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

Section III: Rent Supplement and Rental Assistance Payment Projects2. The statement must clearly identify if more than 50 percent of the units in the projectare proposed for conversion to PBVs. If the assistance in more than 50 percent of theproject units is proposed for conversion to PBVs, and the project is a family project(not an elderly and/or disabled project), the supportive services that the residents willreceive in accordance with the PBV program requirements at 24 CFR §§ 983.56 (b)and (c) must be detailed in the statement. Please refer to Section 3.6.1(A)(2).If the assistance in more than 50 percent of the units at a family project is eligible forconversion to PBVs, but the owner is not proposing to offer supportive services, onlythe assistance in 50 percent of the units may be converted to PBVs. In such a case, theowner must clearly identify the specific units where assistance is to be convertedwhere the occupying households have consented to the conversion to PBVs.3. Verify that the date of the contract termination/expiration was no earlier than October1, 2006.B. Documentation of Resident ConsentThe owner is required to notify affected households of its plans to request conversion of TPVassistance to PBV assistance using the language in the sample Resident Notificationdocument attached to this Notice (Attachment 3B). Additionally, the activities below must bedocumented and submitted with the owner’s request:1. The notification letter must be delivered to all project residents and legitimate tenantorganizations (meeting 24 CFR Part 245), including each eligible unit occupied by aneligible household; it must also be posted in the project office, the PHA office, and atleast three prominent locations on the project site.2. The notification letter must include a list of the potentially-affected units and mustindicate that consent by each affected household must be obtained prior to any suchconversion. The notification letter must also indicate that the administering PHA willschedule and hold resident briefings; the time and date of such briefings must bestated in the letter.3. The administering PHA must conduct a briefing for affected residents and legitimateresident organizations, during which the PHA must explain and provide writtendocumentation that completely and accurately describes the different rights under theaffected programs, TPVs and PBVs, as well as how these programs impact residentrent payments and resident mobility. Households must be made aware that they mayremain in the unit with the voucher assistance, and, if a household does not consent tothe conversion of their voucher assistance to PBV assistance, they must not be madeto move out of the unit. The owner cannot employ any tactics to pressure thePIH-2012-32 (HA) Rental Assistance Demonstration – Final Implementation 140