Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS). b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS. c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA may exercise any available remedies. PHA remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner. d. The PHA shall not make any housing assistance payments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA and the PHA verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA. e. The PHA may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS. f. The PHA must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection. g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Payments Contract
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA may exercise any available remedies. PHA remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing hous- ing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contractcon- tract. The PHA may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.
d. The PHA shall not make any housing assistance payments pay- ments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA and the PHA verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.
e. The PHA may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Hap Contract), Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Hap Contract), Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Hap Contract)
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA may exercise any available remedies. PHA remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.
d. The PHA shall not make any housing assistance payments pay- ments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA and the PHA verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.
e. The PHA may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Hap Contract)
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA may exercise any available remedies. PHA remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.
d. The PHA shall not make any housing assistance payments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA and the PHA verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.
e. The PHA may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA must notify the owner of ownerof any HQS defects shown by the inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Payments Contract
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA HACSM may exercise any available remedies. PHA HACSM remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA HACSM may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.
d. The PHA HACSM shall not make any housing assistance payments pay- ments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA HACSM and the PHA HACSM verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.HACSM
e. The PHA HACSM may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA HACSM determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA HACSM must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection.inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA may exercise any available remedies. PHA remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.theowner. SAMPLE
d. The PHA shall not make any housing assistance payments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA and the PHA verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.
e. The PHA may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Lease Agreement
Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services. a. The owner must maintain the contract unit and premises in accordance with the housing quality standards (HQS).
b. The owner must provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS.
c. If the owner does not maintain the contract unit in accordance with the HQS, or fails to provide all utilities needed to comply with the HQS, the PHA HACSM may exercise any available remedies. PHA HACSM remedies for such breach include recovery of overpayments, suspension of housing assistance payments, abatement or other reduction of housing assistance payments, termination of housing assistance payments, and termination of the HAP contract. The PHA HACSM may not exercise such remedies against the owner because of an HQS breach for which the family is responsible, and that is not caused by the owner.
d. The PHA HACSM shall not make any housing assistance payments pay- ments if the contract unit does not meet the HQS, unless the owner corrects the defect within the period specified by the PHA HACSM and the PHA HACSM verifies the correction. If a defect is life threatening, the owner must correct the defect within no more than 24 hours. For other defects, the owner must correct the defect within the period specified by the PHA.HACSM
e. The PHA HACSM may inspect the contract unit and premises at such times as the PHA HACSM determines necessary, to ensure that the unit is in accordance with the HQS.
f. The PHA HACSM must notify the owner of any HQS defects shown by the inspection.
g. The owner must provide all housing services as agreed to in the lease.
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Samples: Housing Assistance Payments Contract