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Administrative Plan 4/1/16 Page 9-4 9-I.C. OWNER PARTICIPATION SAHA does not formally approve an owner to participate in the HCV program. However, there are a number of criteria where SAHA may deny approval of an assisted tenancy based on past owner behavior, conflict of interest, or other owner-related issues. There are also criteria for which SAHA must disapprove an owner. No owner has a right to participate in the HCV program [24 CFR 982.306(e)] See Chapter 13 for a full discussion of owner qualification to participate in the HCV program. 9-I.D. ELIGIBLE UNITS There are a number of criteria that a dwelling unit must meet in order to be eligible for assistance under the voucher program. Generally, a voucher-holder family may choose any available rental dwelling unit on the market in SAHA’s jurisdiction. This includes the dwelling unit they are currently occupying. Ineligible Units [24 CFR 982.352(a)] SAHA may not assist a unit under the voucher program if the unit is a public housing or Indian housing unit; a unit receiving project-based assistance under section 8 of the 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f); nursing homes, board and care homes, or facilities providing continual psychiatric, medical, or nursing services; college or other school dormitories; units on the grounds of penal, reformatory, medical, mental, and similar public or private institutions; a unit occupied by its owner or by a person with any interest in the unit. SAHA-Owned Units [24 CFR 982.352(b)] Otherwise eligible units that are owned or substantially controlled by SAHA issuing the voucher may also be leased in the voucher program. In order for a SAHA-owned unit to be leased under the voucher program, the unit must not be ineligible housing and SAHA must inform the family, both orally and in writing, that the family has the right to select any eligible unit available for lease and that the family is free to select a SAHA-owned unit without any pressure or steering by SAHA. SAHA Policy SAHA does not have any eligible SAHA-owned units available for leasing under the Housing Choice Voucher program. Special Housing Types [24 CFR 982 Subpart M] HUD regulations permit, but do not generally require, SAHA to permit families to use voucher assistance in a number of special housing types in accordance with the specific requirements applicable to those programs. These special housing types include single room occupancy (SRO) housing, congregate housing, group home, shared housing, manufactured home space (where the family owns the manufactured home and leases only the space), cooperative housing and homeownership option. See Chapter 15 for specific information and policies on any of these housing types that SAHA has chosen to allow. 3-236