HUD HCV Guidebook § 3

Reexaminations often result in a change in the Housing Assistance Payment, Tenant Rent, and Total Tenant
Payment. At the effective date of the reexamination, the PHA must21 make appropriate adjustments in the
housing assistance payment and notify the tenant and the owner of any changes in the amount of the HAP
and Tenant Rent. The PHA must22 adopt policies prescribing how to determine the effective date of a change
in the housing assistance payment resulting from an interim redetermination. Industry practice typically
provides at least 30-days-notice of any increase in tenant payment.

15
     24 CFR § 982.516(c),(d), and (e)
16 24 CFR § 982.516(c)(2)
17 24 CFR § 982.516(d), (e)
18 24 CFR § 982.54(d)(18)
19 Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and

Community Planning and Development Programs, Vol. 81, No. 45 (March 8, 2016).
20
   PIH Notice 2016-05: Streamlining Administrative Regulations or Programs Administered by Public Housing
Agencies, pg. 32
21
   HAP Contract, page 5, section 7.c.2.; 24 CFR § 982.516(e)(2)
22 24 CFR 982.516(e)(1)

All notices must be provided in a manner that is accessible for persons with hearing and vision impairments.23
PHAs must provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services necessary to ensure effective communication,
which includes ensuring that information is provided in appropriate accessible formats as needed, e.g.,
Braille, audio, large type, assistive listening devices, and sign language interpreters.

PHAs must also take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities to
individuals with limited English proficiency.24 See HUD’s Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance
Recipients: Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient
Persons (LEP Guidance) (72 FR 2732 (January 22, 2007)). LEP guidance and LEP information is available on
HUD’s website. Notices may need to be translated to ensure access for persons with LEP consistent with
HUD’s LEP Guidance. See the Fair Housing Requirements chapter for further information.