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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 12-1 <br />Chapter 12 <br />TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TENANCY <br />HUD regulations specify mandatory and optional grounds for which a PHA can terminate a <br />family’s assistance. They also specify the circumstances under which an owner may terminate <br />the tenancy of an assisted family. This chapter describes the policies that govern mandatory and <br />optional terminations of assistance, and termination of tenancy by the owner. It is presented in <br />three parts: <br />Part I: Grounds for Termination of Assistance. This part describes the various <br />circumstances under which assistance under the program can be terminated by the family <br />or by the PHA. <br />Part II: Approach to Termination of Assistance. This part describes the policies and the <br />process that the PHA will use in evaluating decisions on whether to terminate assistance <br />due to actions or inactions of the family where termination is an option. It specifies the <br />alternatives that the PHA may consider in lieu of termination, the criteria the PHA will <br />use when deciding what action to take, and the steps the PHA must take when <br />terminating a family’s assistance. <br />Part III: Termination of Tenancy by the Owner. This part describes the HUD policies that <br />govern the owner’s right to terminate an assisted tenancy. <br />PART I: GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE <br />12-I.A. OVERVIEW <br />HUD requires the PHA to terminate assistance for certain actions and inactions of the family and <br />when the family no longer requires assistance due to increases in family income. HUD permits <br />the PHA to terminate assistance for certain other actions or inactions of the family. In addition, a <br />family may decide to withdraw from the program and terminate their HCV assistance at any time <br />by notifying the PHA. <br />12-I.B. FAMILY NO LONGER REQUIRES ASSISTANCE [24 CFR 982.455] <br />As a family’s income increases, the amount of the housing assistance payment decreases. If the <br />amount of assistance provided by the PHA is reduced to zero, the family's assistance terminates <br />automatically 180 days after the last HAP payment. <br />SAHA Policy <br />If a participating family receiving zero assistance experiences a change in circumstances <br />that would result in a HAP payment to the owner, the family must notify SAHA of the <br />change and request an interim reexamination before the expiration of the 180-day period. <br />EXHIBIT 1