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

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 9-2 9-I.A. TENANT SCREENING The PHA has no liability or responsibility to the owner or other persons for the family’s behavior or suitability for tenancy [24 CFR 982.307(a)(1)]. The PHA may elect to screen applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy. See Chapter 3 for a discussion of the PHA’s policies with regard to screening applicant families for program eligibility [24 CFR 982.307(a)(1)]. The owner is responsible for screening and selection of the family to occupy the owner’s unit. At or before PHA approval of the tenancy, the PHA must inform the owner that screening and selection for tenancy is the responsibility of the owner [24 CFR 982.307(a)(2)]. The PHA must also inform the owner or manager or their rights and obligations under the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) [24 CFR 5.2005(a)(2)]. The PHA must provide the owner with the family’s current and prior address (as shown in the PHA records) and the name and address (if known to the PHA) of the landlord at the family’s current and prior address [24 CFR 982.307(b)(1)]. The PHA is permitted, but not required, to offer the owner other information in the PHA’s possession about the tenancy history or drug trafficking of family members [24 CFR 982.307(b)(2)]. The PHA’s policy on providing information to the owner must be included in the family’s briefing packet [24 CFR 982.307(b)(3)]. The PHA may not disclose to the owner any confidential information provided by the family in response to a PHA request for documentation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, except at the written request or with the written consent of the individual providing the documentation [see 24 CFR 5.2007(b)(4)]. SAHA Policy SAHA will not screen applicants for family behavior or suitability for tenancy. SAHA will not provide additional screening information to the owner. EXHIBIT 1