HUD HCV Guidebook § 3.3.4

If HUD determines that the PHA lacks grounds to deny moves due to insufficient funding, the PHA must 30
immediately inform any affected family and immediately process the family’s request to move, regardless of
the PHA’s policies on denials of family moves for insufficient funding.
HUD may impose sanctions on PHAs that improperly deny a family’s request to move due to insufficient
funding. Such sanctions may include a reduction of the PHA’s administrative fee of up to 10 percent for the
two quarters following the quarter that HUD identified the improper denial. The reduction would be applied to
the PHA’s prorated administrative fee (assuming that a pro-ration factor applies to the PHA administrative fees
during this period). HUD will consider the circumstances of the particular case in making this determination.
If HUD decides to apply such a sanction, the PIH field office with jurisdiction over the PHA will inform the PHA
by letter. The general policy described in the preceding paragraph in no way restricts HUD from exercising
additional remedial actions or imposing sanctions for PHAs that have improperly denied families’ requests to
move due to insufficient funding.