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<br />To whom the hearing request should be addressed. <br />A copy of SA <br /> <br />Scheduling an Informal Hearing \[24 CFR 982.555(d)\] <br />When an informal hearing is required, the PHA will proceed with the hearing in a reasonably <br />expeditious manner upon the request of the family. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />A request for an informal hearing must be made in writing and delivered to SAHA either <br />in person or by first class mail, by the close of the business day, no later than 14 days <br />from the date of SA <br />SAHA will schedule and send written notice of the informal hearing to the family within <br />30 <br />The family may request to reschedule a hearing for good cause, or if it is needed as a <br />reasonable accommodation for a person with disabilities. Good cause is defined as an <br />unavoidable conflict which seriously affects the health, safety or welfare of the family. <br />Requests to reschedule a hearing must be made orally or in writing prior to the hearing <br />date. At its discretion, SA <br />rescheduling the hearing. <br />If the family does not appear at the scheduled time, and was unable to reschedule the <br />hearing in advance due to the nature of the conflict, the family must contact SAHA <br />within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing date, excluding weekends and holidays. SAHA <br />will reschedule the hearing only if the family can show good cause for the failure to <br />appear, or if it is needed as a reasonable accommodation for a person with disabilities. <br /> <br />Pre-Hearing Right to Discovery \[24 CFR 982.555(e)\] <br />Participants and the PHA are permitted pre-hearing discovery rights. The family must be given <br />the opportunity to examine before the hearing any PHA documents that are directly relevant to <br />the hearing. The family must be allowed to copy any such documents at their own expense. If the <br />PHA does not make the document available for examination on request of the family, the PHA <br />may not rely on the document at the hearing. <br />The PHA hearing procedures may provide that the PHA must be given the opportunity to <br />examine at the PHA offices before the hearing, any family documents that are directly relevant to <br />the hearing. The PHA must be allowed to copy any such document at s expense. If the <br />family does not make the document available for examination on request of the PHA, the family <br />may not rely on the document at the hearing. <br />For the purpose of informal hearings, documents include records and regulations. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br />Page 16-11 <br /> <br />