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Chapter 9 <br />GENERAL LEASING POLICIES <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Chapter 9 covers the lease-up process from the family's submission of a Request for Tenancy <br />Approval to execution of the HAP contract. <br />In order for the PHA to assist a family in a particular dwelling unit, or execute a Housing <br />Assistance Payments (HAP) contract with the owner of a dwelling unit, the PHA must determine <br />that all the following program requirements are met: <br />The unit itself must qualify as an eligible unit \[24 CFR 982.305(a)\] <br /> <br />The unit must be inspected by the PHA and meet the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) \[24 <br /> <br />CFR 982.305(a)\] <br />The lease offered by the owner must be approvable and must include the required Tenancy <br /> <br />Addendum \[24 CFR 982.305(a)\] <br />The rent to be charged by the owner for the unit must be reasonable \[24 CFR 982.305(a)\] <br /> <br />The owner must be an eligible owner, approvable by the PHA, with no conflicts of interest <br /> <br />\[24 CFR 982.306\] <br />For families initially leasing a unit only: Where the gross rent of the unit exceeds the <br /> <br />applicable payment standard for the family, the share of rent to be paid by the family cannot <br /> <br />9-I.A. TENANT SCREENING <br />The PHA has no liability or responsib <br />or suitability for tenancy \[24 CFR 982.307(a)(1)\]. <br />The PHA may elect to screen applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy. See <br />Chapter 3 for a discussion of PHAgard to screening applicant families for <br />program eligibility \[24 CFR 982.307(a)(1)\]. <br />The owner is responsible for screening and selection of the family to occupy the owner's unit. At <br />or before the PHA approval of the tenancy, the PHA must inform the owner that screening and <br />selection for tenancy is the responsibility of the owner \[24 CFR 982.307(a)(2)\]. The PHA must <br />also inform the owner or manger of his/her rights and obligations under the Violence Against <br />Women Act of 2005 (VAWA) \[24CFR5.2005(a)(2)\]. <br />The PHA must provide the owner with the family's current and prior address (as shown in the <br />PHA records); and the name and address (if known to the PHA) of the landlord at the family's <br />current and prior address. \[24 CFR 982.307 (b)(1)\]. <br />The PHA is permitted, but not required, to offer the owner other information in PHA <br />possession about the tenancy history or drug trafficking of family members \[24 CFR <br />982.307(b)(2)\]. <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br />Page 9-1 <br /> <br />