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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 10-9 SAHA Policy SAHA will determine whether a participant family may move out of SAHA’s jurisdiction with continued assistance in accordance with the regulations and policies set forth here and in sections 10-I.A and 10-I.B of this chapter. SAHA will notify the family of its determination in accordance with the approval policy set forth in section 10-I.C of this chapter. Determining Income Eligibility Applicant Families An applicant family may lease a unit in a particular area under portability only if the family is income eligible for admission to the voucher program in that area [24 CFR 982.353(d)(1)]. The family must specify the area to which the family wishes to move [24 CFR 982.355(c)(1)]. The initial PHA is responsible for determining whether the family is income eligible in the area to which the family wishes to move [24 CFR 982.353(d)(1), 24 CFR 982.355(9)]. If the applicant family is not income eligible in that area, the PHA must inform the family that it may not move there and receive voucher assistance [Notice PIH 2012-42]. Participant Families The income eligibility of a participant family is not redetermined if the family moves to a new jurisdiction under portability [24 CFR 982.353(d)(2)]. Reexamination of Family Income and Composition No new reexamination of family income and composition is required for an applicant family. SAHA Policy For a participant family approved to move out of SAHA’s jurisdiction under portability, SAHA generally will conduct a reexamination of family income and composition only if the family’s annual reexamination must be completed on or before the initial billing deadline specified on HUD-52665 form, Family Portability Information. SAHA will make any exceptions to this policy necessary to remain in compliance with HUD regulations. Briefing The regulations and policies on briefings set forth in Chapter 5 of this plan require SAHA to provide information on portability to all applicant families that qualify to lease a unit outside SAHA’s jurisdiction under the portability procedures. Therefore, no special briefing is required for these families. SAHA Policy No formal briefing will be required for a participant family wishing to move outside SAHA’s jurisdiction under portability because this information is already provided in the move briefing. However, SAHA will provide the family with the same oral and written explanation of portability that it provides to families who elect the portability option. SAHA will provide the name, address, and phone number for the contact for the PHA in the jurisdiction to which the family wishes to move. SAHA will advise the family that 3-253