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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 13-9 <br />Owner Actions That May Result in Disapproval of a Tenancy Request [24 CFR 982.306(c)] <br />HUD regulations permit the PHA to disapprove a request for tenancy for various actions and <br />inactions of the owner. <br />If the PHA disapproves a request for tenancy because an owner is not qualified, it may not <br />terminate the HAP contract for any assisted families that are already living in the owner’s <br />properties unless the owner has violated the HAP contract for those units [HCV GB p. 11-4]. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will refuse to approve a request for tenancy if SAHA becomes aware that any of <br />the following are true: <br />The owner has violated obligations under a HAP contract under Section 8 of the <br />1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f); <br />The owner has committed fraud, bribery or any other corrupt or criminal act in <br />connection with any federal housing program; <br />The owner has engaged in any drug-related criminal activity or any violent <br />criminal activity; <br />The owner has a history or practice of noncompliance with inspection standards <br />for units leased under the tenant-based programs, or with applicable housing <br />standards for units leased with project-based Section 8 assistance or leased under <br />any other federal housing program; <br />The owner has a history or practice of failing to terminate tenancy of tenants of <br />units assisted under Section 8 or any other federally assisted housing program for <br />activity engaged in by the tenant, any member of the household, a guest or <br />another person under the control of any member of the household that: <br />(i) Threatens the right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other <br />residents; <br />(ii) Threatens the health or safety of other residents, of employees of the <br />PHA, or of owner employees or other persons engaged in <br />management of the housing; <br />(iii) Threatens the health or safety of, or the right to peaceful enjoyment <br />of their residences, by persons residing in the immediate vicinity of <br />the premises; or <br />(iv) Is drug-related criminal activity or violent criminal activity; <br />The owner has a history or practice of renting units that fail to meet state or local <br />housing codes; or <br />The owner has not paid state or local real estate taxes, fines, or assessment. <br />EXHIBIT 1