3 - PUBLIC HEARING ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 17-32 owner of this determination, and SAHA must offer the family the opportunity to receive continued housing assistance in another unit. SAHA Policy SAHA will notify the family and the owner of the family’s need to move based on the occupancy of a wrong-size or accessible unit within 14 days of SAHA’s determination. SAHA will offer the family the following types of continued assistance in the following order, based on the availability of assistance: PBV assistance in the same building or project; Tenant-based voucher assistance. If SAHA offers the family a tenant-based voucher, SAHA must terminate the housing assistance payments for a wrong-sized or accessible unit at the earlier of the expiration of the term of the family’s voucher (including any extension granted by SAHA) or the date upon which the family vacates the unit. If the family does not move out of the wrong-sized unit or accessible unit by the expiration of the term of the family's voucher, SAHA must remove the unit from the HAP contract. If SAHA offers the family another form of assistance that is not a tenant-based voucher, and the family does not accept the offer, does not move out of the PBV unit within a reasonable time as determined by SAHA, or both, SAHA must terminate the housing assistance payments for the unit at the expiration of a reasonable period as determined by SAHA and remove the unit from the HAP contract. SAHA Policy When SAHA offers a family another form of assistance that is not tenant-based voucher, the family will be given 30 days from the date of the offer to accept the offer and move out of the PBV unit. If the family does not move out within the 30 day time frame, SAHA will terminate the housing assistance payments at the expiration of the 30 day period. SAHA may make exceptions to this 30 day period if needed for reasons beyond the family’s control such as death, serious illness, or other medical emergency of a family member. Family Right to Move [24 CFR 983.261] The family may terminate the lease at any time after the first year of occupancy. The family must give advance written notice to the owner in accordance with the lease and provide a copy of such notice to SAHA. If the family wishes to move with continued tenant-based assistance, the family must contact SAHA to request the rental assistance prior to providing notice to terminate the lease. If the family terminates the lease in accordance with these requirements, SAHA is required to offer the family the opportunity for continued tenant-based assistance, in the form of a voucher or other comparable tenant-based rental assistance. If voucher or other comparable tenant-based assistance is not immediately available upon termination of the family’s lease in the PBV unit, SAHA must give the family priority to receive the next available opportunity for continued tenant-based assistance. 3-420