Eligibility, Selection and Admission of Families. (1) The Owner shall be responsible for the screening of Eligible Families in accordance with a grantee-approved tenant selection plan, from among those referred to the Owner by the Grantee or their designee. Additionally, Owner shall be responsible for the determination of income eligibility of applicants, computation of the amount of Rental Assistance Payments on behalf of each selected Eligible Family and of total Eligible Family contributions and recordkeeping in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and requirements. (2) The Owner shall not charge any Eligible Family any amount in excess of the total Eligible Family contribution. (3) The Owner must lease Assisted Units only to Eligible Families. The Owner must inform the Grantee or their designee of a vacancy and hold the unit open for a reasonable period of time. If no Eligible Tenants are identified within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Grantee, the Owner may lease the unit to families which are not eligible for the PRA Program; this household is not entitled to the benefit of the rental assistance. If the number of occupied PRA Assisted Units at the property falls below the Total Number of Assisted Units listed in Exhibit 1 of Part I of the RAC, the Owner will designate the next available appropriate unit as an Assisted Unit until the total number of occupied PRA Assisted Units meets the Total Number of Assisted Units listed in Exhibit 1 or Part I of the RAC. (4) The Lease entered into between the Owner and the Eligible Family shall be on the form as prescribed by HUD. (i) The Owner shall make a reexamination of Eligible Family income, composition, and the extent of medical or other unusual expenses incurred by the Eligible Family at least annually, and appropriate redeterminations shall be made by the Owner of the amount of Eligible Family contribution and the amount of Rental Assistance Payment, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and requirements. (ii) If an Eligible Family reports a change in income or other circumstances that would result in a decrease/increase of total Eligible Family contribution between regularly scheduled reexaminations, the Owner, upon receipt of verification of the change, must promptly make appropriate adjustments in the total Eligible Family contribution. (iii) An Eligible Family's eligibility for Rental Assistance Payments continues until the total Eligible Family contribution equals the total housing expense for the unit it occupies. The termination of availability at this point will not affect the Eligible Family's other rights under the lease nor preclude resumption of payments as a result of later changes in income or other circumstances during the term of this Contract. (6) The Owner shall maintain as confidential all information relating to PRA Demo applicants and Eligible Families, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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Eligibility, Selection and Admission of Families. (1) The Owner shall be responsible for the screening of Eligible Families Families, in accordance with a grantee-approved tenant selection plan, from among those referred to the Owner by the Grantee or their designee. Additionally, Owner shall be responsible for the determination of income eligibility of applicants, computation of the amount of Rental Assistance Payments on behalf of each selected Eligible Family and of total Eligible Family contributions and recordkeeping in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and requirements.
(2) The Owner shall not charge any Eligible Family any amount in excess of the total Eligible Family contribution.
(3) The Owner must lease Assisted Units only to Eligible Families. The Owner must inform the Grantee or their designee of a vacancy and hold the unit open for a reasonable period of time. If no Eligible Tenants are identified within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Grantee, the Owner may lease the unit to families which are not eligible for the PRA Program; this household is not entitled to the benefit of the rental assistance. If the number of occupied PRA Assisted Units at the property falls below the Total Number total number of Assisted Units units listed in Exhibit 1 of Part I of the RAC, the Owner will designate the next available appropriate unit as an Assisted Unit until the total number of occupied PRA Assisted Units meets the Total Number of Assisted Units total number listed in Exhibit 1 or of Part I of the RAC.
(4) The Lease entered into between the Owner and the Eligible Family shall be on the form as prescribed by HUD.
(i) The Owner shall make a reexamination of Eligible Family income, composition, and the extent of medical or other unusual expenses incurred by the Eligible Family at least annually, and appropriate redeterminations shall be made by the Owner of the amount of Eligible Family contribution and the amount of Rental Assistance Payment, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and requirements.
(ii) If an Eligible Family reports a change in income or other circumstances that would result in a decrease/increase of total Eligible Family contribution between regularly scheduled reexaminations, the Owner, upon receipt of verification of the change, must promptly make appropriate adjustments in the total Eligible Family contribution.
(iii) An Eligible Family's eligibility for Rental Assistance Payments continues until the total Eligible Family contribution equals the total housing expense for the unit it occupies. The termination of availability at this point will not affect the Eligible Family's other rights under the lease nor preclude resumption of payments as a result of later changes in income or other circumstances during the term of this Contract.
(6) The Owner shall maintain as confidential all information relating to PRA Demo applicants and Eligible Families, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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Samples: Rental Assistance Contract
Eligibility, Selection and Admission of Families. (1) The Except for those Families in previously HUD-owned projects determined by HUD at the time of the sale of the project to be eligible for section 8, the Owner shall be responsible for the screening determination of Eligible eligibility of applicants, selection of Families in accordance with a grantee-approved tenant selection plan, from among those referred determined to the Owner by the Grantee or their designee. Additionally, Owner shall be responsible for the determination of income eligibility of applicantseligible, computation of the amount of Rental Assistance Payments housing assis- tance payments on behalf of each selected Eligible Family and of total Eligible Family contributions and recordkeeping in accordance accor- dance with applicable HUD regulations and requirementsrequire- ments.
(2) The Owner shall not charge any Eligible applicant or assisted Family any amount in excess of the total Eligible Family contributioncontri- bution except as authorized by HUD.
(3) The In renting of the Contract Units, the Owner must lease Assisted Units only them to Eligible FamiliesVery Low-Income Families (determined in ac- cordance with HUD established schedule and criteria). The Owner must inform Exceptions may be made and the Grantee or their designee of a vacancy and hold units leased to Lower Income Families under such circumstances as where the unit open for a reasonable period of time. If no Eligible Tenants are identified within a reasonable period of time, as determined project viability is being endangered by the Grantee, the Owner may lease the unit to families which are not eligible for the PRA Program; this household is not entitled to the benefit lack of the rental assistance. If the sufficient number of occupied PRA Assisted Units at potential applicants who are Very Low-Income Families, but only after the property falls below the Total Number prior approval of Assisted Units listed in Exhibit 1 of HUD. See 24 CFR Part I of the RAC, the Owner will designate the next available appropriate unit as an Assisted Unit until the total number of occupied PRA Assisted Units meets the Total Number of Assisted Units listed in Exhibit 1 or Part I of the RAC813.
(4) The Lease entered into between the Owner and the Eligible each selected Family shall be on the form as prescribed of Lease approved by HUD.
(i) The Owner shall make a reexamination of Eligible Family Fam- ily income, composition, and the extent of medical or other unusual expenses incurred by the Eligible Family at least annuallyas often as required by HUD regulations or other requirements, and appropriate redeterminations redetermina- tions shall be made by the Owner of the amount of Eligible Family contribution and the amount of Rental Assistance Paymenthousing as- sistance payment, all in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and requirements.
(ii) If an Eligible a Family reports a change in income or other circumstances that would result in a decrease/increase decrease of total Eligible Family contribution between regularly scheduled reexaminations, the Owner, upon receipt of verification verifica- tion of the change, must promptly make appropriate adjustments in the total Eligible Family contribution. The Owner may require in its lease that Families report increases in income or other changes between sched- uled reexaminations.
(iii) An Eligible A Family's eligibility for Rental Assistance Payments housing assistance pay- ments continues until the its total Eligible Family contribution equals the total housing expense for the unit it occupies. The termination of availability eligibility at this point will not affect the Eligible Family's other rights under the lease nor preclude resumption of payments as a result of later changes in income or other circumstances circum- stances during the term of this Contract.
(6) Where fewer than 100 percent of the units in the project are covered by this Contract, assisted Families shall be dispersed throughout. At initial rent-up, the Owner shall lease the units identified in Exhibit 1 to eligible Families. Thereafter, the Owner may lease other units of appropri- ate size and type to eligible Families in accordance with Exhibit 1. For projects with units for both elderly and non-elderly Families, the respective family types may be grouped together.
(7) The Owner shall maintain as confidential all information relating to PRA Demo section 8 applicants and Eligible assisted Families, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract