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EXHIBIT 1 <br />Chapter 9 <br />GENERAL LEASING POLICIES <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Chapter 9 covers the lease -up process from the family's submission of a Request for Tenancy <br />Approval to execution of the HAP contract. <br />In order for the PHA to assist a family in a particular dwelling unit, or execute a Housing <br />Assistance Payments (HAP) contract with the owner of a dwelling unit, the PHA must determine <br />that all the following program requirements are met: <br />• The unit itself must qualify as an eligible unit [24 CFR 982.305(a)] <br />• The unit must be inspected by the PHA and pass applicable housing quality standards <br />[24 CFR 982.305(a)] <br />• The lease offered by the owner must be approvable and must include the required Tenancy <br />Addendum [24 CFR 982.305(a)] <br />• The rent to be charged by the owner for the unit must be reasonable [24 CFR 982.305(a)] <br />• The owner must be an eligible owner, approvable by the PHA, with no conflicts of interest <br />[24 CFR 982.306] <br />• For families initially leasing a unit only: Where the gross rent of the unit exceeds the <br />applicable payment standard for the family, the share of rent to be paid by the family cannot <br />exceed 40 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income [24 CFR 982.305(a)] <br />- 025 <br />City Council — 495 PHI5 2 25 <br />