Haw. Code R. § HPHA-RS-44

Current through April, 2024
Section HPHA-RS-44 - Rent supplement agreement - termination
(a) A tenant shall give the provider agency at least thirty days written notice prior to the date that the tenant will withdraw from participation in the program.
(b) The authority or its provider agency may terminate a tenant's participation in the program when a tenant has:
(1) Established a pattern of late rent payments or is chronically delinquent with rent payments;
(2) Submitted false or misleading information or willfully withheld important information from the authority;
(3) Violated any provision of the rules or chapter 356D, HRS, as related to this program;
(4) Had the rental agreement terminated by the housing owner; or
(5) Transferred without prior approval to a dwelling unit of same or higher rent that does not meet the authority's occupancy standards.
(c) If a tenant has submitted false or misleading information or has willfully withheld important information which reduced the tenant's allocable monthly share of rent, the tenant shall reimburse the authority for the amount of supplemental overpayment. Repayment shall be made in accordance with a repayment plan as approved by the authority.
(d) The authority may terminate the rent supplement agreement when a tenant, any member of the tenant's household or guest or other person under the tenant's control:
(1) Engages in violent criminal activity on or near the premises;
(2) Whose illegal use of a drug, or abuse of alcohol, is determined by the authority to interfere with the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents;
(3) Engages in criminal activity that interferes with the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents; or
(4) Engages in any drug related criminal activity on or off the premises assisted by the program.
(e) The authority shall give a tenant thirty days written notice prior to the date of termination of the rent supplement agreement.
(f) A housing owner shall give the authority thirty days written notice prior to the date the housing owner plans to withdraw from the program.
(g) The authority may suspend or terminate the rent supplement agreement based on the amount of funding available for the program.

Haw. Code R. § HPHA-RS-44

Eff 6/20/2016