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<br />reasons related to alcohol and drug abuse following policies found in Part III of this chapter, or <br />from terminating assistance following the policies in Chapter 12. <br />3-I.J. GUESTS \[24 CFR 5.100\] <br />A guest is a person temporarily staying in the unit with the consent of a member of the household <br />who has express or implied authority to so consent. <br />SAHA Policy <br />A guest can remain in the assisted unit no more than 30 cumulative calendar days during <br />any 12-month period. <br />Children who are subject to a joint custody arrangement or for whom a family has <br />visitation privileges, that are not included as a family member because they live outside <br />of the assisted household more than 50 percent of the time, are not subject to the time <br />limitations of guests as described above. <br />A family may request an exception to this policy for valid reasons (e.g., care of a relative <br />recovering from a medical procedure is expected to last 40 consecutive days). An <br />exception will not be made unless the family can identify and provide documentation of <br />the residence to which the guest will return. <br />3-I.K. FOSTER CHILDREN AND FOSTER ADULTS <br /> <br />Foster adults are usually persons with disabilities, unrelated to the tenant family, who are unable <br />to live alone \[24 CFR 5.609\]. <br />The term foster child is not specifically defined by the regulations. <br />Foster children and foster adults that are living with an applicant or assisted family are <br />considered household members but not family members. The income of foster children/adults is <br />not counted in family annual income, and foster children/adults do not qualify for a dependent <br /> <br />deduction\[24 CFR 5.603; HUD-50058 IB, p. 13\]. <br /> <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />A foster child is a child that is in the legal guardianship or custody of a state, county, or <br />private adoption or foster care agency, yet is cared for by foster parents in their own <br />homes, under some kind of short-term or long-term foster care arrangement with the <br />custodial agency. <br />A foster child or foster adult may be allowed to reside in the unit if their presence would <br />not result in a violation of HQS space standards according to 24 CFR 982.401. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3-6 <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />