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

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 17-81 SAHA Policy Except where special consideration is needed for the project-based voucher program, SAHA will follow VAWA policies as outlined in Chapter 16 Part IX of this administrative plan, including using the Emergency Transfer Plan as the basis for PBV transfers under VAWA (Exhibit 16-4). When the victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking has lived in the unit for less than one year, SAHA will provide several options for continued assistance. SAHA will first try to transfer the participant to another PBV unit in the same development or transfer to a different development where SAHA has PBV units. SAHA will expedite the administrative processes in this case in an effort to conduct the transfer as quickly as possible. If no units are available for an internal transfer, or if there is reasonable cause to believe that such a transfer would put the victim in jeopardy, the participant may receive continued assistance through an external transfer to either tenant-based rental assistance (HCV). Such a decision will be made by SAHA based on the availability of tenant-based vouchers. Such families must be selected from the waiting list for the applicable program. SAHA has adopted a waiting list preference for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in both its HCV and public housing programs in order to expedite this process. See Section 4-III.C. of this administrative plan. If a victim wishes to move after a year of occupancy in the unit, but no tenant-based vouchers are available, SAHA will offer the participant an internal transfer to another PBV unit in the same development or a transfer to a different development where SAHA has PBV units. SAHA will expedite the administrative processes in this case in an effort to conduct the transfer as quickly as possible. EXHIBIT 1