RAD PIH Notice 2012-32 (.pdf, 1 MB) - National Low Income ...

Attachment 2A – Sample Notification Letter for Prospective ConversionAttachment 2A – Sample 30-Day Notification Letter to Residents forProspective Conversion of Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab)Assistance to Project-Based VouchersDate ________________Dear Resident:I/We the Owner(s) of [Name of Project] are writing to inform you that the project-basedrental assistance contract in place at this property under the Mod Rehab program is anticipated toexpire on [date]. This expiration may impact the form of assistance you currently receive, assummarized below. Your comments on these potential changes will be welcomed andconsidered; details on how to provide comments and to obtain additional information areprovided at the end of this letter.Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rental AssistanceDemonstration, I/we, the owner(s) of the property, are requesting authority to enter into aProject-Based Voucher (PBV) contract at this property to provide rental assistance to all unitsoccupied by households that would otherwise receive Enhanced Vouchers (EVs) when the ModRehab contract expires. The PBV assistance would be administered through a contract betweenthe owner and the [Public Housing Agency name]. The PBV contract would provide projectbasedassistance to the property. Households that choose to move one year or more after the PBVcontract is put in place would receive a Housing Choice Voucher, or other comparable tenantbasedassistance, if available, to use to seek housing elsewhere. Households will have the right toremain in their units whether or not the conversion to PBV occurs. No household will bedisplaced or made to relocate as part of the conversion, nor will they be subject to a rent increaseas a result of the conversion.The PBV contract would provide assistance to this property for a 15-year period, withrenewal options. [Indicate if the Owner is planning to use the PBV contract to obtain financing tomake project repairs/upgrades, if residents are expected to be relocated and the expected lengthof the relocation, and specify that all relocation costs will be the responsibility of the owner.]The expiration of the Mod Rehab contract at this property, and our intent to provideProject-Based Voucher assistance rather than tenant-based assistance, may impact yourhousehold's housing options. However, your household will not experience an increase in rentdue to the proposed conversion of assistance to PBV assistance, nor will residents be displacedfrom the property.PIH-2012-32 (HA) Rental Assistance Demonstration – Final Implementation 116