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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 9-12 <br />9-I.F. TENANCY APPROVAL [24 CFR 982.305] <br />After receiving the family's Request for Tenancy Approval, with proposed dwelling lease, the <br />PHA must promptly notify the family and owner whether the assisted tenancy is approved. <br />Prior to approving the assisted tenancy and execution of a HAP contract, the PHA must ensure <br />that all required actions and determinations, discussed in Part I of this chapter have been <br />completed. <br />These actions include ensuring that the unit is eligible; the unit has been inspected by the PHA <br />and meets housing quality standards; the lease offered by the owner is approvable and includes <br />the required Tenancy Addendum; the rent to be charged by the owner for the unit must is <br />reasonable; where the family is initially leasing a unit and 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 does not <br />exceed 40 percent of the family’s monthly adjusted income [24 CFR 982.305(a)]; the owner is an <br />eligible owner, not disapproved by the PHA, with no conflicts of interest [24 CFR 982.306]; the <br />family and the owner have executed the lease, including the Tenancy Addendum, and the lead- <br />based paint disclosure information [24 CFR 982.305(b)]. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will complete its determination within 14 calendar days of receiving all required <br />information. <br />Corrections to the RTA will only be accepted as hard copies, in-person, by mail, <br />or by email. SAHA will not accept contract rent corrections over the phone. <br />If SAHA determines that the tenancy cannot be approved for any reason, the owner and <br />the family will be notified in writing and given the opportunity to address any reasons for <br />disapproval. SAHA will instruct the owner and family of the steps that are necessary to <br />obtain approval of the tenancy. <br />Where the tenancy is not approvable because the unit is not approvable, the <br />family must continue to search for eligible housing within the timeframe of the <br />issued voucher. <br />If the tenancy is not approvable due to rent affordability or rent reasonableness, <br />SAHA will attempt to negotiate the rent with the owner. If a new, approvable rent <br />is negotiated, the tenancy will be approved. If the owner is not willing to negotiate <br />an approvable rent, the family must continue to search for eligible housing within <br />the timeframe of the issued voucher. <br />EXHIBIT 1