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

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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 10-11 Participant Families The initial PHA must not provide portable assistance for a participant if a family has moved out of its assisted unit in violation of the lease [24 CFR 982.353(b)]. The Violence against Women Act (VAWA) creates an exception to this prohibition for families who are otherwise in compliance with program obligations but have moved to protect the health or safety of a family member who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, and who reasonably believed they were imminently threatened by harm from further violence if they remained in the unit [see 24 CFR 982.353(b)]. SAHA Policy SAHA will determine whether a participant family may move out of SAHA’s jurisdiction with continued assistance in accordance with the regulations and policies set forth here and in sections 10-I.A and 10-I.B of this chapter. SAHA will notify the family of its determination in accordance with the approval policy set forth in section 10-I.C of this chapter. Determining Income Eligibility Applicant Families An applicant family may lease a unit in a particular area under portability only if the family is income eligible for admission to the voucher program in that area [24 CFR 982.353(d)(1)]. The family must specify the area to which the family wishes to move [24 CFR 982.355(c)(1)]. The initial PHA is responsible for determining whether the family is income eligible in the area to which the family wishes to move [24 CFR 982.353(d)(1), 24 CFR 982.355(9)]. If the applicant family is not income eligible in that area, the PHA must inform the family that it may not move there and receive voucher assistance [Notice PIH 2016-09]. Participant Families The income eligibility of a participant family is not redetermined if the family moves to a new jurisdiction under portability [24 CFR 982.353(d)(2)]. Reexamination of Family Income and Composition No new reexamination of family income and composition is required for an applicant family. SAHA Policy For a participant family approved to move out of its jurisdiction under portability, SAHA generally will conduct a reexamination of family income and composition only if the family’s annual reexamination must be completed on or before the initial billing deadline specified on form HUD-52665, Family Portability Information. SAHA will make any exceptions to this policy necessary to remain in compliance with HUD regulations. EXHIBIT 1