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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 13-17 <br />13-II.E. HAP CONTRACT TERM AND TERMINATIONS <br />The term of the HAP contract runs concurrently with the term of the dwelling lease [24 CFR <br />982.451(a)(2)], beginning on the first day of the initial term of the lease and terminating on the <br />last day of the term of the lease, including any lease term extensions. <br />The HAP contract and the housing assistance payments made under the HAP contract terminate <br />if [HCV Guidebook pp.11-4 and 11-5, pg. 15-3]: <br /> The owner or the family terminates the lease; <br /> The lease expires; <br /> The PHA terminates the HAP contract; <br /> The PHA terminates assistance for the family; <br /> The family moves from the assisted unit. In this situation, the owner is entitled to keep the <br />housing assistance payment for the month when the family moves out of the unit. <br /> 180 calendar days have elapsed since the PHA made the last housing assistance payment to <br />the owner; <br /> The family is absent from the unit for longer than the maximum period permitted by the <br />PHA; <br /> The Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) between the PHA and HUD expires <br /> The PHA elects to terminate the HAP contract. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA may elect to terminate the HAP contract in each of the following situations: <br />Available program funding is not sufficient to support continued assistance for <br />families in the program [24 CFR 982.454]; <br />The unit does not meet size requirements due to change in family composition <br />[24 CFR 982.403] – see Chapter 8; <br />The unit does not meet NSPIRE standards [24 CFR 982.404] – see Chapter 8; <br />The family breaks up [HUD Form 52641] – see Chapter 3; <br />The owner breaches the HAP contract [24 CFR 982.453(b)] – see Section 13-II.D. <br />EXHIBIT 1