Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
(a) An applicant who is denied a mortgage assistance loan or an applicant or lender aggrieved by another decision of the Agency in implementing the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program may request the Agency to conduct an administrative hearing on that grievance.(b) A hearing may only be requested from a decision of the Agency on an issue of fact determined on that application that constitutes an adjudication under 2 Pa.C.S. § 101 (relating to definitions).(c) The Executive Director of the Agency may designate Agency hearing examiners to hear grievances under this process.(d) Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing and shall be submitted to the Agency within 15 days of the postmark date of the mailing of the decision or determination of the Agency. Requests for hearings shall state the reasons that a hearing is requested and be sent by first class, registered or certified mail to the following address: Chief Counsel-Appeal Requests Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency 211 North Front Street P. O. Box 15628 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.(e) The hearing examiner will notify the appellant as to the date and time of the hearing, as determined by the Agency. The Agency will attempt to schedule hearings within 30 days after the request is received. The hearing may be conducted by a telephone conference call. The hearing examiner shall also provide notice to the mortgagees that an administrative appeal has been filed.(f) This appeals process and administrative hearings held thereunder will be administered under the requirements of 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-508 and 701-704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law) and 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure).The provisions of this § 31.209 adopted July 1, 1994, effective 7/2/1994, 24 Pa.B. 3224; amended June 4, 1999, effective 7/1/1999, 29 Pa.B. 2859; amended August 29, 2008, effective 9/6/2008, 38 Pa.B. 4859; amended April 29, 2016, effective 4/30/2016, 46 Pa.B. 2171. This section cited in 12 Pa. Code § 31.203 (relating to notice; application procedures).