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Request for Proposals and selection process will be required, and an independent third party will
be identified by the PHA and approved by HUD to conduct rent determinations and HQS
inspections.
Use of HUD VASH Vouchers for Project-Based Voucher Contracts: At the request of the local
VA Medical Center (VAMC), HUD-VASH vouchers may be allocated to Project-Based voucher
contracts at the time a PBV contract is executed, with the approval of the PHA. The PHA will
not combine HUD-VASH vouchers with regular Project-Based vouchers to provide assistance
under the same contract. A PBV contract funded with HUD-VASH vouchers will follow this
Administrative Plan in all respects except where waivers or alternative requirements have been
determined by HUD.
Over-housed, under-housed, and accessible units (983.259)
If a family is occupying either a wrong-sized unit or one with accessibility features that the
family does not require, and the unit is needed by a family that requires those accessibility
features, the PHA is responsible for notifying the family and the owner of this determination, and
the PHA must offer continued assistance in another unit.
Continued assistance after moving from the unit could include:
Tenant-based rental assistance
In the situation where CMHA offers the family the opportunity to receive tenant-based rental
assistance under the Voucher Program, CMHA must terminate the housing assistance for the
wrong-sized or accessible unit at expiration of the term of the family’s voucher (including any
extension that may be granted).
E. HOMEOWNERSHIP [24 CFR 982.625]
The Homeownership option is used to assist a family residing in a home purchased and owned
by one or more members of the family. The PHA maintains a Homeownership Plan that provides
detailed procedures on Homeownership Program operations.
The PHA must approve a live-in aide if needed as a reasonable accommodation so that the
program is readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.
Participants in the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS) with an escrow balance that meets or
exceeds the minimum savings requirement shall receive a priority for participation in the
Homeownership Program. FSS participants who become participants in the program are
graduated from the FSS Program at the end of the month of the transfer of title on the new home.
Eligibility Requirements [24 CFR 982.627]
The family must meet all of the requirements listed below before the commencement of
Homeownership assistance:
Eligible applicants for the HCVP Homeownership Program must have completed an
initial HCVP lease term, may not owe CMHA or any other Housing Authority an
outstanding debt, and must meet the other eligibility criteria set forth in this
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