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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 17-25 • With disabilities that significantly interfere with their ability to obtain and maintain themselves in housing; • Who, without appropriate supportive services, will not be able to obtain or maintain themselves in housing; and • For whom such services cannot be provided in a non-segregated setting. In advertising such a project, the owner may advertise the project as offering services for a particular type of disability; however, the project must be open to all otherwise eligible disabled persons who may benefit from services provided in the project. In these projects, disabled residents may not be required to accept the particular services offered as a condition of occupancy. If SAHA has projects with more than 25 percent of the units receiving project-based assistance because those projects include “excepted units” (units specifically made available for elderly or disabled families, or families receiving supportive services), SAHA must give preference to such families when referring families to these units [24 CFR 983.261(b)]. SAHA Policy SAHA will provide a selection preference when required by the regulations (e.g., eligible in-place families, qualifying families for “excepted units,” mobility impaired persons for accessible units). SAHA will also establish selection preferences for occupancy of particular PBV developments or units. 17-VI.E. OFFER OF PBV ASSISTANCE Refusal of Offer [24 CFR 983.251(e)(3)] SAHA is prohibited from taking any of the following actions against a family who has applied for, received, or refused an offer of PBV assistance: • Refuse to list the applicant on the waiting list for tenant-based voucher assistance; • Deny any admission preference for which the applicant qualifies; • Change the applicant’s place on the waiting list based on preference, date, and time of application, or other factors affecting selection under SAHA’s selection policy; • Remove the applicant from the tenant-based voucher waiting list. Disapproval by Landlord [24 CFR 983.251(e)(2)] If a PBV owner rejects a family for admission to the owner’s units, such rejection may not affect the family’s position on the tenant-based voucher waiting list. Acceptance of Offer [24 CFR 983.252] Family Briefing When a family accepts an offer for PBV assistance, SAHA must give the family an oral briefing. The briefing must include information on how the program works and the responsibilities of the family and owner. In addition to the oral briefing, SAHA must provide a briefing packet that 3-413