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EXHIBIT 1 17-IX.B. VACANCY PAYMENTS [24 CFR 983.3521 Payment at Move -Out Month [24 CFR 983.352(a)] If an assisted family moves out of the unit, the owner may keep the housing assistance payment for the calendar month when the family moves out. However, the owner may not keep the payment if the PHA determines that the vacancy is the owner's fault. SAHA Policv If SAHA determines that the owner is responsible for a vacancy and, as a result, is not entitled to the keep the housing assistance payment, SAHA will notify the owner of the amount of housing assistance payment that the owner must repay. SAHA will require the owner to repay the amount owed in accordance with the policies in Section 16-IV.B. Vacancy Payments [24 CFR 983.352(b)] At the discretion of the PHA, the HAP contract may provide for vacancy payments to the owner for a PHA -determined period of vacancy extending from the beginning of the first calendar month after the move -out month for a period not exceeding two full months following the move - out month. The PHA must include in its administrative plan the PHA's policy on the conditions under which it will allow vacancy payments in a HAP contract, the duration of the payments, amount of vacancy payments it will make to an owner, and the required form and manner of requests for vacancy payments. SAHA Policv SAHA will decide on a case -by -case basis if SAHA will provide vacancy payments to the owner. The HAP contract with the owner will contain any such agreement, including the amount of the vacancy payment and the period for which the owner will qualify for these payments. The PHA may only make vacancy payments i£ • The owner gives the PHA prompt, written notice certifying that the family has vacated the unit and identifies the date when the family moved out (to the best of the owner's knowledge and belief); • The owner certifies that the vacancy is not the fault of the owner and that the unit was vacant during the period for which payment is claimed; • The owner certifies that it has taken every reasonable action to minimize the likelihood and length of vacancy; and • The owner provides any additional information required and requested by the PHA to verify that the owner is entitled to the vacancy payment. The owner must submit a request for vacancy payments in the form and manner required by the PHA and must provide any information or substantiation required by the PHA to determine the amount of any vacancy payment. 025 City Council 5 — 842 5 2 25