HUD HCV Guidebook § 2.5.2

can be advertised to voucher holders.
      Materials
                                                             Such list(s) should be made available to all
In addition to items required by the regulations, PHAs       families and should include units outside
may wish to include supplemental materials to help           areas of low-income or minority
explain the program to both participants and owners.         concentration. PHAs should emphasize
Examples of supplemental materials for
                                                             that units included on the list(s) are not
consideration include:
                                                             pre-approved and still need to go through
      •   A summary of the items included in the             the process of approval of the assisted
          briefing packet. The amount of material in         tenancy.
          the information packet and its level of
          reading difficulty may make some families
          reluctant to use the packet as a resource. A
          concise written summary of the contents of
          each item included in the packet may make the packet more user-friendly and helpful to the family);
      •   Brochures to explain the HCV program to owners;
      •   Form HUD-52641, Housing Assistance Payments Contract for the HCV Program;
      •   Description of the PHA’s security deposit policy, if the PHA has one;
      •   Information on service organizations and utility companies;
      •   Explanation of rent reasonableness;
      •   Requirements for notifying the PHA of any changes in income;
      •   List of units known to be available for rent;

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•   Explanation of any special programs or services offered by the PHA, such as the Family Self-Sufficiency
       program;
   •   Checklist of items to consider before signing a lease;
   •   Contact information for PHA staff, local social service agencies (e.g., welfare and health agencies,
       legal assistance groups, fair housing organizations, tenant organizations, childcare services,
       transportation services);
   •   A list of items that commonly fail initial HQS inspections based on national, regional, or PHA-specific
       information;
   •   The grounds on which the PHA may terminate assistance for a participant family because of family
       action or failure to act (see the Eligibility Determination and Denial of Assistance chapter and the
       Terminations chapter);
   •   Information on the PHA’s reasonable accommodation policies and information on how disability-
       related expenses are treated in the rent calculation; and
   •   Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Certification Form. By
       including these documents as part of the briefing packet, PHAs will have met the requirement to
       provide these documents no later than the date that the HAP contract is executed.