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Reduction in HAP Contract Units Due to Vacancies [24 CFR 983.254(b)] If any contract units have been vacant for 120 or more days since owner notice of the vacancy, SARA may give notice to the owner amending the HAP contract to reduce the number of contract units by subtracting the number of contract units (according to the bedroom size) that have been vacant for this period. If any contract units have been vacant for 12o days, SARA will give notice to the owner that the HAP contract will be amended to reduce the number of contract units that have been vacant for this period. SARA will provide the notice to the owner within 14 days of the 120th day of the vacancy. The amendment to the HAP contract will be effective the 1St day of the month following the date of SAHA's notice. 17-VI.F. TENANT SCREENING [24 CFR 983.255] SAHA Responsibility SAHA is not responsible or liable to the owner or any other person for the family's behavior or suitability for tenancy. However, SARA may opt to screen applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy and may deny applicants based on such screening. SARA will not conduct screening to determine a PBV applicant family's suitability for tenancy. SARA must provide the owner with an applicant family's current and prior address (as shown in SARA records) and the name and address (if known by SAHA) of the family's current landlord and any prior landlords. In addition, SAHA may offer the owner other information SAHA may have about a family, including information about the tenancy history of family members or about drug trafficking and criminal activity by family members. SARA must provide applicant families a description of SAHA's policy on providing information to owners, and SARA must give the same types of information to all owners. SARA will inform owners of their responsibility to screen prospective tenants, and will provide owners with the required known name and address information, at the time of the turnover HQS inspection or before. SARA will not provide any additional information to the owner, such as tenancy history, criminal history, etc. Owner Responsibility The owner is responsible for screening and selection of the family to occupy the owner's unit. When screening families the owner may consider a family's background with respect to the following factors: • Payment of rent and utility bills; • Caring for a unit and premises; • Respecting the rights of other residents to the peaceful enj oyment of their housing; • Drug-related criminal activity or other criminal activity that is a threat to the health, safety, or property of others; and • Compliance with other essential conditions of tenancy. o~ro2~12 Page 17-21