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

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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 10-6 Grounds for Denial or Termination of Assistance The PHA may deny a family permission to move if it has grounds for denying or terminating the family’s assistance [24 CFR 982.354(e)(2)]. SAHA Policy If SAHA has grounds for denying or terminating a family’s assistance, SAHA will act on those grounds in accordance with the regulations and policies set forth in Chapters 3 and 12, respectively. In general, it will not deny a family permission to move for this reason; however, it retains the discretion to do so under special circumstances. Restrictions on Elective Moves [24 CFR 982.354(c)] HUD regulations permit the PHA to prohibit any elective move by a participant family during the family’s initial lease term. They also permit the PHA to prohibit more than one elective move by a participant family during any 12-month period. However, such prohibitions, if adopted, do not apply when the family or a member of the family is or has been the victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, and the move is needed to protect the health or safety of the family or family member. (For the policy on documentation of abuse, see section 10-I.A.) In addition, the PHA may not establish a policy permitting moves only at reexamination [Notice PIH 2016-09]. SAHA Policy SAHA will deny a family permission to make an elective move during the family’s initial lease term. This policy applies to moves within SAHA’s jurisdiction or outside it under portability. SAHA will also deny a family permission to make more than one elective move during any 12-month period unless the family shows cause and there is a mutual recession of the lease from the landlord. This policy applies to all assisted families residing in SAHA’s jurisdiction. SAHA will consider exceptions to these policies for the following reasons: to protect the health or safety of a family member (e.g., lead-based paint hazards, domestic violence, witness protection programs), to accommodate a change in family circumstances for head of household, co-head, or spouse (e.g., new employment, school attendance in a distant area/25 miles or more), or to address an emergency situation over which a family has no control. In addition, SAHA will allow exceptions to these policies for purposes of reasonable accommodation of a family member who is a person with disabilities (see Chapter 2). SAHA may deny portability to a family who owes monies to SAHA under the terms of a repayment agreement and require the family to pay in full before giving permission to exercise portability. EXHIBIT 1