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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 10-14 authority and, will orally inform the family about SAHA’s payment and subsidy standards, procedures for requesting approval of a unit, the unit inspection process, and the leasing process. Income Eligibility and Reexamination The receiving PHA does not redetermine eligibility for a portable family that was already receiving assistance in the initial PHA’s voucher program [24 CFR 982.355(c)(9)]. If the receiving PHA opts to conduct a new reexamination for a current participant family, the receiving PHA may not delay issuing the family a voucher or otherwise delay approval of a unit [24 CFR 982.355(c)(11)]. SAHA Policy For any family moving into its jurisdiction under portability, SAHA will conduct a new reexamination of family income and composition. However, SAHA will not delay issuing the family a voucher for this reason. Nor will SAHA delay approving a unit for the family until the reexamination process is complete unless the family is an applicant and SAHA cannot otherwise confirm that the family is income eligible for admission to the program in the area where the unit is located. In conducting its own reexamination, SAHA may rely upon any verification provided by the initial PHA to the extent that they (a) accurately reflect the family’s current circumstances and (b) were obtained within the last 120 days. Any new information may be verified by documents provided by the family and adjusted, if necessary, when third party verification is received. Voucher Issuance When a family moves into its jurisdiction under portability, the receiving PHA is required to issue the family a voucher [24 CFR 982.355(c)(13)]. The family must submit a request for tenancy approval to the receiving PHA during the term of the receiving PHA’s voucher [24 CFR 982.355(c)(15)]. Timing of Voucher Issuance HUD expects the receiving PHA to issue the voucher within two weeks after receiving the family’s paperwork from the initial PHA if the information is in order, the family has contacted the receiving PHA, and the family complies with the receiving PHA’s procedures [Notice PIH 2012-42]. SAHA Policy When a family chooses to port into SAHA’s jurisdiction, SAHA will issue the family a voucher based on the paperwork provided by the initial PHA unless the family’s paperwork from the initial PHA is incomplete, the family’s voucher from the initial PHA has expired or the family does not comply with SAHA’s procedures. SAHA will update the family’s information when verification has been completed. Voucher Term The term of the receiving PHA’s voucher may not expire before 30 calendar days from the expiration of the initial PHA’s voucher [24 CFR 982.355(c)(13)] 3-258