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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 14-55. PORTABILITY |
Section 14-5506. TERM OF VOUCHER WHEN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ABSORBING
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5506.1 In order to allow families the maximum time available to locate safe, decent, and affordable housing in a neighborhood that is low-poverty and to maximize the families’ economic opportunities, DCHA shall issue a new voucher allowing the Family a search time of one hundred eighty (180) days from the initial PHA’s date of issuance.
5506.2The Family shall be informed at the time of briefing that any extensions of search time provided by DCHA are only valid for the Family’s search in DCHA jurisdiction. Should the Family decide to return to the Initial PHA it shall be within the time given in the Initial’s PHA voucher.
5506.3 DCHA cannot guarantee that the Initial PHA will grant any extensions to allow their return and search time.