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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 14. HOUSING |
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Chapter 14-53. RECERTIFICATIONS, HOUSING QUALITY STANDARD INSPECTIONS, AND FAMILY MOVES |
Section 14-5319. DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS
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5319.1If the Family member is the sole Family member of the household and DCHA has verified that this person is deceased, DCHA shall notify the landlord of immediate HAP contract termination. DCHA shall collect monies owed from the landlord retroactively to the end of the month in which the sole Family member died. The landlord is not entitled to any HAP when the sole Family member has been verified to be deceased even when the landlord is unaware of the death.
5319.2DCHA shall take corrective actions pursuant to policies in listed in Chapter 56 (Debts and Repayment Agreements) of this title when DCHA has determined that:
(a) A Family has concealed and/or failed to report change in Family composition;
(b) A landlord has breached the HAP contract by knowingly accepting DCHA payments for a unit in which DCHA has determined that the sole Family member is deceased; or
(c) When a live-in aide or any unauthorized persons has continued to live in the subsidized house, concealing to DCHA and/or the landlord that the sole member of the participant Family is deceased.
5319.3Within thirty (30) days after DCHA learns that the Head of Household is deceased, DCHA shall notify any remaining Family members, in writing sent to the address on file for the Family, of the Family’s rights to continue in the HCVP.