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f. Occupancy and payment 1. Payment for occupied unit During the term of the HAP contract, the PHA shall make housing assistance payments to the owner for the months during which a contract unit is leased to and occupied by an eligible family. If an assisted family moves out of a contract unit, the owner may keep the housing assistance payment for the calendar month when the family moves out ("move -out month"). However, the owner may not keep the payment if the PHA determines that the vacancy is the owner's fault. 2. Vacancy payment THE PHA HAS DISCRETION WHETHER TO INCLUDE THE VACANCY PAYMENT PROVISION (PARAGRAPH f.2), OR TO STRIKE THIS PROVISION FROM THE HAP CONTRACT FORM. a. If an assisted family moves out of a contract unit, the PHA may provide vacancy payments to the owner for a PHA -determined vacancy period extending from the beginning of the first calendar month after the move -out month for a period not exceeding two full months following the move -out month. b. The vacancy payment to the owner for each month of the maximum two-month period will be determined by the PHA, and cannot exceed the monthly rent to owner under the assisted lease, minus any portion of the rental payment received by the owner (including amounts available from the tenant's security deposit). Any vacancy payment may only cover the period the unit remains vacant. c. The PHA may only make vacancy payments to the owner if. The owner gives the PHA prompt, written notice certifying that the family has vacated the unit and the date when the family moved out (to the best of the owner's knowledge and belief); 2. The owner certifies that the vacancy is not the fault of the owner and that the unit was vacant during the period for which payment is claimed; 3. The owner certifies that it has taken every reasonable action to minimize the likelihood and length of vacancy; and Previous editions are obsolete Project -based Voucher Program HAP Contract for New Construction or Rehabilitation 4-39 HUD 52530A Page - 4 - of Part 1 (04/2015)