Title
Resolution to Amend the Administrative Plan Regarding Expedited Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Memorandum
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission's (AAHC) Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan details its policies and procedures for the management of its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.
The AAHC submitted a request to HUD pursuant to Notice PIH 2021-34, "Expedited Regulatory Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Programs." The Notice provided instructions on the expedited processing of Public Housing Authority (PHA) requests to continue to use specific regulatory waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including Mainstream and Mod Rehab) programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
AAHC's application was submitted by an authorized official and included AAHC's justifications for the waiver(s) to be granted. Notice PIH 2021-34 specifies that good cause justification must include: (a) why a PHA needs the waiver; (b) the impact on PHA operations or applicants if the waiver is not provided; and (c) the proposed waiver duration is limited to only the time necessary for a PHA to resume normal operations and not to exceed December 31, 2022.
Waiver Name
Regulation
Summary of relief from
HUD Requirements
Voucher Tenancy: New Payment Standard Amount
24 CFR
? 982.503(b)
PHAs may request an expedited waiver to allow for establishment of payment standards from 111 to 120 percent of the FMR.
SEMAP Score
24 CFR
? 985.105
24 CFR
? 985.101
PHAs with a fiscal year end 3/31/22, 6/30/22, or 9/30/22, may request to waive the application of SEMAP in its entirety, only if the PHA has a SEMAP indicator affected directly or indirectly because of the disruption to PHA operations caused by its adoption of available CARES Act waivers.
Term of Voucher: Extensions of Term
24 CFR
? 982.303(b)(1)
Allows PHAs to grant a family one or more extensions of the init...
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