HUD HCV Guidebook § 7.4.1

When the PHA decides to deny or terminate assistance, the PHA must46 send a written notice to the
household which includes the following:
   • A statement that financial assistance will be denied or terminated and the justification;
   • Notification that the family may be eligible for prorated assistance if it is a mixed family;
   • In the case of a currently assisted household, the procedures for requesting proration of assistance;
   • The right to appeal the results of the secondary verification to the CIS and how to appeal; and
   • The right to request an informal hearing from the PHA in lieu of or after a CIS appeal.

In the case of applicants, the notice may advise that assistance may not be delayed until the conclusion of the
CIS appeal process but may be delayed during the informal hearing process.

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   24 CFR § 5.514(a)
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   24 CFR § 5.514(b)(1)(i)
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   24 CFR § 5.514(b)(1)(ii) & (iii)
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   24 CFR § 5.514(b)(1)(iv)
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   24 CFR § 5.508(h)(3)(i); § 5.514(b)(1)
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   24 CFR § 5.512(d)(3); § 5.514(d)