3 - PUBLIC HEARING ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

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Administrative Plan 4/1/16 Page 8-12 Reinspections SAHA Policy SAHA will conduct a re-inspection giving the owner and family sufficient notice prior to the end of the correction period (or any SAHA-approved extension). As permitted by HUD, SAHA may develop procedures for owner/tenant self-certification of repairs to the unit. Falsifying this certification will result in termination of the HAP contract and termination of assistance to the participant. The family and owner will be given reasonable notice of the re-inspection appointment. If the deficiencies have not been corrected by the time of the re-inspection, SAHA will send a notice of abatement to the owner, or in the case of family caused violations, a notice of termination to the family, in accordance with SAHA policies. If SAHA is unable to gain entry to the unit in order to conduct the scheduled re-inspection, SAHA will consider the family to have violated its obligation to make the unit available for inspection. This may result in termination of the family’s assistance in accordance with Chapter 12. 8-II.G. ENFORCING OWNER COMPLIANCE If the owner fails to maintain the dwelling unit in accordance with HQS, SAHA must take prompt and vigorous action to enforce the owner obligations. HAP Abatement If an owner fails to correct HQS deficiencies by the time specified by SAHA, HUD requires SAHA to abate housing assistance payments no later than the first of the month following the specified correction period (including any approved extension) [24 CFR 985.3(f)]. No retroactive payments will be made to the owner for the period of time the rent was abated. Owner rents are not abated as a result of HQS failures that are the family's responsibility. SAHA Policy SAHA will inspect abated units within 2 working days of the owner's notification that the work has been completed. Payment will resume effective on the day the unit passes inspection. During any abatement period the family continues to be responsible for its share of the rent. The owner must not seek payment from the family for abated amounts and may not use the abatement as cause for eviction. HAP Contract Termination SAHA must decide how long any abatement period will continue before the HAP contract will be terminated. SAHA should not terminate the contract until the family finds another unit, provided the family does so in a reasonable time [HCV GB p. 10-29] and must give the owner reasonable notice of the termination. SAHA will issue a voucher to permit the family to move to another unit as described in Chapter 10. 3-222