§ 960.607 Assuring resident compliance. ( a ) *Acceptable documentation demonstrating compliance.* ( 1 ) If qualifying activities are administered by an organization other than the PHA, a family member who is required to fulfill a service requirement must provide one of the following: ( i ) A signed certification to the PHA by such other organization that the family member has performed such qualifying activities; or
( ii ) A signed self-certification to the PHA by the family member that he or she has performed such qualifying activities.
( 2 ) The signed self-certification must include the following: ( i ) A statement that the tenant contributed at least 8 hours per month of community service not including political activities within the community in which the adult resides; or participated in an economic self-sufficiency program (as that term is defined in 24 CFR 5.603(b)) for at least 8 hours per month;
( ii ) The name, address, and a contact person at the community service provider; or the name, address, and contact person for the economic self-sufficiency program;
( iii ) The date(s) during which the tenant completed the community service activity, or participated in the economic self-sufficiency program;
( iv ) A description of the activity completed; and
( v ) A certification that the tenant's statement is true.
( 3 ) If a PHA accepts self-certifications under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, the PHA must validate a sample of such self-certifications using third-party certification described in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section.
( b ) *PHA notice of noncompliance.* ( 1 ) If the PHA determines that there is a family member who is required to fulfill a service requirement, but who has violated this family obligation (noncompliant resident), the PHA must notify the tenant of this determination.
( 2 ) The PHA notice to the tenant must: ( i ) Briefly describe the noncompliance;
( ii ) State that the PHA will not renew the lease at the end of the twelve month lease term unless: ( A ) The tenant, and any other noncompliant resident, enter into a written agreement with the PHA, in the form and manner required by the PHA, to cure such noncompliance, and in fact cure such noncompliance in accordance with such agreement; or
( B ) The family provides written assurance satisfactory to the PHA that the tenant or other noncompliant resident no longer resides in the unit.
( iii ) State that the tenant may request a grievance hearing on the PHA determination, in accordance with part 966, subpart B of this chapter, and that the tenant may exercise any available judicial remedy to seek timely redress for the PHA's nonrenewal of the lease because of such determination.
( c ) *Tenant agreement to comply with service requirement.* If the tenant or another family member has violated the service requirement, the PHA may not renew the lease upon expiration of the term unless: ( 1 ) The tenant, and any other noncompliant resident, enter into a written agreement with the PHA, in the form and manner required by the PHA, to cure such noncompliance by completing the additional hours of community service or economic self-sufficiency activity needed to make up the total number of hours required over the twelve-month term of the new lease, and
( 2 ) All other members of the family who are subject to the service requirement are currently complying with the service requirement or are no longer residing in the unit.
[65 FR 16729, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 12374, Mar. 8, 2016]