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<br />SAHA will inspect abated units within 5 days of the owner's notification that the work <br />has been completed. Payment will resume effective on the day the unit passes inspection. <br />During any abatement period the family continues to be responsible for its share of the rent. The <br />owner must not seek payment from the family for abated amounts and may not use the abatement <br />as cause for eviction. <br />HAP Contract Termination <br />The PHA must decide how long any abatement period will continue before the HAP contract <br />will be terminated. The PHA should not terminate the contract until the family finds another unit, <br />provided the family does so in a reasonable time \[HCV GB p. 10-29\] and must give the owner <br />reasonable notice of the termination. The PHA will issue a voucher to permit the family to move <br />to another unit as described in Chapter 10. <br />SAHA Policy <br />The maximum length of time that a HAP may be abated is 90 days. However, if the <br />owner completes corrections and notifies SAHA before the termination date of the HAP <br />contract, SAHA may rescind the termination notice if (1) the family still resides in the <br />unit and wishes to remain in the unit and (2) the unit passes inspection. If after 30 days of <br />abatement and owner has not completed repairs, SAHA will advise family to search for <br />another unit. <br />Reasonable notice of HAP contract termination by SAHA is 30 days. <br /> <br />8.II.H. ENFORCING FAMILY COMPLIANCE WITH HQS \[24 CFR 982.404(b)\] <br /> <br />Families are responsible for correcting any HQS violations listed in paragraph8.I.D. If the <br />family fails to correct a violation within the period allowed by the PHA (and any extensions), the <br />PHA <br />If the owner carries out a repair for which the family is responsible under the lease, the owner <br />may bill the family for the cost of the repair. <br /> <br /> <br />PART III: RENT REASONABLENESS \[24 CFR 982.507\] <br /> <br />8-III.A. OVERVIEW <br />No HAP contract can be approved until the PHA has determined that the rent for the unit is <br />reasonable. The purpose of the rent reasonableness test is to ensure that a fair rent is paid for <br />each unit rented under the HCV program. <br />HUD regulations define a reasonable rent as one that does not exceed the rent charged for <br />comparable, unassisted units in the same market area. HUD also requires that owners not charge <br />more for assisted units than for comparable units on the premises. This part explains the method <br /> <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br />Page 8-13 <br /> <br />