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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 12-2 12-I.C. FAMILY CHOOSES TO TERMINATE ASSISTANCE The family may request that the PHA terminate housing assistance payments on behalf of the family at any time. SAHA Policy The request to terminate assistance should be made in writing and signed by the head of household, and spouse or cohead if applicable. Before terminating the family’s assistance, SAHA will follow the notice requirements in Section 12-II.F. 12-I.D. MANDATORY TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE HUD requires the PHA to terminate assistance in the following circumstances. Eviction [24 CFR 982.552(b)(2), 24 CFR 5.2005(c)(1)] The PHA must terminate assistance whenever a family is evicted from a unit assisted under the HCV program for a serious or repeated violation of the lease. As discussed further in section 12- II.E, incidents of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking may not be construed as serious or repeated violations of the lease by the victim or threatened victim of such violence or stalking. SAHA Policy A family will be considered evicted if the family moves after a legal eviction order has been issued, whether or not physical enforcement of the order was necessary. If a family moves after the owner has given the family an eviction notice for serious or repeated lease violations but before a legal eviction order has been issued, termination of assistance is not mandatory. In such cases SAHA will determine whether the family has committed serious or repeated violations of the lease based on available evidence and may terminate assistance or take any of the alternative measures described in section 12-II.C. In making its decision, SAHA will consider the factors described in sections 12-II.D and 12-II.E. Upon consideration of such factors, SAHA may, on a case- by-case basis, choose not to terminate assistance. Serious and repeated lease violations will include, but not be limited to, nonpayment of rent, disturbance of neighbors, destruction of property, or living or housekeeping habits that cause damage to the unit or premises and criminal activity. Generally, the criterion to be used will be whether or not the reason for the eviction was the fault of the tenant or guests. Failure to Provide Consent [24 CFR 982.552(b)(3)] The PHA must terminate assistance if any family member fails to sign and submit any consent form they are required to sign for a regular or interim reexamination. See Chapter 7 for a complete discussion of consent requirements. Upon the PHA’s HOTMA 102/104 compliance date, the below policy on failure to provide consent is added: EXHIBIT 1