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NOW THEREFORE, the Parties mutually agree as follows: <br />DEFINITION OF TERMS <br />For the purposes of this MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, the following definitions shall apply: <br />A. The term "Administrative Plan" is defined as the plan that describes PHA policies for the administration <br />of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. <br />B. The term "Annual Contributions Contract" (ACC) shall mean a written agreement between HUD and <br />a PHA to provide annual contributions for the purpose of providing Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) <br />and other expenses pursuant to the Housing Choice Voucher (MCV) Program. <br />C. The term "Host Jurisdiction" shall mean the jurisdiction of a PHA in Orange County where the Issuing <br />PHA is not otherwise authorized to administer its Housing Choice Voucher Program, but to which an <br />eligible family wishes to move and use a Voucher issued by the Issuing PHA. <br />D. The term "Housing Quality Standards" (HQS) shall mean the minimum dwelling unit standards <br />required to protect the health and safety of tenants. <br />E. The term "HUD Portability Procedures" shall mean the procedures required by federal regulations <br />governing the use of Vouchers in a jurisdiction of another PHA in the absence of a voluntary MOA <br />between or among these agencies. <br />F. The term "Inspection" shall mean examination of a rental unit for compliance with HQS. <br />G. The term "Issuing PHA" shall mean a PHA that issued a Voucher to a family participating in the Housing <br />Choice Voucher (HCV) Program in Orange County, California that wishes to move to another PHA's <br />jurisdiction within Orange County (Host PHA). <br />H. The term "Jurisdiction" shall mean the geographical area in which a PHA has authority under state and <br />local law to administer the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, <br />1. The term "Mobility" is distinct from Portability and shall mean the movement of Housing Choice <br />Voucher Holders among the four PHAs within the geographic boundaries of the County of Orange, <br />California, the details of which are outlined in this MOA. <br />J. The term "Portability" shall mean a Voucher recipient's right to move from one PHA's jurisdiction to <br />another PHA'sjurisdiction within the United States and associated territories. <br />K. The term "Quality Control Inspection" shall mean a follow-up inspection for the purpose of confirming HQS were <br />met at time of original, "passed" inspection. <br />L. The term "Voucher(s)" shall mean a HUD Housing Choice Voucher. <br />The parties to this MOA hereby find and declare that the above Recitals and Definitions of Terms are true and <br />correct, and incorporated herein by this reference. <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />3-4 <br />