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

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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 10-12 Briefing The regulations and policies on briefings set forth in Chapter 5 of this plan require the PHA to provide information on portability to all applicant families that qualify to lease a unit outside the PHA’s jurisdiction under the portability procedures. Therefore, no special briefing is required for these families. SAHA Policy A move briefing will be required for a participant family wishing to move outside SAHA’s jurisdiction under portability. However, SAHA will provide the family with the same oral and written explanation of portability that it provides to applicant families selected for admission to the program (see Chapter 5). SAHA will provide the name, address, and phone number of the contact for the PHA(s) in the jurisdiction to which they wish to move. If there is more than one PHA with jurisdiction over the area to which the family wishes to move, SAHA will advise the family that the family selects the receiving PHA and notify SAHA of which receiving PHA was selected. SAHA will provide the family with contact information for all of the receiving PHAs that serve the area. SAHA will not provide any additional information about receiving PHAs in the area. SAHA will further inform the family that if the family prefers not to select the receiving PHA, SAHA will select the receiving PHA on behalf of the family. In this case, SAHA will not provide the family with information for all receiving PHAs in the area. SAHA will advise the family that they will be under the receiving PHA’s policies and procedures, including screening, subsidy standards, voucher extension policies, and payment standards. Voucher Issuance and Term An applicant family has no right to portability until after the family has been issued a voucher [24 CFR 982.353(b)]. In issuing vouchers to applicant families, the PHA will follow the regulations and procedures set forth in Chapter 5. SAHA Policy For participating families approved to move under portability, SAHA will issue a new voucher within 14 calendar days of SAHA’s written approval to move. The initial term of the voucher will be 120 days. For portability, family must have at least 30 days left on their Voucher from the date the paperwork is sent to the receiving housing authority. However, if the move is due to the HAP contract being terminated due to an owner failing to make required repairs within the required time frame, SAHA will issue the family a voucher no later than 30 days prior to the termination of the HAP contract. The initial term of the voucher will be 120 calendar days. EXHIBIT 1