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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 17-51 <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will waive the owner’s responsibility for housing quality standards deficiencies <br />that have been determined to have been caused by the tenant, any member of the <br />household, or any guest or other person under the tenant’s control, to the extent the tenant <br />can be held responsible for ensuring that the deficiencies are corrected: the tenant must <br />take all necessary steps permissible under the lease and state and local law to remedy the <br />deficiency. This may include paying the owner for the cost of the necessary repairs in <br />accordance with the lease. <br />In the case of a housing quality standards deficiency that is caused by fire, natural disaster, or <br />similar extraordinary circumstances, the PHA may permit the owner to undertake substantial <br />improvement in accordance with 24 CFR 983.212. However, so long as the contract unit with <br />deficiencies is occupied, the PHA must withhold or abate housing assistance payments and <br />remove units from or terminate the HAP contract as described in this section. <br />In the case of a project that is undergoing development activity after HAP contract execution, the <br />remedies of 24 CFR 983.208(d) do not apply to units designated as unavailable for occupancy <br />during the period of development activity in accordance with the rider. However, in the case of <br />any contract unit with deficiencies that is occupied, the PHA must withhold or abate housing <br />assistance payments and remove units from or terminate the HAP contract as described in this <br />section. <br />Family Obligation [24 CFR 983.208(c)] <br />The family may be held responsible for a breach of housing quality standards caused by any of <br />the following: <br /> Tenant-paid utilities not in service; <br /> Failure to provide or maintain appliances owned by the family; and <br /> Damage to the dwelling unit or premises caused by a household member or guest beyond <br />ordinary wear and tear. <br />SAHA Policy <br />Damages beyond ordinary wear and tear will be considered to be damages which could <br />be assessed against the security deposit under state law or in court practice. <br />If the PHA has waived the owner’s responsibility to remedy the violation, the following applies: <br /> If the housing quality standards breach caused by the family is life-threatening, the family <br />must take all steps permissible under the lease and state and local law to ensure the <br />deficiency is corrected within 24 hours of notification. <br /> For other family-caused deficiencies, the family must take all steps permissible under the <br />lease and state and local law to ensure the deficiency is corrected within 30 calendar days of <br />notification (or any PHA-approved extension). <br />If the family has caused a breach of the housing quality standards, the PHA must take prompt <br />and vigorous action to enforce the family obligations. The PHA may terminate assistance for the <br />family in accordance with 24 CFR 982.552. <br />EXHIBIT 1