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

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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 10-5 10-I.C. RESTRICTIONS ON MOVES A family’s right to move is generally contingent upon the family’s compliance with program requirements [24 CFR 982.1(b)(2)]. HUD specifies two conditions under which a PHA may deny a family permission to move and two ways in which a PHA may restrict moves by a family. Denial of Moves HUD regulations permit the PHA to deny a family permission to move under the following conditions: Insufficient Funding The PHA may deny a family permission to move either within or outside the PHA’s jurisdiction if the PHA does not have sufficient funding for continued assistance [24 CFR 982.354(e)(1)]. However, Notice PIH 2016-09 significantly restricts the ability of PHAs to deny permission to move due to insufficient funding and places further requirements on PHAs regarding moves denied due to lack of funding. The requirements found in this notice are mandatory. SAHA Policy SAHA will deny a family permission to move on grounds that SAHA does not have sufficient funding for continued assistance if (a) the move is initiated by the family, not the owner or SAHA; (b) SAHA can demonstrate that the move will, in fact, result in higher subsidy costs (c) SAHA can demonstrate, in accordance with the policies in Part VIII of Chapter 16, that it does not have sufficient funding in its annual budget to accommodate the higher subsidy costs, including the Interjurisdictional Agreement (Mobility); and (d) for portability moves, the receiving PHA is not absorbing the voucher. If SAHA does not have sufficient funding for continued assistance, but the family must move from their unit (e.g., the unit failed inspection), the family may move to a higher cost unit if the move is within SAHA’s jurisdiction. SAHA, however, will not allow the family to move under portability in this situation if the family wishes to move to a higher cost area. For both moves within SAHA’s jurisdiction and outside under portability, SAHA will not deny a move due to insufficient funding if SAHA previously approved the move and subsequently experienced a funding shortfall if the family cannot remain in their current unit. SAHA will rescind the voucher in this situation if the family will be allowed to remain in their current unit. SAHA will create a list of families whose moves have been denied due to insufficient funding. SAHA will keep the family’s request open indefinitely, and when funds become available, the families on this list will take precedence over families on the waiting list. SAHA will use the same procedures for notifying families with open requests to move when funds become available as it uses for notifying families on the waiting list (see section 4-III.D). SAHA will inform the family of its policy regarding moves denied due to insufficient funding in a letter to the family at the time the move is denied. EXHIBIT 1