Item HA 03 - Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 16-66 Emergency Transfers: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Tenant-based assistance: If you are a participant in the tenant-based HCV program and request an emergency transfer as described in this plan, the PHA will assist you to move to a safe unit quickly using your existing voucher assistance. The PHA will make exceptions to program regulations restricting moves as required. At your request, the PHA will refer you to organizations that may be able to further assist you. Project-based assistance: If you are assisted under the project-based voucher (PBV) program, you may request an emergency transfer under the following programs for which you are not required to apply:  Tenant-based voucher, if available  Project-based assistance in the same project (if a vacant unit is available and you determine that the vacant unit is safe)  Project-based assistance in another development owned by the PHA Emergency transfers under VAWA will take priority over waiting list admissions for these types of assistance. You may also request an emergency transfer under the following programs for which you are required to apply:  Public housing program  PBV assistance in another development not owned by the PHA  [Insert other programs the PHA provides, such as LIHTC or HOME] Emergency transfers will not take priority over waiting list admissions for these programs. At your request, the PHA will refer you to organizations that may be able to further assist you. Safety and Security of Tenants Pending processing of the transfer and the actual transfer, if it is approved and occurs, the tenant is urged to take all reasonable precautions to be safe. Tenants who are or have been victims of domestic violence are encouraged to contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or a local domestic violence shelter, for assistance in creating a safet y plan. For persons with hearing impairments, that hotline can be accessed b y calling 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Tenants who have been victims of sexual assault may call the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network’s National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, or visit the online hotline at: https://ohl.rainn.org/online/. Tenants who are or have been victims of stalking seeking help ma y visit the National Center for Victims of Crime’s Stalking Resource Center at: https://www.victimsofcrime.org/our- programs/stalking-resource-center. Attachment: Local organizations offering assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. EXHIBIT 1