HA Item 05 -Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 5-16 Any request for an additional extension must include the reason(s) an additional extension is necessary and a completed search log form. All requests for extensions to the voucher term must be made in writing and submitted to SAHA prior to the expiration date of the voucher (or extended term of the voucher). SAHA will not accept or review any voucher extension requests received after the voucher expiration date. If the voucher expires on SAHA’s non-working day or a holiday, the voucher will be valid until the next working day. SAHA will decide whether to approve or deny an extension request within 14 calendar days of the date the request is received and will immediately provide the family written notice of its decision. Suspensions of Voucher Term [24 CFR 982.303(c)] The PHA must provide for suspension of the initial or any extended term of the voucher from the date the family submits a request for PHA approval of the tenancy until the date the PHA notifies the family in writing whether the request has been approved or denied. Expiration of Voucher Term Once a family’s housing choice voucher term (including any extensions) expires, the family is no longer eligible to search for housing under the program. If the family still wishes to receive assistance, the PHA may require that the family reapply, or may place the family on the waiting list with a new application date but without requiring reapplication. Such a family does not become ineligible for the program on the grounds that it was unable to locate a unit before the voucher expired [HCV GB p. 8-13]. SAHA Policy If an applicant family’s voucher term or extension expires before the family has submitted an RTA, SAHA will require the family to reapply for assistance. If an RTA that was submitted prior to the expiration date of the voucher is subsequently cancelled by the family (after the voucher term has expired), SAHA will require the family to reapply for assistance. Within 14 calendar days after the expiration of the voucher term or any extension, SAHA will notify the family in writing that the voucher term has expired and that the family must reapply when the waiting list is open in order to be placed on the waiting list. EXHIBIT 1