ASSISTANCE Refusal of Offer [24 CFR 983.251(e)(3)] SARA is prohibited from taking any of the following actions against a family who has applied for, received, or refused an offer of PBV assistance: • Refuse to list the applicant on the waiting list for tenant-based voucher assistance; • Deny any admission preference for which the applicant qualifies; • Change the applicant's place on the waiting list based on preference, date, and time of application, or other factors affecting selection under SAHA's selection policy; • Remove the applicant from the tenant-based voucher waiting list. Disapproval by Landlord [24 CFR 983.251(e)(2)] If a PBV owner rejects a family for admission to the owner's units, such rejection may not affect the family's position on the tenant-based voucher waiting list. o~ro2~12 Page 17-19