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<br />applicants and informal hearing procedures for participants in their administrative plan \[24 CFR <br />982.54(d)(12) and (13)\]. <br />16-III.B. INFORMAL REVIEWS <br />Informal reviews are provided for program applicants. An applicant is someone who has applied <br />for admission to the program, but is not yet a participant in the program. Informal reviews are <br />, and need not be as <br />elaborate as the informal hearing requirements. \[Federal Register Volume 60, No. 127 (July 3 <br />1995):34690\] <br />Decisions Subject to Informal Review <br />The PHA will give an applicant the opportunity for an informal review of a decision denying <br />assistance \[24 CFR 982.554(a)\]. Denial of assistance may include any or all of the following \[24 <br />CFR 982.552(a)(2)\]: <br /> <br />Denying listing on the PHA waiting list <br /> <br />Denying or withdrawing a voucher <br /> <br />Refusing to enter into a HAP contract or approve a lease <br /> <br />Refusing to process or provide assistance under portability procedures <br />Informal reviews are not required for the following reasons \[24 CFR 982.554(c)\]: <br /> <br />Discretionary administrative determinations by the PHA <br /> <br />General policy issues or class grievances <br /> <br />A determination of the family unit size under PHA subsidy standards <br /> <br />A PHA determination not to approve an extension or suspension of a voucher term <br /> <br />A PHA determination not to grant approval of the tenancy <br /> <br />A PHA determination that the unit is not in compliance with the HQS <br /> <br />A PHA determination that the unit is not in accordance with the HQS due to family size or <br />composition <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />SAHA will only offer an informal review to applicants for whom assistance is being <br />denied. Denial of assistance includes: denying listing on SAHA waiting list; denying or <br />withdrawing a voucher; refusing to enter into a HAP contract or approve a lease; refusing <br />to process or provide assistance under portability procedures. <br />Notice to the Applicant \[24 CFR 982.554(a)\] <br />The PHA will give an applicant prompt notice of a decision denying assistance. The notice will <br />contain a brief statement of the reasons for s decision, and will also state that the <br />applicant may request an informal review of the decision. The notice must describe how to <br />obtain the informal review. <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br />Page 16-7 <br /> <br />