Section 17-2040-29 - Final application process-selection and certification(a) Selection for certification and final application processing shall be from the established waiting list.(b) Applicants shall be provided with a briefing packet containing all required materials and shall be informed of their responsibilities prior to acceptance of a voucher. A voucher shall not be issued unless the applicant or authorized representative participates in a briefing and signs the voucher.(c) A voucher holder shall be responsible for finding a qualified dwelling unit of appropriate size prior to the expiration of the voucher.(d) The authority shall ensure housing search assistance is made available during their initial housing search through partnership with the Coe or other designated partner referral agencies. The authority may use available emergency housing voucher funds to assist in the housing search, completion of the rental application, and completion of forms submitted to the authority.(e) A voucher shall expire at the end of one hundred twenty days from issuance unless within that tirneframe, the family submits a request for lease approval, in which case the one hundred twenty day time limit shall be suspended while the authority determines whether to approve the lease.(f) An applicant may request an extension beyond one hundred twenty days provided there are verifiable circumstances beyond the applicant's control that hinder the applicant from locating a suitable unit. The request for extension shall be in writing and be received by the authority or postmarked no later than the last day of the voucher term. The extension request shall include an explanation for the request and a progress report on efforts made to locate a suitable unit. If an extension is granted, the authority shall recertify the applicant's eligibility and income.Haw. Code R. § 17-2040-29
[Eff 7/28/2022] (Auth: HRS § 356D-13) (Imp: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2, §3202, 135 Stat. 4; 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o); HUD Notice PIH 2021-15(HA); 24 C.F.R. §§ 982.204, 982.301, 982.302, 982.303, 982.305, 982.306, 982.307; HRS § 356D-13)