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TENANCY AD DEi muya Section 8 Teltant Eased Assistance Housing Choice Voucher Pr earam (To be attached to Tenant Lease) Section 8 Voucher Program a The Dauer is leasing the contract unit to the tenant liar orcvpaucy byflre te- s farmly with essistarw for a tenancy under the Section 8 housing choice voucher program (vouch= program) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). b. The mvner has entered into a Housing Assistance Payments Callas[ (HAP o3aftaclj with the PHA under the voucher program. Under the HAP contract. the PHA will make housing assistance payments to the owner to assistt[n tensor in leasing the unit from the owner. 2. Lease The owner bas given the PHA a copy of the lease, including MY mvistons agreed by the owner and the tenant The owner certi5cs that the terms of the lease are in accordance with all provisions of the HAP contract and that the lease mehrdes the eocy addendum The tenant shall have the right to enforce the truancy addendum against the owner if there is any conflict beta era the tenancy arldend ,m and any other provisions of the lease, the language of the tenancy addendum shall control- 3. Use of Contract Unit a During the ]ease term, the fey will reside in the contract unit with assistance render the voucber program- b. TTn composition of the household must be approved by the PHA The family must promptly mftm the PHA ofthe birth, adoption ormurt awarded custody of a Auld. Other persons may not be added to the household without prior written approval of the ovmrrand the PHA- C. Ile contract unit may only be used for rrsideoa by the PHA -approved household members The unit must be the famdys only residenx Ivkmbca of the household may engage in legal profit making activities incidental to primary use of the unit fur residence by members ofthe family. d. The tenant may not sublease or het the unit C. The temutmay not assign the lease orfrausfrrthe unit 4. Rent to Owner E. The initin] rent to owner may not exceed the amount approved by the PHA in accordance with HUD mqu'vements b. Changes in the rani m owns shall he determ ined by Cnpmvisbm oftbe lease. However, fbe owner may not raise the rent during the initial term ofthe lease. D. During the term of the lease (including the initial term offhe least and any eodirnsion term] ft tent to ownermayat no time exceed U.B. Department of Housing and Urban Development OiBce ofPublic audindianHa, OMB Approval No. 7577 -0169 Exp. M012014 (1) The reasonable rent for the unit as most recently determined m redetermined by the PHA in accordance with HUD r,W"me..ts, W (2) Rem charged by the owacrfor comparable unassisted units in the *premises 5. Family Payment to Owner B. the family is responsible for paying tin o any Portion oftbe rent to owner that is not covered by the PHA housing assisfanrlpayment b. Each month, the PHA will make a housing assistance payment to the owner on behalf of the famIIy in accordance with the HAP conhact The amount of fhe morfhly housing assisrarve payment will be determined by the PHA in accordance with HUD ram for a tenancy under the Section 8 vo»dcrpragram c the moulbly hou in asc'sm, payment shall be credited against the maNhly, rent to olh= for the contract unit d. Tbe'tenant is notresponsrble for payingthe portion Of rent to owner covered by the PHA housing ascisfEoM payment under the HAP 000tract beMeen the owner end the PHA. A PHA fail= to pay the housing assistaexr payment to the owner is not a violation ofihe lease. The ownermay not terminate the tenancy for nonpayment of the PHA housing assistaocepaymeot M The owner may not charge, or accept, from the family or from any other soma, any payment for rent of the unit in addition to the rent to owner. Rent to Owner includes all bo sing services, roam_!+, : utr7ities and appliances to be provided and paid by the owner in accordance with the lease. f The owarmust Mamrduntelyrehaa any Mors; rent paymentto the tenant 6. Other Fees and Charges Rent to owner does not include cost of nay meals a supportive services or fvmiture which may be provided by the corner. The owner may not rerpdre the tenant or family members to Fay charges for any meals a supporthe a rvias or firmiti which may be pmvirkd by the owner. Nonpayment of any such charges is not grounds fortemrioationoftenancy. Tire owncrmay not charge the tenant extra amounts far items customadly included in lent to owner in the locality, or provided at no additional cast to vasubsidiud tenants in the premises. 7. Maintenance, Utilities, and Other Services a Maintenance (1) The owner must maintain the unit and premiers in armrdauce withthe HQS. (2) Nfanrtuarict: and replacement (including form HUD Previous editions are obsolete .52641 -A (Woos) ref Handbook 7420.8