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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 17-27 SAHA Policy If any contract units have been vacant for 120 days, SAHA will give notice to the owner that the HAP contract will be amended to reduce the number of contract units that have been vacant for this period. SAHA will provide the notice to the owner within 14 days of the 120th day of the vacancy. The amendment to the HAP contract will be effective the 1st day of the month following the date of SAHA’s notice. 17-VI.G. TENANT SCREENING [24 CFR 983.255] PHA Responsibility SAHA is not responsible or liable to the owner or any other person for the family’s behavior or suitability for tenancy. However, SAHA may opt to screen applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy and may deny applicants based on such screening. SAHA Policy SAHA will not conduct screening to determine a PBV applicant family’s suitability for tenancy. SAHA must provide the owner with an applicant family’s current and prior address (as shown in SAHA records) and the name and address (if known by SAHA) of the family’s current landlord and any prior landlords. In addition, SAHA may offer the owner other information SAHA may have about a family, including information about the tenancy history of family members or about drug trafficking and criminal activity by family members. SAHA must provide applicant families a description of SAHA policy on providing information to owners, and SAHA must give the same types of information to all owners. SAHA may not disclose to the owner any confidential information provided in response to a request for documentation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking except at the written request or with the written consent of the individual providing the documentation [24 CFR 5.2007(a)(4)]. SAHA Policy SAHA will inform owners of their responsibility to screen prospective tenants, and will provide owners with the required known name and address information, at the time of the turnover HQS inspection or before if requested. SAHA will not provide any additional information to the owner, such as tenancy history, criminal history, etc. Owner Responsibility The owner is responsible for screening and selection of the family to occupy the owner’s unit. When screening families the owner may consider a family’s background with respect to the following factors: • Payment of rent and utility bills; • Caring for a unit and premises; 3-415