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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 17-64 Owner Waiting List Policy [24 CFR 983.251(c)(7)(i)] The owner must develop and submit to the PHA a written owner waiting list policy that must include:  Policies and procedures concerning waiting list management and selection of applicants from the project’s waiting list, including any admission preferences;  Procedures for removing applicant names from the waiting list; and  Procedures for closing and reopening the waiting list. The owner must receive approval from the PHA in accordance with the process established in the PHA’s administrative plan, and the PHA must include the owner’s waiting list policy in the PHA’s administrative plan. SAHA Policy Prior to any owner initially managing a waiting list, the owner must develop and submit a written owner waiting list policy to SAHA. Owners may not operate a waiting list without prior PHA approval. SAHA will review the owner’s policy to ensure that, at a minimum, it includes policies and procedures concerning waiting list management and selection of applicants from the project’s waiting list, including any admission preferences; procedures for removing applicant names from the waiting list; and procedures for closing and reopening the waiting list. Further, if the owner will maintain waiting list preferences, the owner must also receive written approval from SAHA for any preferences that will be applicable to the project (see Preferences below). SAHA will not approve any owner waiting list policies that do not meet minimum requirements as described in the regulations and PHA policy. Owner policies must be submitted electronically to SAHA. If, upon review, SAHA is unable to approve the policy, SAHA will send the owner written notice via email specifying the reasons the policy is being disapproved. The owner will have 14 calendar days to amend and resubmit the policy to SAHA, subject to extensions for good cause, which the owner must request prior to the end of the 14-calendar day period. The owner must receive final written approval from SAHA prior to maintaining a waiting list. Once an owner’s policy is approved, SAHA will email the owner a copy of the approval and will maintain a copy of the approval in the project records. SAHA will also amend its administrative plan to include the name of the project and the owner’s waiting list policy. All owner waiting list policies are included at the end of this chapter as Exhibit 17-3. The owner must submit any changes to the waiting list policy to SAHA in writing electronically 30 days prior to implementing the changes. SAHA will review the proposed changes and will provide the owner with a written approval or denial letter via email. The owner may not implement any changes to the waiting list policy without prior PHA approval. Changes to the owner’s policy will be included in SAHA’s administrative plan. EXHIBIT 1