Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 13 – Special Programs
9. Ongoing Eligibility
The owners will also be required to assist participant tenants with completing the
annual recertification process. The owner must schedule an annual on-site interview to assist their
clients with the completion of necessary recertification forms and the gathering of required income
and asset verifications as stated in applicable agency/owner agreements.
Final eligibility and rent portion determinations will be completed by SDHC staff. File audits will be
conducted on regular basis for project-based voucher files.
10. Occupancy Standards
SDHC will apply the same Occupancy Standards in the project-based program as it uses for the
tenant-based assistance program unless otherwise stated in the HAP Contract and/or addendums
for the specific development.
11. Utility Allowance
Utility Allowance calculations will be computed for project-based units in the same manner as
Moving Forward tenant-based voucher calculations.
12. Inspecting Units/Rent Reasonableness
HQS Inspections and Rent Reasonableness determinations will be conducted for project-based
developments in the same manner as those conducted for the units in the tenant-based assistance
program.
13. Lease Agreement and HAP Contract
Project Based owner will be required to use their own lease agreements along with the HUD
mandated PBV Tenancy Addendum. The initial PBV HAP Contract will be issue for a term of one to
ten years, depending upon the discretion of the SDHC. Upon expiration of a HAP contract, the
owner may be offered a renewal contract.
14. Vacancy Loss/Damage Claims
When a project-based unit becomes vacant and the Owner/Agent has submitted a timely and
complete claim within 60 days from the date the tenant vacated the unit, SDHC will pay to the
owner 30 days of Housing Assistance payments to cover vacancy loss. The vacancy period is the
beginning of the first calendar month after the move-out month for a period not exceeding one full
month following the move-out month. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) will be the same as
the previous month’s HAP amount. SDHC will not make any further vacancy loss payments to the
owner. SDHC will not pay the owner for any damages to the unit. The owner is encouraged to
charge the tenant a sufficient security deposit to cover damages.
15. Exit Vouchers
After a household has participated in the Project-based voucher program for no less than 24 months
and are in good standing with SDHC and Section 8 requirements the family may move from the
project-based assisted unit and retain federal housing assistance under the tenant-based voucher
program. However, no more than 15% of the tenants in any given development who become
eligible to transition to a tenant-based voucher in any given year, and no more than 10% in any
given month, would be allowed to move from the PBV assisted complex. A waiting list will be
maintained for those wishing to move but who exceed the threshold.
The family must locate a program eligible unit to which it can relocate with continued rental
assistance by the expiration of the voucher term.
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