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<br />12-II.C. ALTERNATIVES TO TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE <br />Change in Household Composition <br /> <br />As a condition of continued assistance, the PHA may require that any household member who <br />participated in or was responsible for an offense no longer reside in the unit \[24 CFR <br />982.552(c)(2)(ii)\]. <br />SAHA Policy <br />As a condition of continued assistance, the head of household must certify that the <br />culpable family member has vacated the unit and will not be permitted to visit or to stay <br />as a guest in the assisted unit. The family must present evidence of the former family <br /> <br />Repayment of Family Debts <br /> SAHA Policy <br />If a family owes amounts to SAHA, as a condition of continued assistance, SAHA will <br />require the family to repay the full amount or to enter into a repayment agreement, within <br />30 days of receiving notice from SAHA of the amount owed. See Chapter 16 for policies <br />on repayment agreements. <br />12-II.D. CRITERIA FOR DECIDING TO TERMINATE ASSISTANCE <br />Evidence <br />For criminal activity, HUD permits the PHA to terminate assistance if a preponderance of the <br />evidence indicates that a household member has engaged in the activity, regardless of whether <br />the household member has been arrested or convicted \[24 CFR 982.553(c)\]. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will use the concept of the preponderance of the evidence as the standard for <br />making all termination decisions. <br />Preponderance of the evidence is defined as evidence which is of greater weight or more <br />convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it; that is, evidence which <br />as a whole shows that the fact sought to be proved is more probable than not. <br />Preponderance of the evidence may not be determined by the number of witnesses, but by <br />the greater weight of all evidence <br />Consideration of Circumstances \[24 CFR 982.552(c)(2)(i)\] <br />The PHA is permitted, but not required, to consider all relevant circumstances when determining <br /> <br /> SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will consider the following factors when making its decision to terminate <br />assistance: <br />The seriousness of the case, especially with respect to how it would affect other <br />residents <br /> <br />Page 12-8 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />